Luke 6:37-38 (New Living Translation)

37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

I. The obstruction to generosity (v. 37)
• God’s love is measured by doing good to our

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• The economy of heaven is selfless

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• A reliable truth claim is both

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and

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• The greatest obstruction to generosity is

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• God will act

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to us when it comes to judgment. (2 Cor. 5:10)
• Jesus doesn’t

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or

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who gets blessed, loved, or served.
II. The ultimate generosity (vv. 37-38)
• Generosity has a

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to protect the giver from exploitation.
• Love cannot be given from a distance

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is the ultimate act of generosity.
• Forgiveness returns a person to their

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before the offense.
• God will act

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to us when it comes to forgiveness. (Mt. 6:14-15)
III. The measure of generosity (v. 38)
• The

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is the measure of generosity.
• The “

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” corresponds to the “

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” - material, spiritual, time.
• The tithe measures our

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but never our generosity.
• An offering measures our

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but never our obedience.
• People who struggle with

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are unable to learn generosity.

1. Read Luke 6:37. Give examples of how Christians can unfairly judge individuals and groups of people. How does being judgmental affect generosity? Even though this verse states Christians should not judge one another, does this apply to all circumstances? Please explain your reasoning.
2. In the words of Jesus in verse 37 why should we forgive others? Does Jesus’ statement surprise or concern you? Why can it be incredibly difficult to forgive other people? How does forgiving others demonstrate generosity and an attitude like Jesus’?
3. Read Luke 6:38. Regarding giving and generosity, how and when does a Christian’s gift return to them in full? What does this verse show us about reaping and sowing and what does it look like to have a kingdom character when sowing?
4. Did anything else stand out to you from the sermon that you have questions about in this passage of scripture?