Pastor Ryan’s Fall 2023 sermon series “Generosity” is inspired by a series of videos put out by the CBWC Foundation on that topic. You can watch the videos there.

The key verse for the series, chosen by the Foundation, is the words of Jesus in Luke 6:38: “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

路 加 福 音 6:38: ^” 你 们 要 给 人 ， 就 必 有 给 你 们 的 ， 并 且 用 十 足 的 升 斗 ， 连 摇 带 按 ， 上 尖 下 流 的 倒 在 你 们 怀 里 ； 因 为 你 们 用 甚 麽 量 器 量 给 人 ， 也 必 用 甚 麽 量 器 量 给 你 们 。”

(Pastor Ryan notes that this is not an invitation to bargain with God by giving with the expectation of getting more financial return. It is an attitude of the heart and part of the larger principle of treating others with compassion, the way God treats us.)

1. Why Give?
2. How Should We Give?
3. Where Should We Give?
4. How Much Should We Give?
5. Giving: A Transformation of the Heart

He also did some other sermons on the general topic of Giving:

• Giving as Good as You Get (March 23, 2025)
• Panel Discussion on Giving (March 30, 2025)

Pastor Ryan recommends these three books as good resources on the topic of giving and generosity:

• God and Your Stuff (The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul) – Wesley K. Willmer
• Your Money Counts (now more than ever) – Howard Dayton
• How to be Rich (It’s not what you have…it’s what you do with what you have) – Andy Stanley

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