4-7-24 “Our Journey With Jesus: Giving” by Pastor Greg Hafeman Immanuel Lutheran Loveland

Continuing our celebration of Easter and Christ’s victory, we read in Acts 4 how the resurrection empowered the disciples to live selfless and giving lives. Gratitude, generosity, and love shown through their lives as they gave of themselves, their finances, and their resources to share Christ’s love and the power of the resurrection with others. It’s not about coercion but how the resurrection transforms our lives. Both the 1 John and the John 20 readings provide more foundational pieces that can be related to how and why we give freely, generously, and with thankfulness from all that the Lord has given us. Being intentional about giving in such a way is an important part of our journey with Jesus.

As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/ Below are the Scripture readings if you want to take a look at them ahead.

April 7th – The Second Sunday of Easter
Easter Series: Our Journey With Jesus
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
Epistle: 1 John 1:1-2:2
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Sermon Title: “Our Journey With Jesus: Giving”
Mark of Discipleship: Giving