1. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Definition of Extravagance:
Lavish, more than usual, bighearted, bountiful,
generous, open-handed

2. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Our God is an Extravagant God
Extravagant in Creation
e.g. the Universe
46 billion lights years across!
92 billion years travelling at the
speed of light to cross it!
Hubble Cross – 25 million
Light years away in the M52 Whirlpool Galaxy

3. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Our God is an Extravagant God
Extravagant in Love & Mercy
Psalm 145:7-9:
“They shall pour forth the fame of thy abundant goodness,   … The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and
abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and
his compassion is over all that he has made.
(John 3:16; Romans 5:7-8)

4. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Our God is an Extravagant God
Extravagant in Forgiveness
Psalm 103:12:
“As far as the east is from the west, so far does he
remove our transgressions from us.”
(Luke 23:34)

5. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Our God is an Extravagant God
Extravagant in Salvation
Romans 8:29:
“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be
conformed to the image of his Son.”
(1 John 3:2)

6. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
Our God is an Extravagant God
Extravagant in Generosity
Luke 6:38:
“Give, and it will be given to you; good
measure, pressed down, shaken together,
running over, will be put into your lap..”
(Psalm 34:7-10; 2 Corinthians 9:10-11)

7. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Why? Because we are called to imitate God
Ephesians 5:1-2:
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved
children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us
and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering
and sacrifice to God.”

8. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Extravagant in Praise
7 Hebrew words for praise:
Halal = to boast, to rave, to celebrate
Yadah = to throw out the hands
Towdah = to extend the hands in adoration
Shabach = to shout, to be triumphant

9. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Extravagant in Praise
Barak = to kneel down, to bless God
Zamar = to pluck the strings of an instrument
Tehillah = to sing songs of praise
(See 2 Samuel 6:14ff)

10. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Extravagant in Love
John 13:34-35:
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one
another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one
another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.”

11. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Extravagant in Love
The Early Church Father, Tertullian, said:
“Look”, they say, “how they love one another …
and how they are ready to die for each other”
(1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; Acts 4:32-35)

12. An Extravagant Response
An Extravagant God
An Extravagant Response
We should be an Extravagant People
Extravagant in Generosity
2 Corinthians 9:6-7:
“The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap
bountifully … God loves a cheerful [hilarious!] giver.”
(See also 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 & Philippians 4:14-19)