What if Jesus had never been born?

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What if Jesus had never been born?

The Big IdeaIf Jesus hadn’t been

born, generosity would be greatly decreased.

What if Jesus had never been born?

First PointThe preaching of Jesus is filled with warnings about hoarding.

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“… I will pay 50 cents on the dollar!

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Hoarding resources does not guarantee security.

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Luke 1213Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

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Luke 1214But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”

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15And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12

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16And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

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18And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’

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20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

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Hoarding resources is ultimately profitless.

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Mark 836 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?

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Second PointThe preaching of Jesus calls us to generosity.

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“All that you can take with you is that which you have given away.

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Generosity is an investment secured in heaven.

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Matthew 619 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

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Matthew 620 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

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Matthew 621 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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Generosity builds a rich legacy.

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Psalm 411Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;

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Psalm 412a the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land;

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Generosity is a true sign of spiritual life.

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Luke 198 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.”

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Luke 199 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”