Leadership

2. Refuse to Feel Guilty. This week we’re revisiting the S.O.A.P. concept for reading and studying God’s Word everyday. The 2nd encouragement I want to give you is to refuse to feel guilty. If you miss a day, the common thing to do is beat yourself up about it. We can’t let ourselves go there.…

Hey everyone, I wanted to connect with you for a moment and do a bit of a “check up…” How are you doing at the S.O.A.P. method for daily spending time in the Bible? Maybe you’re going strong, if so, keep it up! If you’re like me and you’ve struggled to keep it consistent with…

Generosity Principle #10:  Generosity is contagious.   I have saved the best one for last!  There is a contagious element to generosity.  In other words, when we live generously, we make it hard for others NOT to live generously as well!  Our generosity motivates others in 2 ways:   1.  When someone receives generosity, they…

Generosity Principle #9:  Generosity is a response.   One of the greatest things I’m learning right now is this principle.  When we recognize all that we’ve been in given in Christ, generosity is the only logical result.  Think of it, we’ve been given forgiveness of our sin, more blessings than we can imagine, and the…

Generosity Principle #8:  Generosity is a plan.   Generous people don’t just get that way by chance.  They plan for it.  I love what Isaiah says in Isaiah 32:8  “Generous people plan to do what is generous!”  How simple is that?    So here’s the question to consider today?   ? Am I planning for…

Generosity Principle #7: Generosity is a sacrifice. This one may seem obvious, but I think it must be stated. Generosity is a sacrifice… even for wealthy people. No matter how much money someone may have, anytime they are generous with it, there is a sacrifice involved. The good news: God always honors generous sacrifice. Sacrifice…

Last week, we talked about 5 principles of generosity that God has been working on, in me.  This week, I want to talk about 5 more.  I trust these principles are challenging us as leaders to check the “generosity level” of our hearts.   Generosity Principle #6:  Generosity is a choice.   At the end…

    Generosity Principle #5:  Generosity is heart dependent.   Generosity (or a lack thereof) is directly linked to our heart.  In other words, one of the easiest ways to gauge the condition of our heart is to simply measure our level of generosity.    ? In the last 30 days, have we been more…

Generosity Principle #4:  Generosity is not Amount dependent.   This week we’re talking about living generously as leaders.  The greatest joy in life is found not when we receive, but when we give.  Here’s another generosity principle…   We often think that because we don’t have “a lot” of money, we can’t be generous.  That’s…

  Generosity Principle #3:  Generosity is not circumstance dependent.   When it comes to generosity, the common thinking is, “When I have extra, I’ll be generous.”  However, truly generous people don’t wait for all of the circumstances of life to fall in line before they give.  They build their lives in such a way that…