You Make It Happen – Week Two

NOVEMBER 19 / 20, 2022
YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN!

BEING YOUR BEST WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST
WEEK 2

CONTEXT

2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-9

 1And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. 5And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 6So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7But since you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you – see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

8I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

1. Generosity is a

“And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.”  (v. 1)

2. Generosity is

“In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own…”  (vv. 2-3)

3. Generosity is a

“They urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.”  (v. 4)

4. Generosity is

“But since you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you – see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”  (v. 7)

5. Generosity is a

“I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”  (vv. 8-9)

20 THINGS

YOUR GENEROSITY MAKES HAPPEN

1. 1,052 decisions for Christ in 2022
2. 450 people baptized in 2022
3. 1,500 people investing in their marriages
4. 4,000+ people engaged in small groups
5. 1,000+ students at Vertigo
6. 25,000 guests at Trunk or Treat
7. 3,050 kids attended Breakaway at GB
8. 1,000 students attending services weekly
9. $273,000 raised for Ukraine
10. $525,000 given to causes/disaster relief
11. 300 bikes donated and distributed in our region
12. 600 people impacted monthly by Celebrate Recovery
13. 150 special needs kids ministered to every week
14. 500 guests and volunteers attended the Enchanted Special Needs Prom
15. 500+ backpacks donated to elementary school kids
16. 10,000 Compassion kids currently sponsored through Bayside
17. $21,000 raised by the Bayside Garage Sale
18. 600+ volunteers served at Mexicali
19. 200 inmates attend the God Behind Bars service at Folsom every week
20. $30,000 raised by the gift wrapping station and 7,000 gifts wrapped

Answer Fill-Ins:

GRACE/GIFT

DEFIANT

PRIVILEDGE

DISCIPLESHIP

REVELATION