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I WAS BROKE, NOW I’M NOT

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I WAS BROKE, NOW I’M NOT

Stranger Things - Part 2 of 6 | April 24, 2022

Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

The Strange Reality:  

ABUNDANCE comes from LACK

2 Corinthians 8:1-7

1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. 7 Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.

2 Upside-Down Principles:

  1. God owns it all

  2. You are His manager

3 Upside-Down Practices

  1. EARN and RETURN

  2. Pay YOURSELF first

  3. ENJOY life GUILT-free

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