Did you know that the happiest, healthiest, and most fulfilled people in the world

all have one thing in common? Today we're going to learn what that is and

how we can make it a part of our lives.

Stay with me.

Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

The mission of these daily programs is to intentionally

disciple Christians through the Bible teaching of Chip Ingram. Today we're kicking off

our short series Living Generously. In just a minute Chip will identify 10 reasons why having a

generous heart isn't just wise, but can lead to a more exciting and

fulfilling life. And to get the absolute most out of Chip's teaching,

download his message notes.

They contain his outline, scripture references,

and key fill-ins to help you remember and apply what you hear.

To download him, go to the broadcasts tab at living on the edge.org

at listeners tap fill in notes. Okay with all that said let's join Chip now to

begin his series with his message

Understanding the Journey.

So I was a brand new pastor, super nervous.

And it was my first Easter, and so we knew

the little church at 35 would probably mushroom to 50 people.

And I was just, I mean beside myself, I couldn't sleep all night and I'd worked on the message and it still wasn't very good and so I went into the office

about 4 a.m. and 530 or so the sun was coming up and probably wasn't a really

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