Sermon
Lent: The Way of the Cross - Generosity
Treeline Church
Speaker: David Livingston
March 16, 2026 · 57 min
Summary
Following Jesus requires embracing the way of the cross through generosity, mirroring God's radical self-giving nature. The sermon traces God's extravagant generosity throughout history—from creation through Christ's sacrifice to our future inheritance—and calls believers to embody that generosity as a true testimony of their faith and a pathway to authentic joy.
Highlights
Your life, the life you're living is living out a story. You're living out some narrative you believe yourself to be in, and how we spend our money is one of the primary ways we live out a story in our lives.
Where you invest your money, where your treasure is, that is where your heart will be. And when we choose to invest in places that are not fundamentally safe and secure, our hearts end up feeling worried and anxious.
The way you use your money is speaking something about God—you'll either use your money to tell something true about God or tell a lie about him.