Want a picture of your insides?X-rays and MRI’s, they show us what is going on underneath. They help diagnose structural weaknesses in our body and therefore help us plan on what to do to fix what is broken.This Sunday we conclude our series on the spiritual practice of generosity. In our last sermon we saw that tithing is not being generous, it is simply trusting and obeying God. However, tithing is one practice that helps form us into generous people. Tithing is not about guilt and financial planning. It is about learning to taste and see God’s love and care for us and participate with God in his work of renewal in the world. Tithing forms us, but like an X-ray it also diagnoses us. In the last sermon I asked all of us to do three things: Find out how much your household tithed last year (to the worship and ministry of the local church), ask why you tithed that amount, and compare that to what you personally feel the scripture calls you to tithe.What did this activity show you about what is underneath? Did you find some structural weaknesses? If so don’t be afraid. Don’t be ashamed. Read, meditate and pray through 2 Corinthians 9:6–15. Where you might have found weaknesses, God wants to build strength. Where you might have found the phantom of scarcity, God wants to show you a future of abundance. N.T. Wright reminds us, “In the normal and healthy Christian life, everything proceeds from God’s generosity, and everything returns to God in thanksgiving. Grace, generosity and gratitude: these are not optional extras of Christian living, but are the very heart of it all.”I look forward to worshiping together.Pastor David

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