Questions in this episode: – Do you think it is important for Christians to actively engage in politics to uphold Christian values and influence positive changes? – Where does it say to pay preachers or church people to serve in the church – On the 1,000 year reign of Christ, when he comes to rule …
Questions in this episode: – How do you describe to someone who believes that it is ok to be nude in front of others that it is wrong? – A friend is owed money from another friend who hasn’t shown any interest in paying him, I suggested he let it go and give it to …
Questions in this episode: – Can you please explain the text in John 3:13 with Jesus talking to Nicodemus about the son of man in heaven? – Will there be children born during the tribulation? – What is the Age of accountability? – Please explain chosen, election and predestination as written in Ephesians 1:4-5 and …
Questions in this episode: – Is there biblical precedence set anywhere in the Bible about what a women should do when she feels she is being emotional or physically abused? – In regards to giving to the poor, is the poor considered anyone less fortunate financially than myself or is there a hard and fast …
Most of us at, one point or another, have said in frustration “I hate money!” While that may sound better than the alternative which is prohibited in Scripture (1Tim.6:10), it is obviously not how God would have us live. God knows we will have to…
We ought to always be attuned to the practical needs of God’s people, ready to do what we can to demonstrate the love of Christ in tangible ways.
The wise men, who sacrificially left their country to worship the Christ child, provide us with an exemplary motivation to sacrifice the world’s pleasures and comforts to follow and serve Christ.
God has given us the unique opportunity to invest in the spiritual profit of many far-reaching groups of people with the launch of Compass Bible Institute.
We must seek to honor God by honoring and submitting to the earthly authorities he has placed over our lives, while being careful to never resist or defy Christ’s ultimate authority.
Because the heart’s central loyalty will have eternal consequences, we must heed the warnings of Scripture and ask God to rewire our hearts to value him above any and all other treasures.
Our material wealth is not an indicator of our spiritual health, instead our money and how we use it serves as an indicator of where our faith lies and who we serve.
We must realize that the gravity associated with lust, adultery, and divorce in the Bible is an apt parallel to God’s concern regarding greed, covetousness, and materialism in our hearts and lives.
We cannot allow ourselves to chase the world’s materialistic symbols of success, knowing they are meaningless and can deceive us into thinking we are doing well in life when we are in fact storing up wrath for ourselves.
We must realize that both God and money demand our total allegiance, and, as always, trying to devote our ultimate love or service to anything but God is sinful idolatry and always a rip off.
We must prayerfully and strategically spend money as managers of God’s financial resources, knowing that he will always reward integrity and a persistent focus on his priorities.
Knowing our lives and our earthly resources are fleeting, we must generously, strategically, and consistently use our money to open up evangelistic and ministerial opportunities that will make a difference for eternity.
Christians can and should live a life of extreme generosity as we cultivate a deep assurance about God’s promise to repay our engagement in selfless good work.
We must spend no time or energy worrying about what we need, instead we should work diligently to advance his cause in this world trusting that he will adequately provide all that we might need.
Money cannot provide the fulfillment and protection it appears to offer; those things come from God alone and must always be enjoyed by Christians as byproducts of pursuing him.
We must understand the problem of people who are content to ask and receive God’s gracious and generous gifts without the costs, sacrifices, and devotion associated with following Christ.
Our personal dissimilarities and diversity actually work in favor of our mission when we pull together as a church to evangelize and disciple our generation in preparation for Christ’s return.
God has called us to love, trust, and pursue him not earthly wealth; in doing so we will find what real life is intended to be whether we have a little or a lot.
We must learn to revel in the eternal and transcendent blessings that are ours as God’s kids, even when we lack the comforts and conveniences this world has to offer.
We must be eager to fulfill our responsibility to materially and spiritual meet the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
In difficult financial times we can trust God without fear, continuing to spiritually thrive because we know God’s promise of prosperity is not for this life, but the next.
God would have us work hard and accept our lot in life, pursing contentment not wealth, focusing on him while we enjoy the temporal blessings he provides.
Like the Corinthian Christians, God has called PCCrs to a specific project at this point in our history, one that must never be divorced from its purpose and must never be confused with fund raising techniques.
In the next three weeks, with the right motives, “the willing ought to make a wise and formal decision about their participation in the our church’s building program.
This will be an expensive project (just like it always was in the Bible), but if God is in it then God’s people will, in time, successfully make it happen.
Before we start giving to special projects, we’d better understand God’s instructions and expectations regarding our weekly giving.