CCWC 07/04/2004 1 Cor.16:1-4
'Principles of Giving' - Keith Veen
Couple & child driving home from church. Husband complaining coz the service was too long and shte sermon tedious. The wife whining that the music as not to her taste. Kid pipes up in the back and say "What do you expect when you only pay 20p per week?" .
# Practical #
Charities - give to those in need.
How many charities in the UK? 46664!
Principles of giving.
1. *v1. Not in galatians (v2. regular, income related, planned)
2. *Acts 11:29 how they collected it. by church people to other church
people.
3.*what happened to the money? v3. democratic appointment; approved distribution; ccountability (Romans 15:25)
*delegation, direct involvement, our service & time also,
*situation then & now.
Inner city deprivation, uneven distribution, missionary gining needed & provided.
attitude need, have more, crimes, divorce, love of money is the source of all kinds
of evil
* each according to their capacity
* regular
* support needy believers
* accountability
* potential in our parish *
£1 per week in a year would raise £430000 annually on our electoral roll. £9000 a year. Benefitting the kingdom of God.
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