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Echoes Church · all sermons
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Nov 10, 2025
Pastor Daniel argues that true generosity is not a religious duty but the overflow of understanding God's grace. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 8 and the example of the Macedonian church, he traces a progression from greed to tipping to percentage giving to tithing to Spirit-led generosity. Because grace — God's divine assistance freely given — is what fuels our entire faith journey, when we truly grasp how much God has given us, open-handed generosity becomes the natural response. The goal is for every believer to excel in the grace of giving.
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Nov 3, 2025
Because God is the ultimate owner of all resources and we are merely stewards temporarily entrusted with what is His, every financial decision is a spiritual decision. Pastor Daniel challenges believers to align their finances with God's heart by spending wisely, saving diligently, and sowing generously — arguing that faithfulness with little is what unlocks God's greater blessing, and that a life of radical generosity is the clearest mark of a follower of Jesus.
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Oct 27, 2025
Pastor Daniel argues that tithing is not an outdated Old Testament law but a timeless biblical principle, affirmed by Jesus and Paul, that serves three vital purposes: it keeps God genuinely first in our lives, it binds our hearts to the vision and mission of the local church, and it opens the windows of heaven's favor and blessing over everything we do. Rather than giving out of obligation or religion, believers are invited to give from a posture of gratitude—because God gave His first and best in Jesus—and to start somewhere, even at 1%, trusting God with their resources for a full year.