August 22, 2021
Today’s sermon about giving may prompt you to seek out more info about budgeting for a healthy financial life. And we have pulled together some resources we recommend for you to check out. Check out the Crossroads links page for each of these websites:
TOOLS
• Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University
• I Was Broke. Now I’m Not.
• Navigating Your Finances God’s Way
• Ron Blue Institute
APPS
• EveryDollar
• Mint
• Mvelopes
• Compass Financial Calculators
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Online giving has been a game changer for Crossroads’ ability to impact our community regardless of snow closures and vacations. You can join our BOLD mission by setting up regular giving through the following avenues:
- visit ecrossroads.org/give,
- text give2ccc to (833) 274-0845 for a secure giving link,
- access giving through the Crossroads app
- or you can simply mail your gift to the church office.
Firing On All Cyclinders: Giving
The enemy of generosity is
John 3:16
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 20:35
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
2 Corinthians 8:7
Since you excel in so many ways — in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us — I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
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Remember this — a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
2 Corinthians 9:8
Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.
2 Corinthians 9:11
And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”
Genesis 28:22
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Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Matthew 6:19-21
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So two good things will result from this ministry of giving — the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11-12