We are a church that is radically generous.
Not reluctantly generous. Not strategically generous. Radically generous.
There’s a difference.
Reluctant generosity gives when it has to.
Strategic generosity gives when there’s a clear return.
Radical generosity gives because it has been captured by a vision bigger than itself—and it trusts the God who owns everything.
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over…” (Luke 6:38, NKJV)
Jesus wasn’t selling a financial strategy. He was describing a Kingdom reality: generosity flows from love, and love never runs out.
Three Models of Radical Generosity
Abraham
Abraham gave a tenth of everything to Melchizedek before the Law—before tithing was commanded.
He didn’t give because he had to. He gave because he understood something about honoring God.
That instinct to honor God with the first and the best—before the math makes sense—is the heart of generosity.
David
When David prepared materials for the temple he would never build himself, he gave from his personal treasury—gold, silver, bronze, iron—in quantities that left everyone around him speechless.
Then he said something remarkable:
“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You.” (1 Chronicles 29:14, NKJV)
David’s generosity didn’t come from abundance. It came from clarity: everything he had already belonged to God. He was just returning it.
Barnabas
When the early church was young and needs were great, Barnabas sold a field he owned and laid the money at the apostles’ feet.
No fanfare. No conditions. Just open hands.
That act of generosity helped fuel one of the most explosive movements in the history of the world.
Why We Give
We don’t give because Harbor City needs money.
We give because we need to give.
Generosity is one of the primary ways God shapes our hearts to look like His.
“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.” (Ephesians 5:1, NKJV)
God gave His Son. The Son gave His life. The Spirit gives freely.
To follow God is to become a giver.
Holding tightly to what we have doesn’t protect us—it limits us. Generosity opens our hands to receive more of what God wants to put in them.
Cheerful, Not Coerced
We want to say this clearly: nobody at Harbor City will guilt you into giving.
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7, NKJV)
Giving under pressure produces compliance. Giving from the heart produces transformation.
We want cheerful givers—people who have caught the vision, who trust God’s faithfulness, and who genuinely love to participate in what God is doing.
What We’re Funding Together
When we give, we’re not just paying bills. We’re investing in:
- people who are hearing the Gospel for the first time
- families who are getting healthy
- students who are learning God’s Word
- community initiatives that demonstrate the love of Christ
- training that equips leaders to serve well
- the future of Harbor City Prep and The Life Center
Every dollar carries a story. Every act of generosity is a vote of faith in what God is building.
Radical Generosity Starts Small
You don’t have to be wealthy to be radically generous.
The widow gave two mites—everything she had.
Jesus said she gave more than all the wealthy donors combined.
Radical generosity isn’t about the size of the gift. It’s about the size of the surrender.
Start where you are:
- if you haven’t tithed before, start
- if you’ve been tithing, consider your first offering beyond the tithe
- if God is prompting you toward a specific gift—obey, even when it stretches you
A Final Thought
A stingy church can’t reach a lost world.
But a radically generous church? That church becomes impossible to stop.
We believe the same God who multiplied the loaves and fishes still multiplies what is placed in His hands with faith.
So we give—because He gave first. And because we trust that He will always provide for what He has called us to build.
We are a radically generous church—and we’re just getting started.