On Sunday I spoke at Witney Community Church, as part of their Heartbeat series, looking at key values of the church. I spoke from 1 Timothy 6 on the theme of financial generosity. We considered three mindset shifts about generosity, a few thoughts about tithing under the New Covenant, and someone threw chocolate at the…
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Forget not the Benefactor: Some personal reflections on tithing.
Yesterday I posted a reflection on tithing, prompted by this article from the BBC, ‘would you give 10% of your salary to charity?’ As it happens, I had already been thinking about tithing this week, before I came across the article, so I wanted to share a few personal thoughts. I’d been thinking about tithing…
Tithing: Enjoying the Benefits and meeting the Benefactor
I used to work for the insolvency service, processing bankruptcy and liquidation cases. I remember one day being called into my boss’ office because he had been going through a client’s outgoings and didn’t understand one of the items: “He’s listed a monthly ‘tithe’. What is that? I think it’s a religious word, but I’m…
The Joy of Generosity (1 Timothy 6)
God designed us to experience joy in generosity, so that when we give away what we have, we get a foretaste of the eternal life and joy He has planned for us. In this talk Liam reflects on 1 Timothy and looks at how giving allows us to experience “the life that is truly life”….
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