Gratitude and Generosity

Missio Church - Bismarck

Verses Used:

• Ephesians 1:3-5
• James 1:16-18
• 1 Chronicles 29:10-14
• John 2:6-11
• John 15:13
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18
• Malachi 3:10

Takeaways:

We can be generous with our time, our talents, and our treasure

Who is God?

• God is the greatest giver of all
• He has given us literally everything. We didn’t bring anything into this world.
• God has created the world and created us. We are his people brought into this world that he made.

How Do We Know?

• Scripture: The best way to find out what God is like is through his word. The Bible.
• According to Ephesians, we are blessed with every spiritual blessing possible through Jesus. We are adopted into his family. You are not an accident, or an afterthought.
• From James, we see that God gives us gifts. He gave this world for us to live in and enjoy.
• And from John, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus laid down his life for us, so that we could be forgiven of our sins and have a relationship from God. This is the single most generous thing God has ever done.

Who Am I?

• I am a recipient of God’s generosity. I am a son or daughter of God our Father. I am royalty, I am an heir to the kingdom.
• We need to stop living like God doesn’t know or care about us.

How Do I Get to Live?

• Thessalonians says, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

Discussion Questions:

• Why do you think it can be hard to see God as generous?
• What are some ways you have seen God be generous to you in your life?
• Which is the hardest for you to be generous with, time, talent, or treasure? Why?
• How does being generous as a follower of Jesus testify to others who don’t know him?

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