Matthew 22: 34 – 39; Luke 10:25-28Thou shalt love the Lord thy God…
with everything…all of you
Heart our will, desires, appetites,
affections
Soul our essence, breathe, eternal
identity
Mind our understanding, thinking,
faculties
Strength our bodies, physical self
Generosity is …
1. a matter of the heart
2. showing a readiness to give more of something
than is strictly necessary or expected
3. giving God our first and best
Function Machine
Function Machine
INPUT
X
OUTPUT
Ymx + b
Function Machine
INPUT OUTPUT
1.An input can never have more than one output.
2.Multiple inputs can produce the same output.
Matthew 26: 28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
1. Complete remission required complete sacrifice
2. Complete authority required complete submission
3. Jesus is the pattern for us
“Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that
ye should follow his steps”
(1 Peter 2:21)
God’s Function Machine
PATTERNOF
LACK
“In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works”
(Titus 2:7)
LACKOF
GENEROSITY
God’s Function Machine
GODLINESS
SPIRITUAL RESULTS
“Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the
truth which accords with godliness”(Titus 1:1)
FAITH
SPIRITUAL INPUT
TRUTH
GOD’S PROCESS
God’s Function Machine
“Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the
truth which accords with godliness”(Titus 1:1)
TRUTH
GOD’S PROCESS
God’s Function Machine
“Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the
truth which accords with godliness”(Titus 1:1)
TRUTH
GOD’S PROCESS