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*The Grace of Giving*
*2 Corintians 8:1-15*
A Pastor stepped behind the pulpit on Sunday morning
and said to the congregation:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
this morning I have some Good News…
and I also have Bad News.
The Good News is that we have all the money
that we will ever need to meet our budget
– not only for this year,
but for years to come.
The Bad News is that most of it
is still in your pockets.
! SURE FIRE CROWD CONTROL
A rookie policeman was asked in an examination
what he would do to break up a crowd in a riot.
His answer indicated a deep understanding
of human nature.
He replied, "I would take up a collection."
!
HOW TO RAISE A BIG OFFERING
A congregation in a small town
was having trouble with their collections.
So one Sunday the Pastor announced from the pulpit:
"Before we pass the collection plate today,
I would like to request that the person
who stole the chickens
from Brother Harvey's henhouse
would please refrain from giving
any money to the Lord.
because God doesn't want
money from a thief."
The collection plate was passed around,
and for the first time in many months,
everybody gave.
No matter how you look at it,
the subject of money makes us nervous.
For some people, the preacher NEVER
speakes about money…
(If he did, then all ‘them’ non-giving members
would give).
For others, the preacher ALWAYS ONLY
speakes about money…
“The church is always begging for money,”
they gripe.
The topic of Money makes us anxious…
We get nervous when our paycheck is smaller
than we had expected.
We become sick when our investments
produce a return that is lower than expected,
or when we loose money in an invenstment.
I don’t know about you,
But I have to bite my tongue
Every time when an organisation calls
for financial contributions.
The other day someone called and asked,
“May speak to Mr. Funk?”
And I replied, “My name is Ferd.
Mr. Funk is my dad.”
“May I please speak to your dad,”
the person asked.
And I said politely,
“My wife won’t let him live with us.”
People asking for our hard-earned money
Make us nervous.
And we also become downright angry
when the church has the nerve
to ask for money.
!
! Money is not in the first place a material issue!
!
Let me say that again…
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Money is not in the first place a material issue!
Money is a profoundly *spiritual issue!*
!!
There is no other topic in the Bible
That Jesus addressed as often
And as forcefully
As the topic of money & posessions.
* *
Money is a profoundly *spiritual issue!*
Don’t you find it ironic
(it would actually be funny
if it wasn’t so serious)
how we spend hours in line
to purchase a good and expensive seat
for the Blue Bomber game…
or the latest Harry Potter book…
or a concert ticket…
and it’s sooo much fun!
But we forget our wallet when we go to church…
And we write out a check
for the fundraising banquet
before we leave the house,
so that we won’t be tempted
to give too much
because the speaker was so good.
Don’t you find it ironic that we are
at the edge of our seats in the stands,
yelling with the crowds for a tying touch down…
and we are beside ourselfs
when there is overtime…
(we have no problem getting up
for work in the morning)…
But we nervously shift in our seats
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