The World’s Strangest Sermon

on Giving

World’s Strangest Sermon Outline

• 16 FAQs

• 3 Written Testimonies

• 1 Live Testimony

• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies

Q1: What is the difference between what you are saying

and the health and wealth preachers we can hear on TV?

Q2: The rich young ruler was challenged by Jesus to give all

that he had to the poor and then to follow Jesus. Should we do

the same?

Q3: Is it morally wrong to be rich?

• Abraham• Isaac• Jacob• Joseph• Solomon• Hezekiah

• It is morally wrong to be discontented with what you currently possess

• It is morally wrong to not be generous with what you have

Q4: Should I tithe off of my gross or net income?

Q6: Is EBC endowed?

Q7: What percentage of my tithes and offerings should I give

to the church?

DISTRIBUTING MY TITHE+

• General Fund – 50%

• Missions Fund – 20%

• Blessings Fund – 10%

• Others – 10%

Q8: What are the various special funds we can designate our

giving to at EBC? SPECIAL FUNDS AT EBC

• Missions Fund

• Deacons Fund

• Building & Maintenance Fund

• Van Fund

Q9: Why don’t we just have one fund and distribute to missions

and everything else from there?

• Results in more generous giving

• Protecting missions funds

Q10: How does one designate contributions to a special fund?

Q11: What happens if I do not designate my giving?

Q12: What are special offerings?

Q13: Should all my giving go to the Lord’s work?

• Law, • Psalms• Proverbs, • Prophets, • Gospels• Epistles

Q14: Aren’t you worried that if people deflect money into special funds and special

offerings and give to the poor that there will be a reduction in

giving to our general fund?

10 Mile Radius Percept Report EBC

$100-500 60% 22%

$500-1000 30% 8%

$1000+ 10% 70%

Q15: Is anyone exempt from giving?

Q16: How can you give 10+% away and not have it reduce your

standard of living?

• The squander factor

• The discipline factor

• The God factor

World’s Strangest Sermon Outline

• 16 FAQs

• 3 Written Testimonies

• 1 Live Testimony

• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies

World’s Strangest Sermon Outline

• 16 FAQs

• 3 Written Testimonies

• 1 Live Testimony

• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies

World’s Strangest Sermon Outline

• 16 FAQs• 3 Written Testimonies• 1 Live Testimony• Open the floor for Questions

and Testimonies