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Quincy Barnwell • Grace Christian Church • Illustration • • 186 views • 26:14
This sermon is coming from the text of
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NASB
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 15 views • unknown
Shipwrecked 8/27/2007 There were two men shipwrecked on this island. The minute they got on to the island one of them started screaming and yelling, "We're going to die! We're going to die! There's no food! No water! We're going to die!" The second man was propped up against a palm tree and acting so…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 210 views
As Abraham was less than Melchizedek, for without doubt the less is blessed of the greater, so also Levi was less than Melchizedek, for he was in the loins of Abraham when Melchizedek met him. As Levi was in the loins of Abraham and paid tithes to Melchizedek, so we were in the loins of Christ and paid…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 30 views
Ted Cruz, a prominent U. S. Senator who lauds himself as a representative of evangelical Christianity gave nothing to any church from 2006 to 2010. When asked the reason he replied that he and his banker wife were focused on building “a solid financial foundation to provide for my children.” — Jim L.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
I guess we all dream at times of receiving the gift of a large sum of money, thus putting an end to all our financial woes and worries. As Ruth Balloon of Dallas, TX. was finishing her shift at Roma Boots, she decided to check her bank account at Legacy Texas Bank online, having recently made a foreign…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Derek Carr, starting Quarterback of the Oakland Raiders just signed a five-year, $125 million contract making him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. When he was in college at Fresno State University, Carr was a regular tither of his $700 per semester stipend. Now he has pledged to tithe 10…
Rick Crandall • Illustration • • 94 views
Great Blessings from a Generous Gift *God wants us to be givers, because HE is a giver. He wants us to generously give our time, our talents, our tithes and our offerings. In short, God wants us to give our lives and our love to other people, every way we can. They will be blessed, and so will we. *Sometimes…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Berkeley California may be the first city to require a business to give a portion of its product to the poor. While two percent is not a biblical tithe, it is a portion of the company’s wealth. The law says that medical marijuana dispensaries must give away at least 2 percent of their pot free to very…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
This statistic is a reminder of society’s misplaced priorities. “Households with incomes of under $13,000 a year spend an average of 9 percent of their income on lottery tickets.” That’s almost a tithe of their income thrown away. If the legitimately poor can afford to squander 9% of their income on…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
When we give an offering to the Lord, it may not seem like much. Compared to the needs we see around us, our gifts are so small. But small gifts add up. The Transportation Security Administration, those security guards at every American airport, find the loose change passengers neglect to pick up out…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 19 views
Results from a study by the national Association of Evangelicals show that a majority of evangelical leaders do not believe the Bible requires Christians to tithe. Fifty-eight percent of the respondents said they do not think giving 10 percent of their income is mandated by New Testament teaching, while…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
In Wichita, Kansas, authorities charged Paul Weigand with driving without a seat belt. Mr. Weigand told the court that he was keeping the law, he was wearing a seat belt. The police pointed out that, yes, he was wearing a seat belt, and he had it buckled. However, the belt was not attached to the car.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Athletes, coaches, movie stars, politicians, and other people who are in the public eye have a great platform from which to teach moral and spiritual values. Some of them use the platform, some of them do not. The greatest hindrance to the gospel may be those who use the platform, and then fall far short…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 802 views
Leftovers There is some food that I like piping hot straight from the oven. Every now and then I catch the line at Chipotle just right where they pour fresh chicken into the pan right as it is time to make my burrito. Now I like their burritos no matter how long that chicken has been in the pan, but…
Douglas Arendall • Illustration • • 123 views
Giving Based on God’s Promises for the Future Gary Fenton told this story at deacons meeting 9/28/2009: His first church was very small—about 25-40 there on Sunday mornings. The offering was on a sign in the front of the church along with the attendance. It was usually about $100, some of which Gary…
Todd Frusti • Illustration • • 27 views
Leighton Farrell was the minister of Highland Park Church in Dallas for many years. He tells of a man in the church who once made a covenant with a former pastor to tithe ten percent of their income every year. They were both young and neither of them had much money. But things changed. The layman tithed…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 967 views
John Maxwell tells of his son, Joel Porter Maxwell. This, of course, happened some time ago now when his son was 14. He says that Joel got a job for the first time. You know, he worked hard and got that first paycheck. Now I don’t’ know if you remember your first official paycheck, but I do. I got it…
Frank Miller • Illustration • • 11 views
Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... New Study Shows Trends in Tithing and Donating | April 14, 2008 While theologians debate whether or not the practice of tithing - donating ten percent (or more) of one's income to churches and charitable groups - is a biblical responsibility…
Brent Lewis • Illustration • • 165 views
As Churches Push Donations, Congregants Balk; 'That's Not the Way God Works' By SUZANNE SATALINE November 23, 2007; Page W1 Can you put a price on faith? That is the question churchgoers are asking as the tradition of tithing -- giving 10% of your income to the church -- is increasingly challenged. Opponents…
Illustration • • 16 views
A new study from The Barna Group reveals that just five percent of American adults tithed (i.e., made donations of at least 10 percent of their income to religious institutions or other charities) in 2007. The most likely groups to tithe were evangelicals (24%); conservatives (12%); people who had prayed,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6,722 views
TITHE God promises to rebuke the devourer for tithers. Devourer. That's an interesting word. A word that makes me think immediately of the Tasmanian Devil. Not Bugs Bunny's nemesis, but the animal that haunts the dark nights of the island. The devil is about the size of a cocker spaniel, but don't let…
Jarred Edgecombe • Illustration • • 9 views
A Barna Research Report states: Among born again adults, there was a 44 percent rise in those who gave nothing last year. Compared to 1999, the mean per capita donation to churches dropped by 19 percent in 2000. One-third of born again adults said they tithed in 2000, but a comparison of their actual…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
To The Penny "Lord," I'd pray, "we're not making it. Everything we make is going to pay for Seminary and the new baby, we need more money." We weren't economically challenged. We were flat broke. We were sharing a small apartment with several hundred cockroaches and often were only able to eat a partial…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 10 views
Over 4 in 10 evangelicals believe it is a sin not to tithe, but relatively few actually do tithe. The average American minister has held a paid job in the ministry for 19 years. The average American pastor has been the senior pastor of his or her current church for 7.7 years. More than 22% of Americans…
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Matthew 21:12–13 Our minds should be focused on God and giving Him praise as we enter His house each week. Someone once wrote the following poem entitled "If You Want to Kill The Church": Never go to your church or meetings held there, If you do go, be late, it's no one's affair. If the weather is bad,…