today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Most of us think that generosity is something that God wants from us.

Well, Paul says, no.

Generosity is something God wants for you.

We are worried about what we are going to have to give up in generosity,

but Paul talks in terms of what God wants us to gain.

It's not something he wants from you, Paul says.

It's something he's got for you.

It's his means by which you abound.

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

You know, tragically, it's not uncommon to hear speakers and pastors

who promise God's blessing in order to manipulate listeners into giving them money. They claim that

if you give a certain amount, God will bring you physical healing or financial success. But is that

really what the Bible means when it talks about blessing? What should be the heart behind true biblical generosity?

That's our subject today as we continue the series called The Whole Story.

We are nearing the end of this impactful teaching series.

So if you've missed any part, you can always listen online at jd.grier.com.

Pastor J.D. titled this message, multiplying in every way.

You ever been around somebody that just seems so generous, so free, so forgiving, just so

selfless and thoughtless in what they gave, and you just were around them, and it was like

this contagious goodness and you

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