Comments on: 6.25 http://thegospelinaction.com/2010/01/19/6-25/ ministry website of Joshua and Laurel Louk Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Backlogged in the Blessings Book « The Gospel in Action http://thegospelinaction.com/2010/01/19/6-25/#comment-265 Tue, 11 May 2010 02:00:36 +0000 http://thegospelinaction.com/?p=661#comment-265 [...] Jan. 2010 — the humbling $6.25 mentioned in an earlier post, [...]

]]> By: Joshua and Laurel http://thegospelinaction.com/2010/01/19/6-25/#comment-223 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:17:17 +0000 http://thegospelinaction.com/?p=661#comment-223 Thanks, Ben.

]]> By: Ben Power http://thegospelinaction.com/2010/01/19/6-25/#comment-222 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:37:47 +0000 http://thegospelinaction.com/?p=661#comment-222 That’s beautiful. Sometimes I wonder if my entire tithe given to church programs is anywhere near as effective as $6.25 given in love. It echoes around the world even now, changing people.

Making disciple-makers… that’s a wonderful insight. “Ministry” is not a vocation – it’s a lifestyle of “considering others better than yourselves.” When Jesus said “you will do greater things than these” he was serious. A person giving some 90% of his savings away to this cause, not heeding the pervasive American greed – this is a “greater thing.”

Would I give 90% of my savings away? But then I couldn’t get that new laptop I’ve been wanting. Or the bass I’m saving for. And what about my retirement? … but Andrew is richer than I am. “Where your treasure is…”

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