GENEROUS LIVING
Walking In Wisdom
Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope
LET GO OF GREED
1. Greed Always Delays Giving
Proverbs 3:27 - Whenever you are able, do good to people who need help. [28] If you have what your neighbor asks for, don’t say, “Come back later. I will give it to you tomorrow.”
2. Greed Attracts Trouble
Proverbs 15:27 - Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 28:25 - A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
3. Greed Follows False Dreams
Proverbs 28:22 - A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:22 - A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him. (NKJV)
LIVE GENEROUSLY
1. Generosity Sees The Best In People
Proverbs 22:9 - Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. (ESV)
Proverbs 22:9 - He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor. (NKJV)
2. Generosity Invests In People
Proverbs 11:24 - Those who give generously receive more, but those who are stingy with what is appropriate will grow needy.
Proverbs 11:25 - Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
3. Generosity Gives Today
Proverbs 21:26 – The righteous gives and does not hold back. (ESV)
Proverbs 21:26 - Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give! (NLT)
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