Local Conference Advance
March 22, 2014
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Video Presenter: John Fournier
PRESENTER: John Fournier
The offering today is to benefit our local conference. A story is told of a church member who said she didn’t have enough money for offerings because of payments on a new car.
“Of course,” she said, “after the car is paid off, I will begin giving to God.” She was giving God the leftovers. For many Christians, God comes last. He only receives what is left over; after all their needs and wants are taken care of first.
God didn’t treat us that way. When our salvation was at stake, He gave the richest gift heaven had—His Only Begotten Son! Therefore, shouldn’t we put Him first?
In Galatians 6:2, Paul instructs us to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (NKJV). Let us do our part to help God’s church prosper and grow. If you have not been supporting the church budget, we invite you to begin doing so today.
“Of course,” she said, “after the car is paid off, I will begin giving to God.” She was giving God the leftovers. For many Christians, God comes last. He only receives what is left over; after all their needs and wants are taken care of first.
God didn’t treat us that way. When our salvation was at stake, He gave the richest gift heaven had—His Only Begotten Son! Therefore, shouldn’t we put Him first?
In Galatians 6:2, Paul instructs us to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (NKJV). Let us do our part to help God’s church prosper and grow. If you have not been supporting the church budget, we invite you to begin doing so today.