Televangelist, money?
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Sowing and reaping are facts of life.  That's why Jesus used them in the parables.  People understood about sowing and reaping back in the day.\n\nI'm not sure that people understand what it means today.  You could call it cause and effect and not be too far off, but it's not a formula, exactly.\n\nIf I want to plant watermelons, I have to plant watermelon seeds.  I may have to plant many seeds in order to get one watermelon.  I don't get it immediately.  It takes time, sunlight, water and patience.  \n\nAnd good dirt.\n\nI can't throw my seeds on the sidewalk and expect watermelons to grow there.  \n\nSowing into someone else's ministry may reap a harvest in that ministry.  If you sow money, they will reap money.\n\nIf what you are sowing is charity, you may expect to reap charity from God.\n\nI don't see that it makes sense to sow elsewhere (give money to televangelists) and expect to reap in your own garden (get money in return from God).\n\nI hope for the sake of televangelists that they are spreading error out of their own ignorance instead of knowingly cheating people in God's name.
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Politicians and televangelists.
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Do you go to church?  Most Church's will take up money for people who are in situations like yours.  The questions is; how did you get yourself into such a fix, or are you really in a fix.  I see people standing on the street with signs that say "will work for food" and they walk around the corner and drive off in their Mercedes.  If you are truly in this kind of a jam, then someone will help you, but you are on a computer, on the Internet, asking for money, and I don't think this will get you anywhere since no one is going to believe you.  I don't believe you, and I'm not above helping anyone, but you just don't seem poor to me.  Go talk to a minister, and if they feel like you are sincere in your needs, they will help you, if not no one will on here.  Good Luck!!!
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IT IS STRAIGHT UP BUTT-F time!  You are but another instance where government has slammed heavy foot down on to another Commons's neck!  You see, it is a bit different with you.  But had you not been discovered to be faulty with your anger management, you may not have other wise posted this question: You'd be uncovered threat lurking in the shadows.  Tight money seems to be your present problem because now, for whatever reason/s, you seek that helpful counseling in order to become sensible and grabbing in that answer you see out lurking out there in the mist of the void, some plausible solution/s such as they might or probably will bring an increase in your self-order and the secondary gains of better reputation immense.  Alas, the church based holy-F'n cure is gonna require you knee-knock a tad and show up with expected tithing fees for buying gas for minister's plane and Lincoln, and the mental-health crew sets their fun card game aside for picking up their Re ports' Pad, the AGENCY/AGENCIES (Require you bring your own Vasiline), the stigma you sense is the results of that two-pound sledge hammer smashing your toe tops.  Correspond with me and I'll hook you up within yourself and we'll make those connections and changes expedient or we'll quit the project.  I'm more than qualified to assist you and seek no money since I have enough of it and time.  If you are for real for getting the tools to help improve yourself via making essential mental changes then we shall conclude within the span of ten lengthily exchanges where only truth will be considered important.  Spell checker does not like performing on these longer mentions, so kindly correct this un-edited spelling.  Have a nice day.
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You night want to start with your church, ask your Pastor where you might find some financial help. Does she work, or go to school? If so you can ask them as well. And the are Pell Grants she won't need to pay off.\n\nJust remember, there is no man or mountain that can stand in Gods way. If this is her calling, everything will work out.\n\nGod Bless<><
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Church tithing is a scam. In Deut. 14:22-26 you will see that the tithe is food not money. Your preacher will say that they didn't have money back then, but read it closely, vs 25 says if its too far to travel sell your tithe for money and when you get to Gods place buy whatever food and strong drink(could this be alcoholic?) you want. Deut. 12:11-27 tells you that you can tithe at home and vs 17-18 tells that the tither always eats the tithe. The word tithe is used 40 times in the OT and only 8 in the NT but it is preached constantly. 2 Cor 16:1-3 collections were for the poor and to be on Sunday so that no money would be collected when Paul preached. Hmmm I guess that means he didnt preach on Sunday like the Pagan Romans did.Jacob was the first to tithe 10% of all that he has. Ask yourself what church did he give it to? In case anyone can't figure this out there were no churches.Tithing was a requirment of the law, why do churches only keep the parts of the law that will benefit them? If you keep the law then you must keep all the law. With that being the case why isn't your preacher slaughtering animals for sacrifce and checking their innards by hand for tumors? And if we follow the O.T. tithing we are allowed strong drink, think the preacher will mind if you come to church drunk? Just tell him you are partaking of your tithe. Always remember "You cannot serve God and Mammon".If your preacher tells people to tithe, which almost all do,then he is serving mammon(money).He is not a man of God and does not know Christ as Saviour for no man of God would ever ask for money for himself. Run from this church and never return. Find a non-tithing church.good luck with that one.(They are out there though, I lead a non-tithing church and Schneb attends one.) We are to live by faith, where is the preachers faith, he is a swindler and has no faith and is stealing yours from you. Everywhere ever mentioned tithing is food. Now offerings are something different. You are to offer money as God leads you to help others in need.
