Next Steps Session 3

Session 3: Generosity

Matthew 16:17-18 

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,c but by my Father in heaven.d 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,b e and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Session 1: As a church we are committed to bring Hope to the broken and purpose for everyone.
Session 2: We have learned how our gifting fill the universe with the glory of Jesus

Bible Passages for Today’s Session

John 6:5-7 (NLT)

5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” 6 He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money* to feed them!” 

Scarcity says We don’t have

 John 6:8–9 (NLT)

8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. 9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?”

John 6:11–13 (NLT): 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. 12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.” 13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves. 

Generosity says in God’s hand it is more than

Mark 6:35–37 (NLT)

35 Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. 36 Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” 

Scarcity says them away

John 6:10 (NLT)

10 “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)

Generosity says we will them 

John 6:14 (NLT)

14 When the people saw him* do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”* 

Scarcity points to the

Generosity points people to

Scarcity feeds off

Generosity creates

Malachi 3:10 (NLT)

10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

The engine of Hope City Church is powered by

John 6:26–27 (NLT)

26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man* can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.” 

Scarcity invests in the

Generosity invests in the

Your Work: Understanding Generosity

• Do you have a mindset of generosity of scarcity?
  
• On a scale from 1 to 10 how much of a rhythm of you have in your finances?
  
• If you have do not have a rhythm of tithing consider doing the 90 tithing challenge.