Most churches pray before they take up the offering, but I want to ask you to pray FOR the offering. Before I do that, let me make the case for why we take up a weekly offering. We have a mission here at YOUR CHURCH NAME. Our mission is, STATE...
It has been a challenging year for our economy! Recession or not, the price of everything is up, and consumers are cutting their budget and spending to make ends meet. Would you like to know what segment of our economy is recession-proof? Candy sales! Since we are gearing up for Halloween...
$3.1 billion. That is what Americans spent on Halloween candy last year. This year, despite inflation, Americans are projected to spend even more than that. That is a lot of candy and a lot of future cavities! How many of you have already bought your Halloween candy? You still have time...
Proverbs 3:9 says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;” Are you honoring the Lord with your wealth? You might be thinking, “What wealth?” Or “When I get wealthy, then I will honor Him.” When the Bible uses the term wealth, it is not using...
If you have gone to church much at all, you have probably heard the word tithe used. You might not know what that term means or where it came from. Don’t feel bad. A recent study asked Americans, “Are you familiar with the term “tithe,” here are the responses. 39% of...
Do you know what most would say if you were to go door to door across your neighborhood and ask people the one thing they don’t like about church? That all we ever talk about is money. Well, here we go again; it’s time for the offering! Some churches have decided...
Labor Day is upon us! If you are like me, you are wondering where summer went. Labor Day is the traditional end of summer weekend. It is officially the day we celebrate the contributions workers have made to our country's strength, prosperity, and well-being. Our nation’s way of saying, “Thank...
Are you ready for some football? Say goodbye to your husbands, wives; football season has arrived! Have you ever watched a football game and seen players raise four fingers in the air at the start of the 4th quarter? The players are reminding themselves that they have one last quarter to...
Have you ever heard someone say, "We are delaying having kids until we can afford it?" How much is that? According to a recent study, it costs between $12,800 to $14,790 every year.1 The same study showed that the more kids you have, the more the cost. Multiply that over...
Who doesn't like to be first? We always want to be first, from winning a race, match, or game to standing in line. First place is the place everyone wants to be in. Yet sometimes, we willingly forego being first. We do this because first place is not just the place...
