Generosity 04: Be Generous to the Poor

Rule of Life

Practicing the Way

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 700 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The early church was marked by extravagant generosity to the poor. Followers of Jesus formed socioeconomically diverse communities that cared for each other like family, something unheard of in the 1st century Greco-Roman world.

All of this was in response to the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles, which repeatedly emphasize the call to care for those in need. John Mark Comer and Christian Dawson explore how followers of Jesus can walk in the footsteps of the early church by cultivating diverse, interdependent communities. Along the way, they address key questions such as, “Who are the poor, and who are the rich?” And, “What does it look like in my life to care for those in need?”

This podcast accompanies the Generosity Practice, a four-session experience designed to help integrate generosity into your community. Learn more at practicingtheway.org/generosity. Thanks to The Circle and other givers, all our resources are free. To learn more about The Circle, visit practicingtheway.org/give. To run a Practice with your church or small group, visit practicingtheway.org/resources.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Rule of Life podcast by practicing the way.
0:05.2	In each season, we explore an ancient practice from the way of Jesus and its relevance for the modern era.
0:11.5	This is Season 5, Generosity. Welcome back, everyone, to the Rule of Live podcast.
0:36.6	We are talking about generosity.
0:39.1	My name's Christian.
0:40.3	This is my friend John Mark.
0:41.5	And I want to get straight into it for this last episode.
0:44.4	I kind of want to hit it hard.
0:46.0	We're four episodes into this podcast, and I'm curious.
0:50.2	We've barely mentioned tithing.
0:52.3	Hmm.
0:52.9	And that's all I'll say.
0:54.6	Yeah, why not?
0:55.6	You go from there, actually.
0:56.9	Yeah, you know, that's intentional.
0:59.6	And I don't barely mention it in the practice either.
1:05.6	The starting place for most teaching on generosity in the American church is tithing.
1:14.4	I, channeling a lot of people older and wiser than me, think that's a very poor place to
1:20.6	start.
1:21.3	So if you look at the New Testament, for example, Paul, after Jesus says the most about money
1:26.8	and generosity, Paul has multiple in-depth passages.
1:30.8	I mean, two Corinthians, eight and nine, two whole chapters back to back.
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