The opportunities for using our financial resources to spread the gospel and strengthen the church all over the world are greater than they've ever been. As God raised up Esther for just such a time as hers, I'm convinced he's raise us up, with all our wealth, to help fulfill the great commission. The question is, what are we doing with that money? Our job is to make sure it gets to his intended recipients.
Randy AlcornTags: wealth opportunity stewardship missions great-commission
Christians are God's delivery people, through whom he does his giving to a needy world. We are conduits of God's grace to others. Our eternal investment portfolio should be full of the most strategic kingdom-building projects to which we can disburse God's funds.
Randy AlcornTags: christianity grace stewardship need giving investment-kingdom
God comes right out and tells us why he gives us more money than we need. It's not so we can find more ways to spend it. It's not so we can indulge ourselves and spoil our children. It's not so we can insulate ourselves from needing God's provision. It's so we can give and give generously (2 Corinthians 8:14; 9:11)
Randy AlcornTags: money excess selfishness stewardship generosity giving sharing more spoil less spending corinthians
Whenever we have excess, giving should be our natural response. It should be the automatic decision, the obvious thing to do in light of Scripture and human need.
Randy AlcornTags: excess scripture stewardship greed need giving sharing
Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving. (Look again at 2 Corinthians 8:14 and 9:11).
Randy AlcornTags: christianity excess god scripture stewardship giving sharing income assumption raise corinthians standard-of-living bonus increase
To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesn't glorify people, we must hear each other's stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give.
Randy AlcornTags: learning christianity stories humility stewardship encouragement materialism community boldness giving kingdom example models modelling
...if I try to make only enough money for my family' immediate needs, it may violate Scripture. ...Even though earning just enough to meet the needs of my family may seem nonmaterialistic, it's actually selfish when I could earn enough to care for others as well.
Randy AlcornTags: money family scripture selfish stewardship materialism others needs caring enough earning more
We should remember Christ's words, 'Let nothing be wasted,' when we look in our refrigerators and garbage cans and garages.
Randy AlcornTags: christianity stewardship waste christ
God has made us to be conduits of his grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold. It shouldn't. Copper will do.
John PiperTags: gold grace stewardship lifestyle copper
Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships.
Randy AlcornTags: honesty wealth christianity communication relationships openness stewardship transparency
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