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Mar 14, 20183 min read

Earthly Risk, Eternal Reward

One of the most well-known examples of risking everything for God’s kingdom comes in the story of an unlikely hero. When her cousin...

Dec 13, 20175 min read

God Can’t Multiply What You Haven’t Sown

In Galatians 6:7, the Apostle Paul highlights what I’ve heard called an “absolute principle” in Scripture: “For whatever a person sows he...

Mar 1, 20173 min read

With Great Blessing Comes Great Responsibility

I recently heard someone say that she wanted to be a “hilarious giver”—meaning, she wanted to take Paul’s call for believers to be...

Feb 20, 20173 min read

Disciples Give More Than They Take

Just a few weeks ago, President Barack Obama ended his term, handing off the highest office in our land to (now) President Trump. Now,...

Feb 2, 20174 min read

Four Fruits of Generous Giving

You remember the story where Jesus takes a little boy’s lunch of five loaves of bread and two fish—his “Levite Lunchable” or “Hebrew Hot...

Jan 9, 20173 min read

Build a Rescue Ship, Not a Luxury Liner

In Long Beach, California, you can visit the Queen Mary, a ship that’s been turned into a museum. It was originally launched as the...

Aug 3, 20164 min read

Plumb Line #6: Live Sufficiently, Give Extravagantly

Plumb lines are a series of short, pithy statements that we, at the Summit, use as rallying points—both for our staff and for the entire...

Jan 4, 20163 min read

Surrender Is Different Than Sacrifice

God doesn’t need your money. I say that often at our church, because it’s a truth that may be easy to get, but is just as easy to forget....

Dec 17, 20154 min read

Three Truths About Why God Chose You

A lot of Christians seem to be lacking something. They can’t quite put their finger on it, but they feel like there’s something more out...

Dec 15, 20154 min read

3 Diagnostic Questions to Show Who Is Really Lord of Your Money

I rarely meet people who would consider themselves tight-fisted. Most of us would like to think of ourselves as generous—even if the...

Dec 9, 20151 min read

Multiply – The Journey Has Only Just Begun!

This weekend was a phenomenal one for us as a church, as we had the opportunity to celebrate what God has done through our...

Aug 17, 20155 min read

Should I Give to My Local Church First … or to Other Ministries?

Of the many questions that people perennially ask pastors, some of the most uncomfortable ones are about financial giving. Most of the...