WHO ASKS FOR MONEY?
Sometimes you hear people say, “The church is always asking for money.” That statement is profoundly untrue. It is the world which is always asking for money, not the church. When did you last go to the grocery store and the checker failed to ask you for money? Your mortgage company asks for money with unfailing regularity. If you are like most people, each month brings a new collection of bills. Are any of them from the church? Who withholds a percentage of every dollar you earn? Your Uncle Sam does that. Your Father does not. There is no free lunch- except at church. You can attend worship every week- there is no admission charge. If you are sick, your pastor will visit you in the hospital. Where else can you get free counseling when you need it? Where will your children be married? Several hundred people receive a newsletter each month. None receives a subscription notice “asking for money,”…
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