offering

I was raised Southern Baptist, where an annual 'Business Meeting' was held once a year or so to print up a budget to be voted on by formal church members who felt like showing up on a Wednesday night. Deacons (and budget committee members when there was such a committee assigned), decided what...

Hi there, So as a testimony, if you have been struggling with mental health, you may need to offer a gift as a sign (that you believe you have recovered). This is Matthew 8:4. This will help you, not to look to yourself, for recovery - but also, it will give glory to God. You don't have to be...

Assume that.... 1) The next of kin are nephews/nieces, married, some with young kids. They are the offspring of your sole deceased sibling who you didn't like, but you're trying not to hold that against their offspring. You have no closer relatives related to this decision, like your own...

Why isnt it pointless to designate offering to a church or diversified non-profit when it just means that dept makes their budget sooner? I see it as an organized shell game by the powers at be, but I'm not blaming them if they're just doing what the donor wants. Let's say a children's ministry...

The sin offering in the Old Testament sanctuary service symbolized the Lamb of God. The study in this video reveals that in the amazing reality to which the sin offering pointed, believers are to eat the Lamb of God. Much is said about the importance of Christ's blood releasing us from the...

Christian Bible Study-Who Gave More-Mark 12:43 If we consider the amount the widow put compared to the big amount of money the rich put in the temple treasury, we can see that the rich put more money than she. But in the eyes of God, she put more money. There was something Jesus saw that she...

Let's say that you attend a mid-week Bible study each week at a church whose majority of members have liberal morals and beliefs that are off the chart, and for this reason, it's the LAST church in town you'd ever want to join. Would you feel a sense of obligation to donate a limited amount of...

I see and hear so many convoluted ideas surrounding the offering/collection plate that's passed around every Sunday in most Christian congregations. Many people associate it with tithing. Literally, a tithe is a tenth. Hebrews 7 refers to the spoils given to Melchizedek, king and priest of...

Was wondering what are some of your thoughts about people laying money down at the alter? I used to go to a Pentecostal church where this would happen alot. The preacher will be preaching a word and alot of people would get really excited and come up to the front and start putting money down at...

Money in itself, is not good or bad. The way it is used makes it good or bad. If God can get the money through you, he will get it to you. Water which passes through the pipe, to its destination, also wets the pipe. People who preach against prosperity, will never have it. You can not...