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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...
Mar 14, 20183 min read
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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...
Dec 13, 20175 min read
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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...
Mar 1, 20173 min read
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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 20, 20173 min read
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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...
Feb 2, 20174 min read
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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...
Jan 9, 20173 min read
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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...
Aug 3, 20164 min read
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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....
Jan 4, 20163 min read
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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 17, 20154 min read
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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 15, 20154 min read
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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...
Dec 9, 20151 min read
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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...
Aug 17, 20155 min read
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