Lent Studies 2026 – Living Generously
Lent Studies – Living Generously The first Sunday of Lent is on 22nd This year’s Lent Studies are drawn from the recent Church of Scotland Stewardship Department book, Living Generously – a whole-life response to God’s love.(Saint Andrew Press 2024)
Generosity for Christians really is about the way we choose to live – so much more than, but not less than, how much we decide to drop into the offering on Sundays (or the amount we give via direct debit or standing order). The attitude of gratitude moves us a million miles away from an approach that is fashioned around, ‘crumbs from the rich man’s table’. It’s a lifestyle that begins not from, ‘what I have got left’, but from, ‘what have I got to start with…’
Whilst there are still some who argue as soon as finance and stewardship is raised that, ‘the church is always after your money’, we are nevertheless called by God to live generously, and certainly not considering, ‘what’s in it for me?’
A considerable proportion of what Jesus teaches in the gospels – including nearly half the parables – relates to money and wealth and our attitude to them.
Even in financially challenging times for individuals, and charities, and governments, and churches, Christians still see people reflecting God’s generosity in the way life is lived, through the gifting of time, talents and money. For Christians, we do this in the context of our relationship with God, through Jesus, and inspired by the Holy Spirit. Our Lent studies will give us to reflect on this spiritual and practical understanding of what faith can be.
There will be a morning option and an evening option for these studies:
Wednesdays 18th and 25th February, and 4th and 11th March – 11am in the Cluny Hall (have a coffee at the Wednesday coffee morning in the Braid Hall first!)
Wednesday 18th, Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 4th, Thursday 12th March, 7.30pm at the Manse (20 Braidburn Crescent, EH10 6EN) refreshments served.
Week 1. A closer walk with God
Week 2. Volunteers – Christianity with its sleeves rolled up
Week 3. Money – Your money where your heart is
Week 4. An attitude of gratitude – God’s generosity is transformational, not transactional
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