By Allen Speegle on 1/12/2009 5:23 PM

Last month I wrote a short article on “Grace Giving” and wanted to continue the thought this month by including some thoughts on the tithe. Anyone who has been involved in church for any length of time knows that the word tithe means 10%. Sadly, the tithe, which began before the law with Abraham, has been turned into law by man. This has produced much fear and is often used by ministers as a tool for manipulating their congregations.

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By Allen Speegle on 12/8/2008 6:13 PM

A number of years ago I was challenged by the Lord concerning the lack of teaching that I had given to our church family on the biblical model for giving and prosperity. As I meditated on the lack that I saw most people in our congregation experiencing, I realized that, as their pastor, I had failed them. Sadly, I realized that for the most part I had avoided the subject of giving, and things had gotten to the place where I would almost apologize for receiving an offering. While I knew this stemmed from the abuses I had seen in fund raising in the church at large, my avoidance of the subject was wrong. In reality, I came to see that my failure to teach solid biblical principles for giving and receiving was causing our people to remain broke and easy targets for the abuses I so deeply despised. So, I repented (changed my mind) and apologized to our congregation. I began to teach a healthy prosperity message. As a result we are seeing positive change in Read More »