In this clip from 2008, financial grace is explained as the grace given to understand the source of our financial blessings and the ability to spend wisely and give generously. The point is this: when we see that all of our money ultimately belongs to God and that he’s entrusted some to our care as stewards and that our money is a gift of God’s grace, it allows us to spend wisely and to give generously. It allows us to give to the church, so that other people would meet Jesus. And the result is that I think there really needs to be an increased maturity in the understanding of financial grace. Some of you say, "My money’s not a gift, I earned it! I worked hard." And I would ask questions like, "Well, who made the earth?" "God." "Who made you?" "God." "Who put you on the earth?" "God." "Who gives you life and breathe?" "God." "Who gives you skills, talents, abilities?" "God." "Who gave you the job?" "God." "Who gave you the ability to do the job?" "God." "Whose money is it?" Probably not yours. And when you understand that your money is grace, you don’t ask questions like, "Why do I need to give my money to God?" You ask questions like, "How much of God’s money do I get to keep?" You get to be gracious. That means you could also give to people—people who are hurting, people who are struggling, people who need financial assistance. You can give to them. They’ll ask you, "Why do you give me money?" You say, "It’s grace. It looks like money, but it’s really grace. And it’s God’s grace. And he loves you. And he cares about you. And he’s worried about you. And he wants to take care of you. And he sent me here to show you that he’s a God of grace." The money is a way that we show grace. This clip is taken from the sermon "Grace," which Pastor Mark preached in January 2008 as part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions sermon series. In the sermon, Pastor Mark explains fourteen ways God's saving grace has been given to the church in hopes of helping other believers better understand the grace of God.