SHORT AND SWEET, PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH !

LOOKS AS THOUGH I'M EMBARKING ON ANOTHER TOPIC THAT CAN, AND MORE THEN LIKELY WILL SEGWAY INTO A TEACHING SERIES, DUE TO THE PLETHORA OF ISSUES AVAILABLE UNDER THIS TOPIC.

FOR TODAY THOUGH I WILL ADDRESS THE TOPIC FROM THE VIEW POINT OF PARISHIONER LOOKING AT PASTOR, OR CHURCH FINANCIAL LEADER'S.

I AM STILL AMAZED AT THE COUNTLESS PASTORS I HAVE HEARD ADMONISH THE CHURCH TO HONOR GOD'S WORD AND PAY TITHES AND GIVE OFFERING, BELIEVING HIM TO BE THE ULTIMATE PROVIDER.

THESE SAME FRONT MEN WILL WARN OF GOD'S CURSE UPON A CURSE FOR NON TITHERS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT TITHES ARE OWED AND NOT A GIFT, WHICH BY THE WAY IS TRUE.

SO THEY INSTRUCT THE SAINTS TO PAY GOD BEFORE THEY PAY THEIR BILLS ETC, ETC....AND TO ALSO BE SURE AND GIVE A SACRIFICIAL OFFERING. BOTH INSTRUCTIONS ARE BIBLICAL, THEREFORE CORRECT.

PERHAPS YOU ARE WONDERING WHY I AM ON THIS TOPIC IF I AM IN AGREEANCE. WELL SO FAR I AM, BUT BEAR WITH ME AND THE COVERS WILL BE REMOVED, AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD REVEALED.

THUS FAR ALL IS WELL, BUT THEN THE PRACTICE OF AUXILIARY DUES, PASTOR'S AIDE, CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, PASTOR'S APPRECIATION, BUILDING FUNDS, ETC, ETC.... THE LIST CAN GO ON AND ON DEPENDING ON YOUR PARTICULAR CHURCH.

THESE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, BECAUSE THESE I HAVE YET TO LOCATE IN THE BIBLE.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE BIBLE FROM COVER TO COVER, SO THESE MAYBE IN THERE, BUT SINCE NONE OF THE PASTORS HAVE READ IT TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR EXISTENCE I AM LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE FUND RAISERS ARE PURELY MAN MADE, AND NOT OF GOD !

THESE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT IS NOT THE FOCUS TODAY.

TODAY THE FOCUS IS"PRACTICING WHAT WE PREACH" AND HERE IS THE GRIPE, THE REVELATION, AND THE TRAVESTY ALL NEATLY ROLLED ONTO ONE.

WHY IS IT THAT THESE LEADERS THAT SO READILY GOAD, ENCOURAGE, SPUR, ADMONISH, EVEN THREATEN THE CHURCH FOR HOLDING BACK ON WHAT THEY PERCEIVE IS IN THE POCKETS OF THE SAINTS, FOR LACK OF FAITH.

WHY IS IT THAT THESE VERY SAME FAITH PREACHERS, ARE NOT FAITH
PRACTITIONERS.

THIS IS SAID BECAUSE I NOTICE THEY INSTRUCT THE CHURCH TO BELIEVE GOD TO PROVIDE SO GIVE IN FAITH.

YET, THEY FAIL TO BELIEVE GOD WILL PROVIDE FOR HIS OWN HOUSE AMPLE SUSTENANCE, THEREFORE THEY HAVE THE MONEY COUNTED IN FRONT OF BOTH MEMBERS, AND GUEST BEFORE SERVICE WILL PROGRESS ANY FURTHER. WHERE IS THEIR FAITH ?

I DO AGREE THAT THE LORD WILL PROVIDE ALL OF OUR NEEDS FOR OUR OBEDIENCE IN BIBLICAL GIVING. DUE TO HIS WORD.

I DO NOT BELIEVE GOD IS OBLIGATED TO VALIDATE OUR UNBIBLICAL GIVING THOUGH.

WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE WISE STEWART'S OVER ALL GOD HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CHURCH.

I AM NOT ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM BLESSING THE CHURCH SHOULD THEY CHOOSE, BUT IT SHOULD BE A CHOICE AND NOT A DEMAND.

WE CAN EVEN BE PLACED INTO BONDAGE IN CHURCH IF WE ARE NOT AWARE OF GOD'S PRECEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND MANDATES.

GOD BELIEVES TITHES, AND OFFERINGS TO BE AMPLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE RUNNING OF HIS HOUSE, SO I DO TO.

IT'S ALWAYS WISDOM TO AGREE WITH GOD !


2DAYS PROPHETIC ADMONISHMENT: BEWARE OF THE RELIGIOUS SPIRIT, BECAUSE IT WILL CREEP UP ON YOU UNAWARES, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU'LL BE IN SOME FORM OF BONDAGE NOT ONLY IN CHURCH, BUT CREATED BY CHURCH.

THE RELIGIOUS SPIRIT IS A HARD ONE TO SHAKE, SO LET'S AVOID IT ALL TOGETHER.

ONCE ONE FORM OF RELIGIOSITY HAS ATTACHED IT'S SELF TO YOU, IT WILL BE FAR EASIER FOR THAT SPIRIT TO CALL UPON EVEN MORE DIFFERENT FORMS OF RELIGIOUS SPIRITS TO DEEPEN YOUR BONDAGE WHILE SITTING RIGHT IN THE CHURCH.

HOW MANY SAINTS WILL NEVER REACH FULL POTENTIAL DUE TO THE SUBTLETY OF RELIGIOSITY.

INSTEAD OF STRIVING TO BE POPULAR, OR DEEP, LET'S JUST KEEP IT, "SHORT AND SWEET AND PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH"!





I PRAY GOD'S PEACE N MERCY B UPON U AND URS !





G-TEP aka K.J. DUMPSON