BIG PICTURE: Life cannot be defined by the abundance of things. It’s as we live with gratitude, purpose, and generosity that we experience the good life.

TEXT: Matthew 6:19-20; Luke 6:38; Acts 20:35

KEY VERSE: *“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” *– Luke 12:15

CONTRASTING LIVES

Hedonism – maximizing pleasure and minimizing

.

I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. —Ecclesiastes 2:10

Happy – a

life.

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” —Acts 20:35

KEYS TO EXPERIENCING THE GOOD LIFE

Living

– giving thanks for what you have.

Living

– a life full of meaning.

“Love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire.” —Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

Living

– open handed living.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill

The Grocery Experiment

The Other Christmas Gift - A Lesson in Generosity (You may need a tissue)