Generosity – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Prayer and Generosity

Generosity, Lent, Miraculous, Money, Prayer

God provides, still today, in miraculous ways. One day during a particularly difficult financial time for a family, a husband was upstairs in his…

Discipline in Generosity

Consistency, Discipline, Generosity, God's Provision, Miracles

History is filled with the faithful discovering or experiencing God’s provision. This website offers five testimonies on God’s provision (“5 Stories of Miraculous Provision,” Premier Christianity,…

A Dogs Natural Instinct

Generosity, Natural Instinct, resource-guarding, scarcity

Have you ever been given a warning to avoid a dog when he’s eating? The sweetest dog might become aggressive when it comes to…

Chosen for Generosity

election, Generosity, glory of God, graciousness, Honor, Purpose

God’s calling on our lives, and particularly his calling to a life of generosity, is predicated not upon our goodness but upon God’s grace…

Generously Giving

Anxiety, Generosity, Giving, Impact, Ministry, Offering, Peace, Tithe

Following the loss of their daughter, Josh and Jenn began giving to their church. However, they didn’t just tithe—they gave beyond the tithe and…

Paying It Forward

Blessing Others, Generosity, Giving to Others, Gratitude, Impact

Just as it’s often true that “hurt people hurt people,” so the reverse is also often true: grateful people give to others. In December…

Gratitude And Generosity

Blessing, Blessing Others, Generosity, Giving, Giving to Others, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

Recently, scientific research has found a neurological link between gratitude and generosity. This whole article is worth reading and quoting in parts, but here…

Paid Debt

Debt, Forgiveness, Generosity, Kindness

Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida paid off almost $40,000 in school lunch debt so that graduating seniors and rising juniors would not be…

An Outward-Facing Church

Community, Generosity, Ministry, Service

Immanuel Reformed Church in Paramount, California, is a large congregation that understands the full scope of what it means to be an outward-facing church….

Practicing Hospitality

Generosity, Hospitality, Kindness, Loving Others, Serving, Serving Others

In an episode of the television show Gilmore Girls, Lorelai Gilmore is having her home remodeled. Consider showing clips from this episode (season 6, episode…

Invitations

Community, Generosity, Invitation, Loving Others, Serving Others

Jesus says, “But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind” (14:13). Invite people, then, who normally are…

Charles Spurgeon’s ‘The Carrot and the Horse’

Generosity, Humility, Motivations, Sacrifice, The Heart

There is a story attributed to Charles Spurgeon. It goes like this: a gardener presents his king with the greatest carrot he has ever…

Do Something

Generosity, Gifts, Spiritual Gifts, Stewardship

God wants you to do something with the gifts he gives you. Don’t just say thank you and then do nothing! Imagine if you were attending…

Open Hands

Compassion, Generosity, Giving, Sharing

We are called to have compassion for the people around us, so if we have the ability to meet a need, then we must…

Recognizing An Opportunity

Generosity, Gift, Helping others, Loving Others, Opportunity

The story of Esther is an amazing example of a young woman who wisely took advantage of her resources and influence and, with God’s…

What Love Looks Like

Generosity, Giving, Love, Sacrifice, Serving Others

What is one of the ultimate expressions of love? Sacrifice. We might think of the direst of examples, like laying down your life for…

Half-Hearted Gifts

Generosity, Gift, Giving, regift, The Heart

Have you ever received a gift and thought to yourself, “How much effort went into this?” Sometimes we receive gifts we don’t really like….

The Blue Marble

Generosity, Giving Your Life, Parable, Sacrifice, Salvation, Story, Submission

“[In an article for Decision magazine], Samuel Kamaleson illustrates [the difficulty of submission] through a Christian folk story from South India. … It opens…

Hardwired

Creation, Design, Following God, Generosity, Giving, Happiness, Joy, Purpose

It is amazing how God has hardwired our brains and bodies to even function in ways that reward us following him. While it is…

Meeting Needs

Belonging, Community, Generosity, Love, Loving Others, Needs, Serving Others, The Church, The Early Church

A benefit from the communion of the saints is the benefit of provision. That is present in Acts 2:44–45. This is a description of…