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Faith and the Church Budget
When a congregation plans a budget for the upcoming year, they work with cold, hard numbers based on the expected contribution and the needs of the congregation. If this budget is seen as a business...
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Question about Benevolence
Does the congregation where you serve pay electric bills for people in the community?
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Honeycomb givers
There are three kinds of givers: the flint, the sponge, and the honeycomb. Which kind are you? To get anything from the flint, you must hammer it. Yet, all you generally get are chips and sparks. The...
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Why Does God Care About Your Money?
In no small part thanks to charlatans on TV and to thieves of the church treasury, finances stands large among the spiritual subjects that the world misunderstands. Some in the world view the church as...
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(#47) The Proverbs of Solomon 11:24-25- Banking on Giving
Since God Created humans, only God can provide specific understanding of human behavior. God gave Solomon Divine Wisdom (1 Kings Chapters 3 and 10) to explain what and why behavior is as it is, and...
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She gave the best she had to give
Sierra, our youngest granddaughter, was about six when we went to visit her family in Texas. She had agreed that Mama Lala, her great-grandmother, could sleep in her room. Sierra offered to sleep in a...
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The new Hebrides are a group of islands…
The new Hebrides are a group of islands in the South Pacific. The natives of those islands long practiced an idolatry unique to their culture for centuries. In their worship they took a pig and they...
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Powerful example in Waffle House
We were seated in a Waffle House in Montgomery Christmas day. Our booth was next to the checkout counter. I heard the older man say, “I’m going to need your help in a few minutes.” I turned to look...
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There’s always room for these kinds of givers
Whether you’re talking collectively or individually, there’s always room for giving in these three spiritually vital areas: Time Finances Encouragement “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,...
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King David declared, to a very generous Jebusite who was willing to give him everything he needed to sacrifice to God – “‘No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt...
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