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8821 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 198.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… loves, God delights to honor, giving it highest efficiency in service for Him. If we have given our hearts to Jesus, we also shall bring our gifts to Him. Our gold …
8822 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 198.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God's bounties by bringing to Him your thank offerings, your freewill offerings, and your trespass offerings.— The Review and Herald, January 4, 1881 .
8823 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 198 (Ellen Gould White)
Grudging Gift a Mockery to God
8824 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 198.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… years God has worked through human agencies, but at His will He can drop out the selfish, the money-loving, and the covetous. He is not dependent upon our means …
8825 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 199.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… mock God. Let us bear in mind that we are dealing with One upon whom we depend for every blessing. One who reads every thought of the heart, every purpose of the …
8826 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 199.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… : for God loveth a cheerful giver.” If we act in the spirit of this counsel, we may invite the Divine One to audit the accounts of our temporal matters. We may feel …
8827 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 199.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… men. God's claims would be welcomed, and His cause would be considered as justly entitled to a portion of the funds entrusted to our hands.
8828 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 200.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… infinite God. Through self-denial, the poorest will find ways of obtaining something to give back to God.— The Review and Herald, July 14, 1896 .
8829 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 201.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… which God has entrusted to them. If they do not give willingly, for the love of Christ, the offering will in no case be acceptable to God.
8830 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 202.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God; but for the love of pleasure, and the indulgence of appetite for selfish considerations, they will part with their money.
8831 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 203.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God upon the heart to lead men to glorify God with their substance, that such a course must be resorted to in order to sustain the church? The injury sustained …
8832 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 203.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God in the wilderness. God commanded Moses to invite the children of Israel to bring the offerings. Moses was to accept gifts of every man that gave willingly …
8833 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 204.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… does God look upon churches that are sustained by such means? Christ cannot accept these offerings, because they were not given through their love and devotion …
8834 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 204.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… , in God's directions for the support of His work, do we find any mention of bazaars, concerts, fancy fairs, and similar entertainments? Must the Lord's cause …
8835 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 205.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God is lowered into the dust. Contempt is cast upon God and upon the Christian name. The most corrupt principles are strengthened by this un-Scriptural …
8836 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 205.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… fear God will abhor such practices as a misrepresentation of the religion of Jesus Christ.— The Review and Herald December 8, 1896 .
8837 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 205.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God because he appreciated it, but from some selfish motive, a desire to be thought liberal. He may have given from impulse, and his liberality have no depth …
8838 Counsels on Stewardship
Freewill Offerings Enrich Not God but the Giver, Testimonies for the Church 2:653
8839 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 209.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God are stupefied by the spirit of the world, and are denying their faith by their works. They cultivate a love for money, for houses and lands, until it absorbs …
8840 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 210.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God.” If the Sacred Scriptures were studied and followed, the Christian would be fortified to meet the wily foe; but the word of God is neglected, and disaster …