How is God’s generosity meant to change us? In the Bible, God’s gifts are intended to bring about transformation in our lives. This generosity challenges our natural tendencies toward selfishness, calling us to live in a community that freely shares and truly loves one another. In this re-released episode from 2019, Tim and Jon explore the teachings of Jesus and the apostles on generosity and ponder the centrality of generosity to the Gospel itself.

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Timestamps

Chapter 1: Indiscriminate Gifting (0:00-16:32)
Chapter 2: Give to Your Enemies (16:32-33:35)
Chapter 3: Grace and Gifts (33:35-45:01)
Chapter 4: A Blank Checkbook from Jesus (45:01-56:21)

Referenced Resources

Paul and the Gift by John M. G. Barclay
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Show Music

“Clouded Thoughts” by goosetaf
“Reminisce (feat. HM Surf)” by goosetaf
“Murmuration” by Blue Wednesday & Shopan
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Dan Gummel, producer; Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer and remixed this episode for re-release. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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Jesus as the Ultimate Gift (Re-Release)

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