I Know It’s Not Dead

[350 words] One of the marks of New Testament Christianity is that on the first day of the week, we give of our means, (our money) to help with the work of the church. Several passages of scripture teach us this (Acts 2:45, 1 Cor. 16:2). We are also taught the attitude in which we are to give according to 2 Cor. 9:7, “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” During times when our financial resources may be in short supply, we may be tempted to cut back or even stop giving to the Lord but before we do that, maybe the following story can help us understand why giving to the Lord’s work each Sunday is so important. The story is told of one lady who complained that the church was always asking for money. Another woman…