Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24 

Focus: Jesus’ call to generosity is rooted in his vision of God and our place in God’s world. In Jesus’ teaching on a “healthy eye” vs. “an unhealthy eye,” we are introduced to two strikingly different worldviews — or ways of seeing the world.  

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 17-19 

Focus: Jesus warns a lot about greed and wealth, but also he invites us to a simpler life, marked by the biblical virtue of contentment. Jesus’ invitation to simplicity and generosity is an invitation to joy. Contentment itself is a way of being in which we are deeply happy with what we have, and our life as it actually is, here and now.  

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48

Focus: In God’s world, we are not primarily savers or spenders, those who own or do not, but, in a radical third take, we are caretakers – entrusted to do good with our resources, all of which belong to God. It is an entirely different lens through which to see the figures in our accounts and the possessions under our roofs. While our previous session highlighted contentment in what we already have, this session invites us to ask the next natural question, which is: Now, how will we use it?

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Focus: Jesus’ teachings about the poor were revolutionary to ancient Roman ears who lived in a world built on “takers” and “keepers.” With hearts that are inclined towards more and mine, radical generosity to the poor is Jesus’ way of setting us free to join him in his upside-down Kingdom that belongs to “the poor in spirit” and the “least of these.”