This Week On The SALT AND LIGHT Daytime Talk Hour:
Confession: "I Have A Secret Crush On Equadorian Midgets!"
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Church People Discuss Filthy Lucre
The questions on this sheet are suggested; we will almost certainly not cover all of these (and may cover questions not listed here).
Audience questions will be taken as they arise by the moderator or at the designated audience question points.
Who We Should Give To?
We don't have the same circumstances as Corinth; but there are obviously millions of needs. How do we correctly identify which ones we should give to?
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Should we only give to Christian efforts (directly involved in spreading the gospel), or should we also give to purely humanitarian efforts (e.g. The Red Cross)?
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What about "Grace Transforms"? What amount of money should we give to the building campaign? What amount should we give to starving Christians in Africa?
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Audience Questions?
How Much We Should Give?
Should we give all of our excess? How do we identify what our excess is (especially in light of our cultural standards of luxury)? (2 Cor 8:14,15)
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How 'communist' should we be based on 2 Cor 8:13-15 (if at all)?
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Paul says that Christ became poor for our sake; how poor should we become? (2 Cor 8:9)
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The Macedonians gave "according to their ability, and beyond their ability". Does this mean we should give beyond our ability? (2 Cor 8:3)
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Audience Questions?
What We Should Expect Our Giving To Bring (and etc)?
What do you expect to get out of your giving?
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What makes it hard for you to give?
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Audience Questions?