2 Corinthians 8:1-15: Why can’t you be more generous like _______________?

Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins host Rev. Brady Finnern to study 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. “See that you excel in this act of grace (giving) also.”  Paul highlights the generosity of the Macedonian churches to encourage the Corinthian church to be generous to the poor saints in Jerusalem.  To be generous is an act of grace which flows from the grace of God in Christ who, though he was rich, yet for your sake became poor.  “O Lord, grant us a generous heart for the poor that flows from the generosity we have from You.  Grant our churches a merciful heart to love and care for our neighbors.  In Christ, Amen”