It’s easy to know when the year-end rolls around in America. November is ushered in with ads for Black Friday and Cyber Monday that continue a fever pitch of sales and marketing through December. But when the smoke clears from the rush of it all, what will you and your family really have to show […]
During this challenging season, Generosity Tyler has missed being with our community. We have taken advantage of the unexpected time to build out our website, we have tried to keep in touch by sharing engaging content, we have offered virtual continuing education opportunities for advisors to help you learn and grow and we have provided access
One NCF team is known for giving out copies of the old Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hears a Who. Maybe you can guess why. Seuss’ cartoon elephant noticed something no one else did. There were people no one else noticed … who were in danger. Horton vowed to protect them, to give them voice, and ultimately
God’s Word for such a time as this: Who is my neighbor?Read More »
“Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” You’ve probably heard people say this. You may have even read it in Scripture. But what does this mean for us? Should all our giving be done in secret? These 2,000 year-old words come from Jesus’ most famous sermon, The Sermon on the Mount. In
How was it possible that some of the poorest and most persecuted churches in the New Testament became the most generous, even to the point of abounding in generosity? Grace from God gave them opportunity, joy, and even resources, because they were willing, even pleading to take part in the collections for their brothers and
Less than a week before the Passover, people were pouring into Jerusalem for the holy day. But Jesus and his disciples left and went to Bethany, the home of some of his closest friends and many who believed in him. Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, was dead the last time Jesus had arrived
Joseph was a confident kid, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and bought by an Egyptian soldier captain named Potiphar. But the Lord was with Joseph, and Joseph would steward God’s plan to save nations. Joseph prospered, and everything he managed was blessed. “The Lord was with Joseph.” The text says it … four times (Genesis 39). God’s
As God’s children, we will all increasingly reflect the Father’s generous nature as we are transformed into the image of Christ. For some, this change happens slowly. Others are radically, rapidly transformed. Take, for example, Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus’ money was dirty. Like many Jewish tax collectors of his time, he made his living overcharging people for what
Jesus is God’s most generous gift We’ve talked about God’s ownership of all things and about God’s generosity in creation and as one of God’s attributes. Today, we’ll look at the gift of God the Son and the greatest act of generosity ever. The Lord is King forever and ever. –Psalm 10:16 Way back in Genesis, our generous God
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth … but not just for himself. God entrusted his glorious creation to the care of the human beings he had created in his image and for his glory. We know that the whole of Creation declares the glory of God (Psalm 19:1). But it also