The World’s Strangest Sermon
on Giving
World’s Strangest Sermon Outline
• 16 FAQs
• 3 Written Testimonies
• 1 Live Testimony
• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies
Q1: What is the difference between what you are saying
and the health and wealth preachers we can hear on TV?
Q2: The rich young ruler was challenged by Jesus to give all
that he had to the poor and then to follow Jesus. Should we do
the same?
Q3: Is it morally wrong to be rich?
• Abraham• Isaac• Jacob• Joseph• Solomon• Hezekiah
• It is morally wrong to be discontented with what you currently possess
• It is morally wrong to not be generous with what you have
Q4: Should I tithe off of my gross or net income?
Q6: Is EBC endowed?
Q7: What percentage of my tithes and offerings should I give
to the church?
DISTRIBUTING MY TITHE+
• General Fund – 50%
• Missions Fund – 20%
• Blessings Fund – 10%
• Others – 10%
Q8: What are the various special funds we can designate our
giving to at EBC? SPECIAL FUNDS AT EBC
• Missions Fund
• Deacons Fund
• Building & Maintenance Fund
• Van Fund
Q9: Why don’t we just have one fund and distribute to missions
and everything else from there?
• Results in more generous giving
• Protecting missions funds
Q10: How does one designate contributions to a special fund?
Q11: What happens if I do not designate my giving?
Q12: What are special offerings?
Q13: Should all my giving go to the Lord’s work?
• Law, • Psalms• Proverbs, • Prophets, • Gospels• Epistles
Q14: Aren’t you worried that if people deflect money into special funds and special
offerings and give to the poor that there will be a reduction in
giving to our general fund?
10 Mile Radius Percept Report EBC
$100-500 60% 22%
$500-1000 30% 8%
$1000+ 10% 70%
Q15: Is anyone exempt from giving?
Q16: How can you give 10+% away and not have it reduce your
standard of living?
• The squander factor
• The discipline factor
• The God factor
World’s Strangest Sermon Outline
• 16 FAQs
• 3 Written Testimonies
• 1 Live Testimony
• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies
World’s Strangest Sermon Outline
• 16 FAQs
• 3 Written Testimonies
• 1 Live Testimony
• Open the floor for Questions and Testimonies
World’s Strangest Sermon Outline
• 16 FAQs• 3 Written Testimonies• 1 Live Testimony• Open the floor for Questions
and Testimonies