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 »
A Message in Malachi
Posted in leadership, offering, prophecy, sacrifice, tagged Bible, preach, relationship, worship on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?- Malachi 2:17 (ASV) If you have heard many of the sermons encouraging [...]
Perfect Sacrifice
Posted in blessings, forgiveness, gospel, Jesus, lost, messiah, offering, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, suffering, tagged Christ, gospel, grace, Jesus, love, mercy, offering, power, redemption, restoration, sacrifice, salvation, theology on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. – 1 Peter 1:18-19 (HCSB) The Law of Moses calls for the best or [...]
When Satan Attacks
Posted in believers, church, encouragement, evil, fear, Jesus, joy, offering, pastors, redemption, salvation, wicked, tagged attack, Christ, heart, help, offering, prayer, salvation, satan, spiritual, warfare on August 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.- Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) Satan gets a lot of credit in the church. Much of what the average Christian gives over to Satan is truly [...]
Blessing and Boasting
Posted in believers, blessing, Christian, church, deliverance, encouragement, expressions, faith, glory, grace, inspiration, offering, praise, Psalms, reflection, saved, trust, Word, worship, tagged faith, glory, praise, protection, psalm, spirit, worship on July 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.- Psalm 34:1 (NASB) There’s plenty of room for boasting when it comes to the Lord. We call it praise. It involves worship, blessing the Lord with the “fruit of your lips.” Beyond what we say, it involves our very [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here I Stand
Posted in giving, hope, Jesus, money, offering, poverty, priority, reflection, sacrifice, solutions on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I stand upon what I know and understand, especially what I believe. I learned to love more since Marley was born as I learned to let go of my grandmother. I lived within means and then below my means in order to keep things afloat. My wife shared her grief and frustration, and I offered [...]
