070128-1830-Loran Livingston - Riches Kept

Jan 29, 2007

2007-01-28-1830 Pastor Loran Livingston talks this evening January  28th, 2007 in the 6:30 service about giving.

Scripture Ref: Ecclesiastes 5:10-15

Topic: Giving

Notes:
- The importance of tithing
- The wealth is in the seed, there is no harvest without the seed
- "The Treasure Principle" by Randy Alcorn
- The more you have, the more you want
- We've justified greed in the church of America, what we call ministry is materialism
- Often wonder what it would be like to be a bear, to go through life and just live.
- In the Kingdom to come there will be inexhaustible resources
- He blesses me so I can give, you only keep what you give away
- Story of church that stopped tithing, is now withering
- Breakdown in 1991, led to give and was healed after obedience
- Sometimes He calms the storm and sometimes He calms me