If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have. – 2 Corinthians 8:12 (NCV) Usually, back when I was starting out in church, I would always hear the deacon say a prayer for the offering that somehow included the [...]
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Giving Principles for Christians
Posted in giving, money, offering, tagged blessing, giving, heart, money, offering, sacrifice, theology on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From Eden to Egypt- Day 30
Posted in brothers, death, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, money, planning, provision, stewardship on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
7Altogether, Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years. 8Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of [...]
Right Your Wrongs
Posted in acceptance, faith, Jesus, money, salvation, testimony on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; [...]
Measured Giving
Posted in answers, blessing, charity, giving, money, offering, priority, sacrifice, stewardship, tagged blessing, faith, giving, money, offering on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.- Luke 6:38, NKJV Giving should come out of the heart. We are to give, as the [...]
A Prosperity Problem
Posted in America, answers, blessing, charity, Christian, compassion, giving, ministry, money, poverty, resources, service, share, solutions, support, treasure, tagged blessing, business, community, fishers of men, government, help, ministry, outreach, poverty, prosperity, service on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. . . Mark 14:39 (ESV) Things are out of balance. The poor seem to continue to get poorer. Look at what the government is telling us about our national deficit and bailouts as well as restructuring organizations [...]
Raising Funds in Hard Times
Posted in blessing, business, charity, Christian, church, community, compassion, faith, giving, leadership, ministry, money, offering, planning, provision, resources, sites, teaching, technology, tagged church, community, donations, free, funds, giving, glory, grants, help, money, offering, service, support, work on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home -Luke 16:9 (NLT) The issue is about how we use our “worldly resources.” Does what we do “benefit others and make friends?” Are we doing any good with [...]
Follow Your Trea$ure Trail
Posted in blessing, charity, expectations, family, foreign missions, giving, Jesus, money, offering, poverty, stewardship, tagged Christ, faithful, giving, money, offering, sacrifice, Word on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.- Matt. 6:21 I am trying to get some things in order as I continue my walk in Christ. That’s a given for most of us who profess to believe in Christ. Money is somewhere near the top of the list of things to get [...]
Start Today
Posted in business, leadership, money, Uncategorized, tagged blessing, business, dreams, enterprise, money, work on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein Most would-be entrepreneurs find themselves at a great distance from the dreams because they fail to commit to getting things started. When your dreams remain dreams, they will never manifest into your destinations. If you are not pursuing your [...]
Looking Beyond the Numbers
Posted in community, leadership, money, tagged change, church, community, evaluation, funding, grants, grassroots, ministry, money, service, support, work on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Faith-based organizations and churches may not always have the deliverables desired by most funding sources such as foundations. Even some grassroots organizations may have difficulty with this. Let me add a warning at this point. Chasing the money can lead to serious problems that may not be worth the strain a grant opportunity can place [...]
