Marc’s Post
To begin with, Adam did not ask me to post the following. These are my own thoughts and Adam nor askingY.com should be deleted from your feeds after you read this. I am going to hit on one of our greatest shrines..our wallets/purses/piggy-banks and suggest a way to dethrone and oust those green faces we love to possess. It is in these sacred shrines that we intoxicatingly place some of our objects of worship. We all do it. Some of us more than others, but at some point we all trust in the cotton paper that encourages us to remember that it is “In God We Trust”. I will suggest one way to sever the root of fear, greed and pseudo-peace…give. Let us invest into eternal things. Let us use the currency of today to store up treasures in Heaven by getting behind Christ honoring churches, ministries, and families. Most of us received a letter this week letting us know that our checks were in the mail. The economy will be stimulated and we will get fatter, slower, deeper in debt and more busy. Don’t be consumed by our consumer culture. Let us stimulate each other towards love and good deeds.
As a support raiser I have wondered if God would lead some to give towards my ministry as I think about ways to spend the money that is coming. This post, however, is not about my ministry but Adam’s and a band of believers desiring to reach Decatur for Christ by being His body in the city. Please consider giving towards The Gathering Church’s financial needs. Let’s plant a church in the city for Christ’s name sake. Let’s do together what Adam and the core group can not do alone, let’s give of our money and worship God as we do. I firmly believe that as we reach culture creating cities with the Gospel, disciples will desireously go out into all the world equipped to replicate a lifestyle of worship as they trust in Jesus alone. Let us taste the joy of the Spirit singing in our hearts as we invest eternally. And yes, as we do this, I do believe that the economy will also be stimulated…but that is another blog for someone smarter than me to write titled, The Effects of Christ Honoring Citzens on the Economy.
Ask Adam how you can help to assist The Gathering Church.
Giving is a giant lever positioned on the fulcrum of this world, allowing us to move mountains in the next world. Because we give, eternity will be different–for others and for us. The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving Randy Alcorn
March 25th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Well said! I am definitely going to get you to write all my future blogs.- all 4 of them. : ) Love you bro. I appreciate all you’re doing for the kingdom! I’ll be back in from Guatemala mid April. Can we all hook up?