Rod Rogers
Is Tithing a Sin?
Is it a sin to tithe?No. Yes.No, tithing (giving a tenth) is not a sin if the actual dollar amount is sacrificial, proportionate to the level of your financial prosperity, and generous.
Date Posted: August 21, 2006
Giving Makes You Happier
Pastor, as you know, God created us in such a way that we are motivated to act in our own best interest. That's why He gives us so many promises of blessing for obedience, and threats of painful loss for disobedience.Based on this basic...
Date Posted: April 20, 2006
Ten Ways to Give that Please God
Pastor, boldly teach the following principles to your people and watch God transform their lives, their giving, and your offerings!The churches in Macedonia, the northern province of Greece, had given to a collection for poor saints in Jerusalem.
Date Posted: April 15, 2006
True Financial Prosperity
Many of God's people struggle financially because they have a worldly view of financial prosperity which is summarized by the bumper sticker that says, "The one who dies with the most toys wins".
Date Posted: April 15, 2006
Why Christians Don't Give
I have a book of cartoons called Church Is Stranger Than Fiction with a picture of four men sitting around a conference table in a church board meeting.
Date Posted: April 07, 2006
The Unbaptized Wallet (A Stewardship Illustration)
There is a story told about Ivan the Great who ruled Russia as Czar in the 15th century. He was a warrior, a fighter, and a conqueror of kingdoms. The Soviet Union as we knew it a few years ago was basically put into place by Ivan the Great.Ivan was...
Date Posted: April 07, 2006
Three Steps to Solving a Church Giving Crisis
Even if you boldly teach biblical principles of stewardship year after year, as I did, you will still experience an occasional church giving crisis. What do you do when your giving begins to plummet?If you're like many pastors, you probably...
Date Posted: February 27, 2006