We often say that the church is not a building, a place, a service, or an event… it’s the people of God, on mission together to change the world and build the Kingdom. That’s a big, important job. It won’t be easy, but working together with the power of God in us, we can’t fail. This message wraps up our series by reminding us that when we’re generous, we’re fueling the mission Jesus gave us to bring all people to him.

For many of us, life is a series of carrots that dangle in front of us, and we spend years and years chasing those carrots often to no avail. We strive to accomplish our goals, climb the ladder, accumulate wealth and possessions, achieve notoriety… and in the end, we’ll find that those things are fleeting and that true fulfillment can’t be found in them. Instead, we are called to be people who live with “eternity eyes”, keeping the big picture in mind and living in light of the truth that what we are and what we have in this world will pass, but in Jesus we can find eternal joy.

For many of us, life is a series of carrots that dangle in front of us, and we spend years and years chasing those carrots often to no avail. We strive to accomplish our goals, climb the ladder, accumulate wealth and possessions, achieve notoriety… and in the end, we’ll find that those things are fleeting and that true fulfillment can’t be found in them. Instead, we are called to be people who live with “eternity eyes”, keeping the big picture in mind and living in light of the truth that what we are and what we have in this world will pass, but in Jesus we can find eternal joy.

Maybe you want to be generous but feel like you can’t. Maybe the idea of giving is something you’ve never considered. Maybe, if you were honest, you’d say you just simply don’t want to give. In this message, we’ll explore how each of us can make a difference and how, if we will shift our mindset from “have to” to “get to”, we will experience God’s blessings in our lives as a result.