Contagious Generosity – Part 3

Contagious Generosity – Part 3
Pastor Jason Starrett
February 3, 2024
  • Contagious: “communicable by contact” describes something that is very easily transmitted. It is likely to spread to and affect others. 
  • Generosity: the willingness and action of giving away good things to others freely and abundantly.
  • So contagious generosity means spreading to others the willingness to freely give of one’s time, talents and treasure.
Luke 19:30-35
He said, “Go into the village over there. When you enter it, you will find tied up there a colt that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘Its master needs it.’” 32 Those who had been sent found it exactly as he had said.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They replied, “Its master needs it.” 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their clothes on the colt, and lifted Jesus onto it. 
The Master has need of it
Lev. 27:30
A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD…
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that my house may be full…

1. The tithe belongs to God.

  • Our generosity is affected by who we see as master.
Malachi 3:8-9
8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
  • When we don’t tithe, we rob God.

2. The tithe is for us.

  • Tithing is our reminder that we are not the master.
  • Our generosity increases when we realize it’s for our benefit.

3. The tithe moves the kingdom forward.

  • God sets the vision, we set the pace.
  • Our generosity is the vehicle that expedites God’s plan.

 4. The tithe builds our faith

  • When we see God do what He said He would do, it builds our faith to believe Him for what’s next.
Malachi 3:10
…Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 
  • Our generosity grows when we believe God can do more with 90% than we can with the whole 100%
Next Steps
  2. Acknowledge the Master.
  3. Invite someone to church next weekend.
  4. Memorize scripture- Luke 19:30-35

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