The Season to Give: Teaching Students Generosity, Stewardship, and Eternal Impact

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How do you teach teenagers to give, serve, and see beyond themselves—especially during the holidays?

In this episode of Youth Worker On Fire, Doug Edwards breaks down practical, biblical, and transformational ways to lead students into a lifestyle of generosity. From serving homeless families to partnering with local agencies and government programs, Doug shares real, field-tested ideas you can use right now in your youth ministry, small group, classroom, or family.

Drawing from Proverbs 3:9–10, Doug unpacks six timeless principles that help students understand:

✅ God owns everything—we are His stewards ✅ Giving breaks the power of materialism ✅ Your heart follows where you invest ✅ Life is short (the dot), eternity is long (the line) ✅ Generosity builds character and spiritual maturity ✅ God increases our giving capacity when we trust Him

Doug also shares stories that show how God responds when we give Him everything, even when it seems small.

Whether you're a youth pastor, parent, teacher, or mentor, this episode will equip you with creative service ideas, a six-week teaching plan, and the biblical foundation to help students become givers, not consumers.

If you're looking for holiday outreach ideas, discipleship lessons, or ways to help young people see "the line, not the dot," this episode will inspire and equip you.

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