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The Evangelists are trying to take over the world with their televangelist programs that are being telecast across the world. This isn't real, and is called to for attention in the Bible by the Lord. Capitalism is not a religion, it's only a process.
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Money, greed, and religion.
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God hears all prayers, he just doesn't answer those that aren't in harmony with His plan (If you're asking for $1,000,000 it's not going to happen by His hand because it's not part of His plan. If you're asking for help to scrape by one more day, He's going to help out.)\nMy experience: My husband and I were coming home from Church (We're JW's) and we stopped at a McD's on our way home (I was pregnant and craving food). A woman came up to us and asked for some help, she told us that her car broke down on her trip to FL.(where we lived at the time) and she lost all her money getting her car fixed and doesn't have enough to get home and asked for a few bucks to help her get home in GA. All we had left for the week was $19 (it was Tuesday, my hubby doesn't get paid until friday, and that $19 was just enough to get us through the week for gas and food (I didn't work at the time because of complications with my pregnancy, so it was just his paycheck that we were living off of) I offered the woman all we had and she offered to pay us back. We told her not to worry about it. My husband (who can be pessimistic) was a bit worried that we wouldn't have enough to make it through the week, I told him not to worry & that God provides (Matthew 6:26) for what we need. Needless to say our night didn't end there (there were a few more things that made the night interesting) Well, my husband went to work the next day and wanted to tell his co-workers of the night he had (without expecting anything from them, he told them) Graciously, his Manager gave us $40 as a friend giving money to a friend.\n\nI know it sounds upsetting..."Why give a strange woman money, she could be lying to you." or "That wasn't a very good choice, it was all you had."\n\nWe gave out of our hearts (whether the woman was lying to us or not, we gave the money to her with the thought that we were helping her get home) If she lied to us, then she'll get what she deserves.\nMy point is this: don't make yourself into poverty to see what God will do for you, but life comes along and makes things difficult. If you ask Him to help dealing with persecution, or making through the week because of an unforseen circumstance (Matthew 6:26) He will help you. But you must also be patient, keep you're mind open and remember that some prayers aren't answered for a reason (whatever it may be)\n\n(P.S. there are many prayers I have asked, not all of them have been answered (yet, I'm still waiting))
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You are correct, it is unbiblical for a preacher to require members to tithe of income. Also tithing was always food never money and the tithe was always eaten by the tither. Read Deut. 12 and 14. Can a church survive? Yes but not as a mega church. the churches would be smaller and be more quality than quantity (Jesus himself only had twelve apostles). Eliminate tithing and the pastor is forced to live by faith, not many of them want to do that though.Our church does not believe in tithing of income nor do I take an offering(some do give anyway). When God decides it is time to close up then we will close up. All churches should run on faith not business tactics. The only thing most pastors have faith in is their ability to con their members out of more money.\n\nAnd in Malachi when it mentions will a man rob God(preachers love that one) no one mentions that this is written to the Levitical priests Mal 2:1. It was the priests stealing the tithe from the tithers. It must be an honest mistake that they forgot this. lol. Malachi 3:8 ties in with I Samuel 2:12-17. There were corrupt priests stealing then and there are corrupt preachers stealing now. I can hear the lake of fire calling for them now. Shhh listen and you will hear it also, it sound sorta like this 'will the ushers please come forward'
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Well actually quite a few of us Christians don't like televangelists. We're well aware that a lot are greedy and are basically stealing from their followers. Many of them preach VERY false dangerous doctrines though once in a blue moon a decent preacher gets on TV, but sadly without all the flash and glitter, they dont last long :(
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TBN, in my opinion, is heretical.  They're always asking for money.  Why don't they sell all that gilded furniture and use a smaller studio so they can do more ministries?  I wouldn't believe anything that any preacher told me on TBN.  If your cable company won't take it off, block it!
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THAT'S GOOD...\n  you don't ask GOD for money, you have to work for it....\n\n  GOD don't give what your wants, but HE provide your needs!!!!
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If the Church has an income from books, tapes and so forth yes.\n\nBut if the Church is being supported by those that attend through offerings then I would have to say NO.
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Approximately $400 per month or about $9600 for the 2 years. Speak with your bishop if it seems that you may not have enough funds. Many members contribute to the ward mission fund so that there will be enough available to help any missionary out who may need it.\n\nServe well!
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What is your question? I am in North Carolina! I am a pastors wife--Do you need help paying them? Let me know? bye
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i see what you mean, i too am a christian, and i work with the eldery, i have seen the older adults that are home bound, give most of their checks to these preachers. it really makes me sad, i think it is good for small local churches to have a group that will visit there home, and have good people in charge that will not take advantage of them. i just do not think it is right to ask for money over the tv.