Local Church Budget
March 15, 2014
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Our Local Church Budget
A sixteen-year-old boy pulled up to the curb in a shiny, new car. Soon he was surrounded by excited friends.
A little boy exclaimed, “That’s a nice car. Where did you get it?”
“My brother gave it to me,” was his reply.
“Well, that’s the kind of brother I’d like to be!”
Do you see anything unusual with this comment? Most people would have responded, “That’s the kind of brother I’d like to have,” rather than, “I’d like to be.”
John 3:16 points out this principle of love above selfishness: “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. . . .” (NKJV). When we are motivated by love to give and to share instead of selfishly seeking things for ourselves, we will be blessed, and God’s work will be greatly strengthened.
Today as you give to our local church budget, remember the little boy who wanted to be like the brother who gave.
A sixteen-year-old boy pulled up to the curb in a shiny, new car. Soon he was surrounded by excited friends.
A little boy exclaimed, “That’s a nice car. Where did you get it?”
“My brother gave it to me,” was his reply.
“Well, that’s the kind of brother I’d like to be!”
Do you see anything unusual with this comment? Most people would have responded, “That’s the kind of brother I’d like to have,” rather than, “I’d like to be.”
John 3:16 points out this principle of love above selfishness: “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. . . .” (NKJV). When we are motivated by love to give and to share instead of selfishly seeking things for ourselves, we will be blessed, and God’s work will be greatly strengthened.
Today as you give to our local church budget, remember the little boy who wanted to be like the brother who gave.