“Firstfruits” taught God’s people to trust him before they knew how much they would have, while the tithe gave structure to that trust in Israel’s worship and community life. But in Jesus, the invitation goes even deeper. God is not asking for a religious percentage of an otherwise self-directed life; he calls us to offer all of ourselves to him. That means what we give, what we save, and what we spend can all become ways to honor God. Because…
In the first message of the Never Enough series, we look at Jesus’ warning in Luke 12 about the subtle danger of believing that “just a little more” will finally make us secure. Money matters, but when more becomes our strategy for peace, our plan for security, or our substitute for God, it quietly takes hold of our hearts. Through the parable of the rich fool and the story of the widow’s offering, we see that “rich toward God” has…
We get so caught up trying to figure out what God wants from us that we miss the relationship that God wants with us.
The specifics of the “thou better nots” can change… But our human tendency stays remarkably the same. We have a habit of adding to what God has already said.
