Be Generous to the Poor | Generosity E4
John Mark Comer Teachings
Practicing the Way
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Changing our relationship with money is one of the first and most important steps of living as followers of Jesus. In this episode, John Mark explores Jesus' teachings on generosity to the poor. He challenges us to reexamine our preference for accumulation and offers practical ways to share our resources with those in need.
Key Scripture Passage: Luke 12v13-34
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Mark Comer Teachings podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | I'm Strawn Coleman, your host and part of the teaching team here at Practicing the Way. |
| 0:11.4 | Each week on this podcast, we share a teaching from John Mark or other trusted voices in the formation space. |
| 0:18.1 | And it's great to have you with us. |
| 0:23.3 | Today we finish our series on generosity by exploring Jesus teaching on giving to the poor that was so radical in |
| 0:28.8 | its time that it turned the Roman kingdom upside down and changed civilization |
| 0:34.3 | forever. Now you and I are invited into that same story. As you listen, you may |
| 0:42.0 | like to gently ask yourself the question, who are the poor and needy in my life and world today? |
| 0:49.9 | Here's John Mark. Good morning. |
| 0:54.7 | Great to see you. |
| 0:57.1 | Please turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 12. |
| 1:01.5 | As we come to the end of our four-week generosity practice, some of you are saying, thank God. |
| 1:07.8 | Last week of me telling you to give money away, next week the Enneagram 7 fondue stories |
| 1:13.1 | return, okay? Good things are in your future, but it is such a joy to be with you. Once you |
| 1:21.0 | arrive in Luke 12, and if you don't have a Bible, there should be one in the seat in front of you. |
| 1:25.3 | I would invite you to pull that out and open and read along as we work through the text. |
| 1:30.5 | But once you arrive at Luke 12, please stand with me for the reading of Scripture. |
| 1:36.6 | Our text for today is Luke chapter 12 from verse 13. |
| 1:43.8 | Let me just give you one short moment to pause and center yourself in God, |
| 1:52.3 | to turn in your heart, to look at God, looking at you in love, and open your heart to whatever God has for you today. |
| 2:05.6 | Come Holy Spirit. come holy spirit luke chapter 12 verse 13 |
| 2:23.5 | someone in the crowd said to him rabbi tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me |
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