Giving Is The
RESTORE
Good Life
by Randy Alcorn
In 1996, Life.Church began in
Oklahoma with a handful of people. By
2005, church growth brought floods
of requests to purchase Pastor Craig
Groeschel’s sermons. A staff member
asked, “What would happen if we just
gave them away?”
“That moment changed us,” Craig
says. “Generosity became one of my
top values.”
Craig and his church decided to give
away something of value without
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expecting a return. From the moment
they made that decision, giving
became contagious at Life.Church. He
says, “Generosity is not something we
do—it is something we are.” 1
Their giving went far beyond not
charging a fee for sermons. Life.
Church has contributed more than 9
million resources to more than 355,600
church leaders around the world. 2 They
also created YouVersion, which has
been downloaded 355 million times,
making it the most popular Bible app