Sermons on Generosity:

For You

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 7, 2023

A Sermon for Maundy Thursday

April 6, 2023 Maundy Thursday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Matthew 26:17-30 For You Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There is joy in hosting a meal. Eating is so essential to all of us. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:17-30, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Fair?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 24, 2023

What consider fair depends on the person.

Fair? – Matthew 20: 1 - 16 Intro: The story is told of a young Jewish man who applied for a job at the First International Bank of Israel. The bank asked for a letter of recommendation. The young man asked his rabbi to supply the requested letter. The Rabbi wrote, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Walk Of Praise Series

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jul 4, 2003

The purest praise comes forth from people who have heard the revealed will of God and then purpose in their heart to follow His will.

THE FORWARD WALK – PART TEN “THE WALK OF PRAISE” I CHRONICLES 28-29 - ©LARRY L. THOMPSON (2003) In this next to the last message from the sermon series “The Forward Walk,” I will share with you from 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 on the subject of “The Walk of Praise: The Celebration of Obedience by God’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Cheer Up - It's Time To Take The Offering!

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

Message about giving.

Cheer Up – It’s Time to Take the Offering! 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 September 23, 2001 Introduction Well, I’m sure that the vast majority of the regular attenders of this church have been just bursting with a desire to hear a message about giving in the last year since I started preaching here. You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is Grace? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 13, 2010

This sermon explains God's grace and its implications.

Introduction In June 2006 Warren Buffet, the world’s second-richest man at the time, announced that he would donate 85 percent of his $44 billion fortune to five charitable foundations. Commenting on this extreme level of generosity, Buffet said: “There is more than one way to get to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"The Believing Heart"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 23, 2005

God will give us wisdom for trials, but we must ask, believing.

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man expect that ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-8

Denomination: Orthodox

Sermon On The Amount

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 15, 2025

Tithing and Sabbath-keeping are not payments for God’s favor but grace-filled acts of worship—joyful, concrete responses to the God who first loved, first gave, and continues to work in us.

(God’s call on our time and tithe) Introduction – The Heart Before the Numbers You’ve heard of the Sermon on the Mount. This morning, I want to talk about the Sermon on the Amount. Now, don’t confuse that with a sermon based on the size of the offering. A pastor once faced a stifling summer ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 12:11-14, Leviticus 27:30, Malachi 3:8-10, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, Acts 20:7, Matthew 23:23, Hebrews 7:8, John 3:16, Matthew 6:21, Philippians 2:13, Nehemiah 10:34-39, James 2:17, Luke 6:38, Ephesians 3:20-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Living Under God's Open Heaven PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2025

God’s generous presence and blessing are available to us through prayer, inviting us to trust, receive, and live confidently under His open heaven.

Some mornings feel like the sky sits low and gray, as if our prayers push against a ceiling of clouds. Bills stack, hearts ache, and strength thins out around the edges. And then we read a line of Scripture and it’s as if God opens a window and lets a fresh breeze run through the room. That’s what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:16, Deuteronomy 28:12

Topics: Ownership, Inheritance

The Widow's Gift Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 15, 2005

It’s not the size of your gift that matters, but the size of your heart. Believe every cent counts in the Kingdom of God. Learn to be totally dependent upon God.

Why would Jesus be so impressed with a widow who gave only two mites, which is less than a cent? He was so impressed that He called His disciples together and singled her out of the crowd. Why did He honour her minute gift so proudly and publicly? The woman is nameless. We have no record of any ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Greatest Of These

Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 21, 2002

Love is the very center of what it means to be a Christian. Nothing we do or have can replace it. Greater than faith, greater than hope, is love.

Notice the five things here that are empty without love: Tongues, prophecy, faith, generosity, sacrifice. Not just any kind of tongues, prophecy, faith, generosity and sacrifice, but the ultimate kind. Tongues of men and of angels. Prophecy that fathoms all mystery and knowledge. Faith that can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Letting Go And Loving It Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

Last in the stewardship series. Emphasis on joyful giving.

LETTING GO AND LOVING IT Giving With a Purpose-Part 3 Sunday, January 28, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Flip Wilson was a popular comedian several years ago, and one of his characters was a Preacher at the “What’s Happening Now Church.” Flip did a Skit where he told about this preacher. He’d shout ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:7-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Wake-Up Call From Complacency PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to dive deep into the words of Jesus found in Luke 16:19-31. I’m sure many of you are familiar with this parable, often referred to as the story of the rich man and Lazarus. It's a powerful tale that warns us about the danger of complacency, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Topics: Wake Up Call, All

Return To A Listening Heart

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 22, 2025

A pastor’s burden exposes spiritual deafness in the church and calls believers and leaders alike to listen, repent, realign, and return to Christ.

There are moments in ministry when the burden becomes heavier than the words. Moments when you stand before God with His people on your heart and realize that what troubles you most is not persecution from the outside, but resistance on the inside. God spoke through Jeremiah to a people who were ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:19, Acts 20:28, Hebrews 13:17, Revelation 2:4-5, James 1:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Purpose Of Worship Is . . .? Series

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 3, 2001

The purpose of worship is to experience God.

Have you heard about the little boy who attended church for the first time and was asked how it went? He replied, "The music was nice but the commercial was too long." Or have your heard about the recent experience of a pastor who changed the order of worship so that the sermon was given before ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:46-47

Denomination: Church Of God

Secret #2 - Earn All You Can. Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To let Christians know that for someone’s 2009 to be better than their 2008 will require them to increase their giving.

Would you agree that most people find it challenging to keep a good secret? Can you imagine what it would be like to be the keeper of thousands of juicy secrets? Frank Warren is such a person. There is probably no person in all of history who has been told more secrets than Frank Warren. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7-15

Denomination: Methodist