Riverside Church, Birmingham, Uk

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Never Enough? BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 28 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Mathew – Chapter 10, verses 8 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 8-10 1 Timothy – Chapter 6, verses 6-11 EXCERPT: How much is enough? In some recent research in the US, people were asked ‘How much does your annual salary need to be for you to feel happy/less stressed?’ The results were fascinating! What was remarkable was that – regardless of how much people actually earned – everyone said that they needed about 30-50% more to feel happy. (See here for details) It seems that we all think we haven’t got quite enough! What about you? As we begin this series on generosity, perhaps we need to change our focus. What if being content with what we have is actually the start of being generous. It’s only when we recognise that everything we have comes from God and recognise that he generously provides for all of our needs that we are able to be content. And it is this contentment that enables us to be