How a car for sale on Facebook led to a beautiful expression of Jubilee – Jubilee, Part 5

A person in our congregation has been seeking a reliable vehicle for months.  Given their financial situation, our church Leadership Team approved using money from our Care & Share Fund to help them with the down-payment on the vehicle. During the past two months, they looked at numerous vehicles, and two really good possibilities fellContinue reading “How a car for sale on Facebook led to a beautiful expression of Jubilee – Jubilee, Part 5”

Why and How to be more Generous – John 11:46-12:11, Part 5

Does the Bible tell us the goal of generosity to the poor?  It does.  In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul taught something that is not mentioned enough.  One of the subplots of Paul’s missionary journeys is that he was asking the churches across the Roman Empire to give money to help the mother church in Jerusalem. Continue reading “Why and How to be more Generous – John 11:46-12:11, Part 5”