We don't usually pass a plate to take offerings. In the past, we heard so much negative feedback about a church always talks and wants to take money. We don't want the money issue to become a hinder for many unchurched to hear about the love of God through Jesus Christ, so we decided to go back to the Biblical way by setting up a box of offerings for our members and guests who would like to participate in giving offerings to God and to support the ministries.
Since we launched this Biblical practice years ago, we have not heard any criticism about the way we receiving our offerings. However, we do believe in lifestyle of giving offerings as part of our worship service to the Lord. From time to time we do teach our members about the essential of giving tithes (ten percent of income) and offerings (whatever beyond tithe) to God. It's a way of life as a fully committed follower of Christ. (see Proverbs 3:9; Malachi 3:10-12).
We believe that every believer is able to give regardless the amount of their income. The apostle Paul reminds us about the generosity of the Macedonian churches,"...they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, ...see that you also excel in this grace of giving...For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have." (see 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 NIV )
We encourage all people to come as they are. As we said before and will say it again, at Cornerstone Bible Church, instead of passing the plate, we only give offering out of overflowing joy from our own hearts. At our church, we don't raise our budget through any sale either. We completely rely on God's abundant grace and the generosity from all faithful members along with partnership from friends and family. We have learned that as people give, more blessings overflow into their lives because the Scripture teaches us "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35 NIV.)
Jesus also said, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:21 NIV)
If you have any questions regarding "Lifestyle of Giving" lessons and our financial accountability in the church or would like to give financially in supporting our ministry to reach out more Laotians and others for Christ, please contact us at any time.
What's the best way to give your offerings in our church? Currently, there are 2 ways of giving financially to Cornerstone Bible Church: 1) IN PERSON (by putting your offering in the offering box during our worship service time). 2) BY MAIL (We provide offering envelops for convenience to everyone who would like to give either in the church service or simply send it in the mail to us at the church address).
ການຖະຫວາຍຊັບຢູ່ທີ່ ພຣະຄຣິສຕະຈັກຄັມພີສີລາເອກ, ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ໄດ້ມີການຖືຖົງຫລືເດີນຖາດເພື່ອການເກັບຊັບ ແຕ່ພວກເຮົາມີການຮັບສ່ວນແຫ່ງການຖະຫວາຍຊັບ. ບັນດາແຂກທີ່ມາຮ່ວມບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຈະຕ້ອງປະກອບສ່ວນໃນທັມມະກິດຈະການໃດໆ ພຽງແຕ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຢ່າງເປັນກັນເອງ.
ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າ ພວກເຮົາເຊື່ອແລະສິດສອນໃນເລື້ອງການຖະຫວາຍຕາມຫລັກຄຳສອນຂອງ ພຣະຄຳພີ ທີ່ມີການປະຕິບັດໂດຍການຖະຫວາຍ ຍອດສິບ (1 ສ່ວນ10 ຂອງລາຍໄດ້) ແລະສ່ວນຖະຫວາຍພິເສດເພີ້ມຫລັງ ຈາກນຶ່ງສ່ວນສິບຂອງລາຍໄດ້. ແຕ່ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ໄດ້ມີການບັງຄັບຈິດໃຈ ມີແຕ່ຄວາມໜູນໃຈໃນວິຖີຊີວິດແຫ່ງການຖະຫວາຍດ້ວຍການຂອບພຣະຄຸນ. (ສຸພາສິດ 3:9; ມາລາກີ 3:10-12; 2 ໂກຣິນໂທ 8:1-7; ກິດຈະການ 20:35) ພຣະເຢຊູຊົງກ່າວວ່າ, "ເພາະວ່າສົມບັດຂອງທ່ານຢູ່ທີ່ໃດ ຈິດໃຈຂອງທ່ານກໍຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນດ້ວຍ." (ມັດທາຍ 6:21)
ຖ້າທ່ານມີຄວາມປາຖນາຢາກຈະບໍຣິຈາກເພື່ອການປ່າວປະກາດຂ່າວປະເສີດກັບຊາວລາວແລະຊົນຊາດອື່ນໆໃຫ້ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ຍິນຂ່າວປະເສີດ ຫລືຖ້າທ່ານມີຄວາມສົນໃຈລາຍລະອຽດແລະລາຍງານການເງິນຂອງພວກເຮົາ ກາລຸນາຕິດຕໍ່ໄດ້ທຸກເວລາ.
ພວກເຮົາມີວິທີການຮັບການຖະຫວາຍຊັບ 2 ວິທີທາງ ຄື: 1) ດ້ວຍທາງຕົນເອງ ໃນລາຍການນະມັດສະການ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຕ່ລະທິດໂດຍການໃຫ້ການຖະຫວາຍຂອງທ່ານໃສ່ລົງໃນກ່ອງຖະຫວາຍຊັບທີ່ໂບດ. 2) ດ້ວຍທາງໄປສະນີ ຊຶ່ງທາງໂບດຈັດຊອງຖະຫວາຍຊັບໃຫ້ເພື່ອຄວາມສະດວກ.
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