Generous Living

In the Old Testament wealth was viewed as a gift from God to be used to bless others, as well as yourself.

Our spending as well as our giving should be used to honor God.

God is a giver

God loves people

We have a responsibility to manage well the resources God entrusts to us.

Examples of Generous Spending
1. Cooking meals for others.
2. Loaning or using your vehicles for ministry purposes.
3. Loaning your vehicles to missionaries while here on furlough.
4. Loaning your vehicles to refugees or immigrants.
5. Loaning your vehicles to other people in need.
6. Hiring people to work for you that are trying to overcome addiction issues or for some other reason may need work.
7. Starting Kingdom businesses in 3rd world countries that employ very poor people.
8. Spending your own money traveling to foreign countries to rescue people who are being trafficked.
9. Spending your own money travelling to foreign countries to do short term mission and relief work.
10. Giving money to people in need.
11. Paying other people’s medical bills, rent or travel expenses.
12. Buying gasoline to fill up people’s cars.
13. Providing legal, medical, dental, plumbing, carpentry, electrical, painting and other services free or at discounted prices to those in need.
14. Tipping extravagantly.
15. Leaving money in hotel rooms for the cleaning ladies with notes of blessing.
16. Strategically buying, building, remodeling, or simply rearranging your home to host or house people.
17. Opening your homes and hosting groups of people.
18. Allowing missionaries, visitors, and people in need to live in your homes or rental property.
19. Allowing your boats, pools, recreational properties, condos and time shares to be used for ministry purposes.
20. Giving air miles to missionaries and other people.
21. Buying or giving furniture to other people.