Motives for generosity 2 Cor.8:1-10 By: Ysrael De la Cruz During the holiday season, people tend to be much nicer to others. (Except perhaps on black Friday). People tend to be more generous, more giving during holiday season. Have you ever wondered what motivates people to be generous? What motivates you to give of your…
New identity (Part 1) 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 By Ysrael De la Cruz One of the reasons we must remain connected to a church community is because we tend to forget who we are as followers of Jesus. In a Christ-centered community we are constantly reminded who we are, what we are supposed to do and…
Motives for generosity 2 Cor.8:1-10 By: Ysrael De la Cruz During the holiday season, people tend to be much nicer to others. (Except perhaps on black Friday). People tend to be more generous, more giving during holiday season. Have you ever wondered what motivates people to be generous? What motivates you to give of your…
New Creation in Christ (Part 1) 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 By Ysrael De la Cruz One of the reasons we must remain connected to a church community is because we tend to forget what it means to follow Jesus. In Christ-centered community we are constantly reminded who we are, what we are supposed to do and…
During the holiday season, people tend to be much nicer to others. (Except on black Friday lines). During holiday season we witness generosity take place. Have you ever wondered what motivates people to be generous? What motivates you to give of your money, your time, talents? For some people it is compassion, for others competition, jealousy, guilt, pride, or the spot light.
When you were born you were given a family name, an identity. If you end up in prison, you lose that name and your identity becomes a number. When you travel to other countries, you must have a passport which tells the immigration agent where you are from. Certain jobs give you new identities by which people would identify you. For instance, officer so and so, Doctor…x, NCIS, NYPD, ect. They are not just known by their names, but also by what they do.
On Oct.28 to Nov.1 some of us attended ICOM, the missionary conference. One of the things I enjoy about that conference is the fact you get to know so many missions throughout the world. You get a glimpse of what God is doing in other parts of the globe. That conference is only possible due to the generosity of churches all over USA. I was encouraged this year when I saw churches in the Richmond area that came together to fund church planting. There were about 4 churches, during the conference, checks were given to those to go plant a church. The goal of the offering that weekend was $ 60, 000. Someone in the conference committed himself to give $30, 000 if they reached the goal. The next day this was reached. I was amazed at the generosity displayed there. Have you ever wondered what motivates people to be so generous?
