Parent Connect http://www.princetonalliance.org/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 22:23:18 GMT Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SiteOrganic 60 webmaster@princetonalliance.org Generosity 1 (12/4) http://www.princetonalliance.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=127989&articleId=27510 <a ><img alt="" src="/uploads/children-logo-cw-sm.jpg" /></a> People are always more important than stuff. Extreme Makeover: Barn Edition


Bible Story: Extreme Makeover: Barn Edition (the parable of the rich man) • Luke 12:13-21
Bottom Line: People are always more important than stuff.
Memory Verse: “Be rich in good deeds … be generous and willing to share.” 1 Timothy 6:18, NIV
Virtue: Generosity—making someone’s day by giving something away.
Basic Truth: I should treat others the way I want to be treated.

This week:

December is the perfect month for an Extreme Makeover! Jesus tells the parable of a rich man in our Bible story (Luke 12:13-21). He gets wrapped up on storing up more stuff and ends up losing everything that really matters. Bottom Line: People are always more important than stuff.

The brother did what we all have a tendency to do—to focus on what Jesus or God can do for us, instead of thinking about ways we’ve already been blessed or how we can bless others. That’s why our monthly memory verse says, “Be rich in good deeds … be generous and willing to share,” 1 Timothy 6:18, NIV.

When we realize that it’s really a lie that stuff makes our lives better, then it’s easier for us to be generous. We define generosity as making someone’s day by giving something away. We can’t really live generously unless we believe this Basic Truth: I should treat others the way I want to be treated.

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