5 lessons from the garden about fruit bearing

07.07.2009

Who doesn’t want to be more loving, joyful, at peace, patient, kind, full of goodness, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled? Each of those are the fruit that the Bible says we should be bearing (John 15:16). I know I would love to see each one of those more in my own life – wouldn’t you? So, what do we need to do to bear more fruit?

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Why does God give wealth?

07.05.2009

Why is it that God gives us wealth? Could it be that He gives it in order that we could help advance His Kingdom?

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Sowing and Reaping

06.30.2009

This is a great story of a couple I got to witness both their sowing and reaping as they gave in faith…

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Keep the Top Up: Materialism and Christianity

06.24.2009

A great story of how one man overcame his struggle with materialism… Four floors of underground parking held some of the most expensive and sexy automobiles I had ever seen… Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, they were all there in abundance.

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Medi-Share: A Christian health insurance alternative?

06.16.2009

Medi-Share is a christian health insurance alternative that actually is a lot cheaper than traditional health insurance… here are the pros and cons…

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Who really brings the financial increase?

06.14.2009

Who is the real source of our financial increase? What part does God have to play and what part do we have to play?

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When to say no to giving?

06.08.2009

The other day I received this email from a reader…
Hi Bob,
When is it ok to say no in your giving? It seems through my giving I have gained a reputation of being a bank to some needy people. I myself am in debt and seem to give more than take care of my own needs. [...]

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Is your mortgage hindering you from fulfilling God’s call?

06.06.2009

This is a guest post from Shannon who is the author of minoritythinker.blogspot.com.
“When I was in Zambia, I was bothered that more people didn’t answer the call to missions,” said Mary, who spent more than two decades as a missionary nurse in Africa. “Now that I am back in the States, I can see that [...]

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Where are you fixing your hope?

06.02.2009

I was reading a little bit in Timothy today and I found a verse that is strikingly timely for the U.S. today.
“Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to [...]

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Extravagant Giving

05.19.2009

Behind the letter were ten, crisp $100 bills…  I can’t wait to see what God has in store for them. Way to go extravagant givers!

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Tithing alone does not bring financial increase

05.05.2009

You’ve just put your tithes into the offering plate. Now, getting out of the financial mess you’re in is all up to God. Right? Luke 6:38 – “Give and it will be given to you…” (NIV) You say, “Surely God will keep His Word and cause more money to come my way.

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Are you a good steward of God’s money?

04.20.2009

Take this test to see if you are a good steward of God’s money…

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Whatever you put your hand to will prosper…

04.04.2009

For example, in Psalm 1 it is says that we need to be doing things God’s way and staying in the Word and then what we put our hand to prospers.

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God’s stimulus plan

03.02.2009

Want to prosper in this economy? Prosperity isn’t such a bad word; in fact, it’s especially needed in the Body of Christ these days! …Perhaps the reason the Lord has had so many preachers talking about the laws of prosperity over the past decade (and yes, some went to extremes) is because He knew that this day of recession, bailouts and failed banks would come. Perhaps the Lord has been trying to get His people to operate in His economy and by His “stimulus plan” rather than being dependent on the world’s system. He has certainly given us plenty of time to hear, believe and follow His system! Thankfully, many Christians have had ears to hear. Hopefully, you’ve had ears to hear and you’ve been enjoying the blessings of God’s economic laws for some time.

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