RYAN FINNEY
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Sermon

Love Gives

Generosity begins not with what God asks us to give, but with what God has already given.

1 John 3:16–18September 13, 2026

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About this message

John points to Jesus as the clearest picture of love: love does not remain an idea but moves toward another person and gives itself away.

This message considers how receiving God’s generosity frees us from scarcity and forms us into people whose love becomes visible in ordinary, practical care.

Key ideas

God gives first. Christian generosity is a response to grace, not an attempt to earn it.

Love becomes concrete. Compassion moves from words into action when we notice another person’s need.

Open hands grow from trust. We can release what we have because our security rests in God.

Scripture

1 John 3:16–18