ATTITUDE TOWARDS MONEY

A man once came to visit Robert Hall, the famous English preacher, to take some exception to a statement the preacher had made in his sermon. Hall saw that the man was in the bondage of love of money.

Hall took a half sovereign (coin) out of his pocket & opening the Bible, pointed to the word "God."

"Can you see that word?" he said to the man.

"Certainly, I can see it."

Then Hall laid the half sovereign over the word. "Can you see it now?" he asked.

There was no need for the man to answer. It was an unforgettable sermon:

Money, the love of it, can hide from the soul of man even the face of God.

- (moreillustrations.com)

“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.” -  G.K. Chesterton.

Heb 13:5 (NIV): Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

“If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.” -  Billy Graham.

HELPING OTHERS

A man was making his way over the mountains through a terrible snow storm. He gradually got weaker & weaker, until at last he stumbled & fell.

He said to himself, "This is the end. I shall never be found!" He was too weak to rise, but as he fell, his hand struck the body of another man who had fallen in the same place.

This first man was unconscious & the man who had just fallen rose to his knees & bending over began to rub his hands & face, until by & by the man's eyes opened.

He had saved another's life, but he had also saved himself, for the exercise had kept the life in his own body.

Thus, when you have a passion for souls, when you go seeking the lost, when you lift the burdens of others, your own vision of Jesus is clearer, your own hope of eternity is stronger, your own assurance of salvation is greater.

- J. Wilbur Chapman. (moreillustrations.com)

“In helping others, we help ourselves.” -  Woodrow Kroll.

Pro 11:25 (GNT): “Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.”

Do You Believe the Gospel?

Some time ago an 18-year-old girl from Washington state attended a worship service. For the first time in her life she heard the gospel message. The following Tuesday the members of the church received a letter from her. It read:

Dear Church Members:
 
Last Sunday I attended your church & I heard the preacher. In the sermon the preacher said that all men have sinned & rebelled against God. Because of their rebellion & disobedience they all face eternal damnation & separation from God.
 
But then he also said God loves man & sent his Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to redeem men from their sins & that all those who believe in Him would go to Heaven & live with God eternally.
 
My parents recently died in rapid succession. I know they did not believe in Jesus Christ, whom you call the Savior of the world. If what you believe is true, they are damned.
 
You compel me to believe that either the message is true, that you yourself don't believe this message, or that you don't care. You see, we live only three blocks from your church & no one ever told us.
 
- (ministry127.com)
 
Lord Jesus said: “He who puts his trust in Me and is baptized will be saved from the punishment of sin. But he who does not put his trust in Me is guilty and will be punished forever.” (Mk 16:16 NLV)
 
“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself. Be sure of that.” -  Charles Spurgeon.