As I am continuing my way through the book of Acts during my weekly bible study, I am taken aback at all the verses that involve giving in the early church. The people were of one heart and mind and so they freely gave to one another. In Acts 4 we see Barnabas who “sold [...]
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It’s interesting how far we have gone from the “Undercover adventure” that Heather described to the way we give today. Today we pray for God to bring into our lives people that are in need that we might help them. This past week, Heather was coordinating an activity at church and a girl asked about [...]
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I wanted to quickly pass along this amazing video of John Piper. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. [...]
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