“If we think the point of the offering is collecting funds to meet the church’s budgetary expenses then we probably derive no more satisfaction from this portion of liturgy than we do from paying our gas bill…
The Sunday offering is a worship event that provides us an opportunity for expressing our love for God in the purest way imaginable, by giving up something that we value. Giving as an act of worship takes us beyond duty to delight.”
Mark Alan Powell in Giving to God: The Bible’s Good News about Living a Generous Life (Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, 2006) 12-13.
Whenever we worship this weekend, let’s approach the offering with a sense of awe at God’s faithful provision for us, with an attitude of thankfulness for the salvation we have in Jesus Christ, and with hearts full of love that we get to give. Let’s see what happens when we do this…I’m thinking we will move beyond duty to delight.