Giving
THE GIVING TEST
When a preacher or anyone else begins to talk about money we get defensive and are on guard. It may be that we have been burned before. It is probably because we only have a modest amount of money, yet because we live in this world and have imbibed the spirit of materialism, we already owe too much to too many. We have to watch the shysters out there that are doing their best to relieve me of my hard...Continue reading "THE GIVING TEST"
WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO?
Matt 13:44-47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. NKJV The little girl was almost five. Waiting with...Continue reading "WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO?"
MORE THAN ENOUGH
Ex 36:2-7 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work. 3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the...Continue reading "MORE THAN ENOUGH"
Ox For Sale
Two wealthy Christians, a lawyer and a merchant, joined a party going around the world. In Korea one day they saw a field by the side of the road, a boy pulling a crude plow, while the old man held the plow handles and guided it. The lawyer was amused and took a picture of the scene. “That’s a curious picture. I suppose they are very poor,” he said to the missionary who was the interpreter and guide. “Yes,” was...Continue reading "Ox For Sale"
Giving
In Proverbs 3:9-10 we read, “ Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.” In the New Testament the same idea is conveyed in Luke 6:38 when Jesus said, “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...Continue reading "Giving"
