Every single believer should practice the giving of offerings.
Look at what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 16:2, "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up..." Success to Paul was having everyone participate.
When we train our growth group facilitators, we tell them that success in the weekly meeting is achieved when each person in the group participates in the discussion. We don't expect everyone to talk the same amount. We know that some will talk a lot and some will only talk a little. But success is when everyone participates. If one or two people do all the talking, there may not have been any awkward moments of silence, but the meeting wasn't a success because the goal is to get everyone to participate.
You know - this verse (v.2) has really made me rethink how to determine whether or not we’ve had a successful special Christmas offering or not. We have a goal that we’re shooting for ($20,000), but real success is more than just reaching the goal - it’s reaching the goal in the right way. We win when “each one of you” participates. Some will contribute a lot and some will contribute a little. But we win when everyone participates. In Matthew 6:3 Jesus talked about “...when you give to the needy...” Not if you give to the needy, but when you give to the needy. Through our Christmas offering you can put that verse into practice. To give an offering click here.
Look at what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 16:2, "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up..." Success to Paul was having everyone participate.
When we train our growth group facilitators, we tell them that success in the weekly meeting is achieved when each person in the group participates in the discussion. We don't expect everyone to talk the same amount. We know that some will talk a lot and some will only talk a little. But success is when everyone participates. If one or two people do all the talking, there may not have been any awkward moments of silence, but the meeting wasn't a success because the goal is to get everyone to participate.
You know - this verse (v.2) has really made me rethink how to determine whether or not we’ve had a successful special Christmas offering or not. We have a goal that we’re shooting for ($20,000), but real success is more than just reaching the goal - it’s reaching the goal in the right way. We win when “each one of you” participates. Some will contribute a lot and some will contribute a little. But we win when everyone participates. In Matthew 6:3 Jesus talked about “...when you give to the needy...” Not if you give to the needy, but when you give to the needy. Through our Christmas offering you can put that verse into practice. To give an offering click here.
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