There are so many adjectives that I want people to use when they’re describing Elevation:
Intense. Aggressive. Bold. Excellent…
just to name a few.

And the one I’m keyed in on right now:
Generous.

I felt like my sermon on giving this Sunday was very well received. And even if it wasn’t, I had the time of my life breaking piggy banks with a hammer all three services. Little pig, little pig, let me in… you had to be there.

I know that there has been a lot of abusive teaching on giving in the body of Christ over the years, and a high concentration of it in my very own city. But I won’t be silent on the subject of money. Just because some charlatans have preached on money and then mishandled the money doesn’t mean we should stop preaching on it.
As I said Sunday: if a man who preached against adultery had an affair, it wouldn’t mean we should stop preaching about sexual purity!

We’ve got to get beyond our fear of how Biblical instruction on giving might be misperceived by the few, and speak the liberating truth of God’s Word to the many. We’ve got to get beyond greed based, need based, and guilt based approaches and teach Christ centered, Spirit led, Gospel grounded, grace powered generosity.

Elevation, I’m determined to see that day when 100% of us are bringing the tithe, and running over with the blessings of God.