23-1029: Generosity flows from a heart that weighs its giving by the promise of God’s all-sufficient grace above one’s personal need. When Jesus teaches on generosity He uses a most unlikely model, a poor widow. Knowing that the total amount of her gift was incomparably less than anyone else’s, Jesus stated that her gift...
23-1015: Grace motivates Christians to live faithful as stewards so that the discipline of giving produces greater grace for stronger faith in life. Every Christian should desire to know how the Bible instructs us to steward our treasure in life. But this is an area where many Christians falter. As a matter of fact,...
17-1022: Christians live compelled by God’s love to invest their life in the body of Christ to build others up and send the gospel forth. God designed the Christian life to grow and mature as an active participant investing in a local church. Invest includes God-given gifting, both naturally and supernaturally, God-honoring allocation and...
17-0618: 17-0618: Tithing provides an effective strategy for the discipline of giving that produces Christian growth and maturity. In this message, Pastor Lane builds on part one to make application for Christians in the discipline of giving. He offers three reasons why every Christian should practice the discipline of giving through tithing. ALL Christian giving...
17-0611: Christians glorify God and honor King Jesus when we understand all our giving as a response of worship to His love for us. Money and giving are not favorite topics for many in the church, pastors included. But they are important. We need to teach what God says in His Word about giving so...
I preached on money recently and I must confess, I enjoyed it. I must also confess, I believe many, if not most, of our people enjoyed it. The topic, I mean. When I preach on money, giving, and stewardship, I inevitably receive questions like, “How should I know or decide what to give?” My...