Money, tithes and management….
I wish more churches would teach about money management, tithing, estate planning…not just to get more money in the church coffers, but as a way to worship, not rob God of the abundance He bestows on each of us…as a way of faith building and His church building around the world…giving is not for the elite few, or those spiritually gifted in giving, but a blessing that we all can enjoy…
Many, many people do not do estate planning….thinking that they don’t have enough to give or distribute…or worse yet, thinking they would “do it later”…leaving their families in question, estate or Guardianship turmoil…which can create hardship among the heirs…
If you don’t make some sort of plan, there is no plan, lawyers can’t read the mind of a deceased person and much will go to the state where the person may or may not have wanted it to go…
My former neighbor passed away this spring…leaving no will, no trust, having no family… but lots of verbal promises, none of which were followed. She was a Christian and wanted to give , but made no provision…
It is amazing to give while we are alive, but planning for future giving is such a gift as well…it takes a bit of time and thought, working with someone who specializes in estate planning…there are so many organizations, Christian and non Christian, who will help make a plan…
don’t be accused of Robbing God….
“Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.“
But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.
Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Mal.3.8-10
“What does the Bible say about tithes and offering?
When tithing is mentioned in a sermon, many church members will eyeball the pastor suspiciously. Others may moan in despair thinking that the church is just wanting to guilt them into giving. But what is tithing? What does the Bible say about it?
Christian quotes about tithes
“God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” Billy Graham
“Giving isn’t so much a matter of what you have as much as it is a matter of who has you. Your giving reveals who has your heart.”
“Giving in a regular, disciplined, generous way-up to and beyond the tithe-is simply good sense in view of the promises of God.” John Piper
“Tithing isn’t really giving – It’s returning.””
https://biblereasons.com/tithes-and-offering/
https://christianitypath.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-tithes-and-offerings/
A starting place…. https://www.ncfgiving.com
Thank You for giving to the Lord…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3BJrG79IA&list=RDd-3BJrG79IA&start_radio=1
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