Grace Beyond Ourselves

The Journey of Grace

Pastor Chris Ogden | September 17, 2023

Today’s scripture comes from 2 Corinthians 8 where Paul wrote about the generous giving by the church at Macedonia. When we think about life in the first century, we realize those gifts from the Macedonians took many months to reach the famine victims in Jerusalem, and the church at Macedonia likely never knew how their sacrificial giving helped others. In our day, we like to see results from what we do. Instead, God calls us to demonstrate grace in how we give of ourselves, showing faith that God’s plans and timeframes for using what we give are best.

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