SOUTHSIDE BUDGET

2015

Honoring God Through Our Giving

Why Do We Make A Budget?

• To plan the work we will undertake

• To inform the congregation of financial responsibilities

• To remain faithful in our stewardship before God.

God Cares How Generous We Are

• Ephesians 4:28 – “He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has needs.”

Maintaining The Work Costs Money

• Paid ministers cost money

• Staff costs money• A building costs

money• Benevolence costs

money• Utilities cost money• Insurance costs

money

This Year’s Budget A to Y

• Advertising -- $5,300 M• Audio Visual -- $900 M

• Auto -- $5,500• Benevolence -- $4,000

• Building and Grounds -- $12,860 L• Capital Expense -- $12,600

Education -- $2,900 M Gifts -- $350 Insurance (auto, building,

health) -- $26,390 L Missions -- $15,000 Office Supply -- $12,600 L Outreach -- $6,000 Pantry -- $700 Parsonage Upkeep --

$1,000

Payroll -- $134,128 Repairs -- $1,500 Taxes (Employees) --

$10,261 Utilities -- $35,420 L Women’s Ministries --

$600 Worship -- $2,500 Youth -- $1,500

Total 2015 budget -- $292,009 L Weekly required budget -- $5,615.56 L

Last year’s shortfall – $14,000

Improvement over previous year’s $53,000 shortfall

Better is not yet good, though!

Making Choices In A Tough Economy Will you put God first?

Malachi 3:8 – “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.”

Giving less than we should is robbing God – then and now.

How Much Does God Expect?

Least God ever asked for was a tenth of all.

Our cheerful, bountiful giving commanded 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 – “Now this I say, he

who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:8-11

And God is able to make all grace abound to you…you may have an abundance for every good deed….Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality….

God Intends For Us To Be Generous

Proverbs 11:25 – The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.

God Will Bless Givers To Give More

Luke 6:38 – Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure – pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.

Save More To Give More!

Ways we can save:

Eat at home Live frugally. Save utilities Give up sodas and

expensive drinks Lower expectations ???????