What To "Get" If You're Gonna Give

Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings · Feb 15, 2016 · 1m

As a pastor teaching about money and ministry, watching the initial responses of people is always a bit fascinating. Reactions include nervousness, defensiveness, self-righteous legalism, guilt, denial and outright shutdown in terms of even listening. Two big questions are How much do I have to give? and Is giving on the gross or the net? Another is Do we ‘tithe’ or is ‘grace giving’ our rule? Here’s the truth: God never intended that giving money to His Ministry would create this much consternation. Instead, His design was simple enough: That His kids would experience the joy of consistently…