Listen "Audacious Generosity"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Scott McKee concludes our “Living the Five” series with a tender and challenging word on Audacious Generosity—rooted in the God who loves and holds us. Beginning with the wonder of meeting his newborn grandson, Pastor Scott explores how unearned love naturally opens the hand: “I am loved, I am held.” From there he takes us to 2 Corinthians 8, where Macedonia’s “overflowing joy + extreme poverty” yields “rich generosity,” and contrasts it with the modern myth that more income creates more giving. Learn the strange math of the kingdom, why cheerful giving is a work of grace (not compulsion), and how generosity can be remarkably fun—like when Ward moved from renovating one Detroit home a year to buying 37 in one audacious season. You’ll also hear practical next steps for every giver (first gift, consistent percentage, or sacrificial stretch), and a theologically rich finale in 2 Corinthians 8:9: though Jesus was rich, for our sake He became poor so that we might become rich. Along the way Pastor Scott names our fears, confesses his “outrageous frugality,” and invites us to let God renew our instincts with open-handed joy. May we be a people who live open-handed—held by God and eager to excel in the grace of giving.
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