Taking Care of Business

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Taking Care of Business

• Offerings

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Caesar and God
Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right
to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" But Jesus,
knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites,
why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin
used for paying the tax." They brought him a
denarius, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is
this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they
replied. Then he said to them, "Give to
Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is
God's." When they heard this, they were amazed.
So they left him and went away. Matthew 2217-22
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The Cost of Treasure
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden
in the field, which a man found and hid again
and from joy over it he goes and sells all that
he has and buys that field. Matthew 1344
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Workers, and Managers
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is
plentiful but the workers are few. Matthew 937
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Worship
As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their
gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a
poor widow put in two very small copper coins."I
tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow
has put in more than all the others. All these
people gave their gifts out of their wealth but
she out of her poverty put in all she had to live
on. Luke 211-4
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Tithe
" 'A tithe of everything from the land, whether
grain from the soil or fruit from the trees,
belongs to the LORD it is holy to the LORD......
The entire tithe of the herd and flockevery
tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's
rodwill be holy to the LORD. Leviticus 2730,
32
"I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel
as their inheritance in return for the work they
do while serving at the Tent of Meeting. Numbers
1821
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Taking Care of our Brothers and Sisters
In those days when the number of disciples was
increasing, the Grecian Jews among them
complained against the Hebraic Jews because their
widows were being overlooked in the daily
distribution of food. Acts 61
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Gospel Spreading
He said to them, "Go into all the world and
preach the good news to all creation. Mark 1615
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Super Gospel Spreading
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
the ends of the earth. Acts 18
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The church in action
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching
and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and
many wonders and miraculous signs were done by
the apostles. All the believers were together and
had everything in common. Selling their
possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he
had need. Every day they continued to meet
together in the temple courts. They broke bread
in their homes and ate together with glad and
sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the
favor of all the people. And the Lord added to
their number daily those who were being
saved. Acts 242-47