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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.47,0:00:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to the Deeper Wider\Ngroup study,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.62,0:00:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thank you so much for interrupting\Nwhatever you were discussing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.77,0:00:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spend a few weeks talking\Nabout money, specifically stewardship.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.10,0:00:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One reason I wanted\Nour entire network of churches
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.63,0:00:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get on the same page\Nin their small group
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.77,0:00:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because of an experience\NSandra and I had
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.82,0:00:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,early on in our marriage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.80,0:00:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be familiar\Nwith Crown financial study.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.70,0:00:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Crown is a group curriculum\Nthat covers much of what your group
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.39,0:00:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to be discussing\Nfor the next few weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.17,0:00:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In year two of our marriage,\Na couple invited us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.50,0:00:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to participate in a Crown group\Nin their home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.44,0:00:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sandra and I were both\Nraised in church.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.67,0:00:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were both taught\Nto tithe as children,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.17,0:00:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so giving 10% of our income\Nto the church was a childhood habit
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.73,0:00:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that carried on into adulthood\Nand into our marriage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.33,0:00:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But neither of us had ever done\Na really deep dive
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.22,0:00:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into what the New Testament
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.10,0:01:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Jesus, in particular,\Ntaught about generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.63,0:01:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I had heard\Ndozens of sermons
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.68,0:01:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,related to God and money and giving.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.20,0:01:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, again, since I was a giver,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.44,0:01:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those messages were more affirming\Nthan maybe challenging.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.27,0:01:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But those Monday nights
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.80,0:01:15.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with that group\Nshifted our thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so impactful\Nthat Sandra and I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.93,0:01:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went on to lead three groups\Nthrough that Crown curriculum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.00,0:01:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course there were several takeaways,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.30,0:01:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but perhaps the biggest takeaway is\Nactually the focus of this first session.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.80,0:01:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s summarized in 1 Chronicles 29.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.57,0:01:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The author writes, “Everything\Nin heaven and earth is yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.70,0:01:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;\Nyou are exalted as head over all.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.23,0:01:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wealth and honor come from you;\Nyou are the ruler of all things.”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.60,0:01:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says, \N“everything” and “all things”.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.60,0:01:51.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a game changer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.87,0:01:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said, I was raised\Nto give a portion of my income
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.06,0:01:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to God’s work in the world\Nthrough my local church.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.50,0:02:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, honestly, I had never\Nreally considered the fact
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.60,0:02:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everything belongs to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.60,0:02:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just a percentage\Nof my income that I chose to give.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.30,0:02:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another surprising takeaway\Nfrom that study was this:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.97,0:02:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How contagious generosity can be.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.93,0:02:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were two couples in our group
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.83,0:02:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose generosity stories\Nwere challenging and inspiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.77,0:02:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We already considered ourselves\Nto be generous Christians,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.70,0:02:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in that group, \Nwe discovered the difference
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.10,0:02:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between giving\Nand living a generous life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.90,0:02:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things I hope you’ll do\Nover the next few sessions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.17,0:02:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is share your personal\Ngenerosity story.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.37,0:02:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don’t have one,\Nmy hunch is,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.93,0:02:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you hear others in your group talk\Nabout how they learned to be generous,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.60,0:02:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s going to inspire you\Nto become, well, more generous.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.70,0:02:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you fear that,\Nfear not.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.33,0:02:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generous people are happy people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.53,0:02:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, some would argue
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.80,0:02:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that generous people\Nare the happiest people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.70,0:02:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you grew up attending church, you may\Npush back on this level of transparency
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.43,0:03:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in light of something that Jesus said.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.17,0:03:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On one occasion, Jesus said
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.87,0:03:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- in relationship\Nto giving and making donations -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.40,0:03:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said, “don’t let your left hand\Nknow what your right hand is doing”.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.36,0:03:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many Christians, unfortunately,\Nhave taken that to mean
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.71,0:03:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we should never\Ntalk about our generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.63,0:03:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that was not his point.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.93,0:03:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His point was that we shouldn’t\Nbrag about our generosity,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.27,0:03:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, of course, you don’t do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.93,0:03:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the next few weeks,\Nin the safety of your circle,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.70,0:03:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to challenge you\Nor encourage you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.70,0:03:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to open up about\Nyour personal generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.00,0:03:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did you learn to be generous?\NOr maybe why you’re not generous.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.50,0:03:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps why the topic\Nof generosity scares you,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.10,0:03:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or why it used to scare you\Nbut it doesn’t anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.40,0:03:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talk about how\Nyour childhood experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.64,0:03:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impacted your view of money.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.48,0:03:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, \Njust put it out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.93,0:03:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s what small group\Nis all about, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.60,0:03:54.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing is this - throughout\Nthis series, we’re going to circle back
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.17,0:03:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the difference between\Naverage American generosity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.23,0:03:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and generosity as taught\Nin the New Testament.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.93,0:04:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My hunch is this -\Nyou’re already a generous person
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.90,0:04:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that the average American\Ndefines generosity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.23,0:04:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but over the course\Nof the next five weeks,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.50,0:04:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’ll be challenged to rethink\Nyour definition of generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.17,0:04:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not only generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.07,0:04:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’ll be challenged to adopt \Na different perspective on your income,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.37,0:04:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your legacy, and your opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.63,0:04:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to participate with your Savior\Nin expanding his kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.63,0:04:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is a big deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.37,0:04:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s a bit emotional because,\Nwell, of course money is emotional.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.43,0:04:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus knew that, and he knew\Nthat we would all be tempted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.90,0:04:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to place our trust in riches rather\Nthan in the One who richly provides,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.88,0:04:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the perfect place\Nto begin your discussion
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.99,0:04:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the question I introduced\Nin Week 1 of the message series:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.67,0:04:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whose is it anyway?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.67,0:04:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s the thing -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.80,0:04:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you embrace the paradigm-shifting\Nidea that God owns it all
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.00,0:04:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you are merely a manager,\Nit will truly change your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.47,0:04:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not just the way\Nyou view and manage your money.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.93,0:05:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This shift in thinking will impact\Njust about every facet of your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.77,0:05:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, thanks for participating.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.77,0:05:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now I will turn it over\Nto your more than capable leader.