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Apr 30, 2017

Balancing Generosity and Provision

Balancing Generosity and Provision

Passage: Proverbs 3:9-10

Speaker: Dr. Steven Laufer

Series: Balancing Act

Category: Sunday Sermons

Keywords: generosity, giving, greed, planning, saving, storing

Generosity and greed are two more themes that are given common attention throughout the book of Proverbs. As with the previous message, the reader should not be surprised that generosity is praised while greed is considered foolishness. But Proverbs also has much to say about planning, storing up, and leaving an inheritance for one’s descendants. In these matters wisdom is required. How do people balance lives of financial responsibility and planning with lives of extravagant generosity? Prov 3:9-10; 11:24-26; 15:27; 28:22, 27; 11:25; 13:11, 22; 14:1, 4; 15:6