Local Church Budget
February 1, 2014
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Our Local Church Budget
Many years ago, William Allen White, a famous newspaper editor in Emporia, Kansas, once gave a 50 acre tract of land to the city for a park. At the dedication, he made a strange statement: There are “three kicks in every dollar. One kick is when you make it—and how I love to make a dollar! One is when you save it—and I have the Yankee lust for saving. The third kick is when you give it away—and the biggest kick of all is the last one.”
It seems Mr. White had discovered what Jesus taught twenty centuries earlier: “ ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ ” (Acts 20:35, NKJV). Do you believe that? Do you want a big “kick” from practicing generosity right here in your home church? The expenses of operating this building are necessary and need your regular financial support. Thank you for your faithfulness by helping to provide for the financial needs of this congregation.
Many years ago, William Allen White, a famous newspaper editor in Emporia, Kansas, once gave a 50 acre tract of land to the city for a park. At the dedication, he made a strange statement: There are “three kicks in every dollar. One kick is when you make it—and how I love to make a dollar! One is when you save it—and I have the Yankee lust for saving. The third kick is when you give it away—and the biggest kick of all is the last one.”
It seems Mr. White had discovered what Jesus taught twenty centuries earlier: “ ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ ” (Acts 20:35, NKJV). Do you believe that? Do you want a big “kick” from practicing generosity right here in your home church? The expenses of operating this building are necessary and need your regular financial support. Thank you for your faithfulness by helping to provide for the financial needs of this congregation.