The Perils of Money The Bible wisely warns about the ways money can hurt us. Jim Nicodem
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The Bible offers about 500 verses each on prayer and faith, but nearly 2,000 verses cover money-related topics. Money is a spiritual issue. Unfortunately, money can be the cause of pain.
Peril 1: Lack of contentment
Group: Read 1 Timothy 6:6-8. What do these verses teach us about contentment?
Leader's Background: (1) Contentment is an internal disposition. It has nothing to do with external possessions ...
How Your Church Feels About Money In order to know what to expect from your church’s finances you must understand its culture, mindset, and financial setting. Gary Fenton
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Late one evening, a young pastor called me, a frantic tone in his voice. He quickly got to the point: he feared he was about to be fired.
He outlined his story. Nine months earlier, when he accepted the church's invitation to become pastor, the church's needs and his gifts had seemed a good match.
Although the church had a budget, the former pastor and treasurer had never followed it. Upon the death ...
A Budget Primer The misuse of money causes fractured relationships and spiritual atrophy. C. Neil Strait
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The misuse of money blocks more ministry in the local church than any other single cause. The reason may be too much money, too little money, or misuse of just the right amount of money, but the result is the same: fractured relationships and spiritual atrophy. A pastor taking a new church had better get the financial picture of the church well in hand before anything else is attempted.
Major Ministry on Modest Means The trouble with any church is not lack of money; it is lack of ingenuity, creativity, and courage. James Stobaugh
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Our collection one week recently was $691.30. We needed $1,300 to meet budget.
Standing at the front door of our brownstone church, saying farewell to our 80 congregants, I saw Robert, a street person in our neighborhood. He asked a member for a quarter. We barely have a quarter to give you, I thought.
It wasn't always this way. In my closet sits a photograph of our 100-year-old congregation. Healthy-looking ...
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