In 2 Corinthians 9:7, Paul wrote, God loves a cheerful giver. God loves everyone, but He has a unique love for cheerful givers. If for no other reason, we should strive to give cheerfully because we

Although the New Testament doesnt command tithing, it gives us principles to determine the amount. Most of these principles for biblical giving are found in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. These chapters prov

We can learn much about sacrificial giving from the account of the widow's mite in Luke 21:1-4 and Mark 12:41-44. The widow's mite teaches that giving is much bigger than the gift. The gift is an iceb

Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go," but as parents, we must ensure we go that way too. As Christian parents, we want our children to see the Gospel in us through our lives

Over the last few months, while a man in our congregation was dying of cancer, I developed a burden to equip the church to minister to those mourning. Job's friends set a great example in Job 2:11-13.

Every believer is expected to weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15; see also 1 Corinthians 12:26). When we mourn with those who mourn, we should avoid certain things, such as trying to cheer peopl

Christ is whose Son? Jesus asked, "David says in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord. David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son? (Luke 20:41-44; see also Matthew 22:41-46 and Mark

Because marriage is a big part of this life, a common question is, What happens to married couples in heaven? We learn the answer when the Sadducees tried to trap Jesus with a hypothetical question

God's care for widows is shown in Deuteronomy 25:5-10. Levirate marriage in the Bible commanded men to provide a son and carry on the name and inheritance of a deceased brother by marrying the widowed

The Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus with this question: Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? (Luke 20:22; see also Matthew 12:13-17). If Jesus said they should pay the