“Tell God you are tired. Tell God you feel like dying. Tell God you feel your life is meaningless. Tell God what and who you hate. Tell God your regrets. Tell God why you are tired of Him and His slowness in answering prayers. Ask God why He is quiet…”
“Who knew Abraham and Sarah at old age could get a child? Who knew the Red Sea could open and Israel walks through? Who knew God could drop food known as manna daily for Israelites? Who knew God could provide meat to protesting Israelites by sending thousands of birds to land in their tents? Who knew the dead could be raised? Who knew the barren could have children? All these things and many more were outside human imagination yet God did it…”
“May God forgive us and save us from being stingy and selfish. May God forgive us for giving too much according to the poor congregation but too little in relation to our ability. May we always remember that God knows and cares about…”
“Now we know how God receives the money we give Him. Next question is, how does He use the money in human local currencies? Does He go to the market? Does He have a bank account?”
“We no longer give these offerings that were given in the Old Testament, because Jesus became the offering. However we still need to address the issues the offerings addressed. The issues guilt offering addressed remain most holy…”
“Apostle Paul had seasons of plenty and seasons of lack, but his faith remained constant. Our seasons change too, but do we remain constant in these equations of life? …”
“…It may be tough and boring, hang in there. Giving up is dying. Fight to the end. God’s command today is – Don’t stop…”
“…You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose how they influence you. You cant control and regulate how you are influenced, therefore…”
“It is this closeness that caused the Apostles to preach, so that their words were actually not theirs but the word of God. It is this closeness that made Apostles influential…It’s not enough to know church doctrines. It’s not enough to argue all over feeling superior in Bible knowledge. It’s not enough to attend worship and actively participate…”