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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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