Dear Church,
Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.” Malachi 3:10
No one could have fathomed the events of 2020. If you would have told us at the end of 2019 that we would have spent the last couple of months watching services online we wouldn’t have believed you.
Even during a pandemic, and the havoc it has placed on our church, community and world, God has continued to be faithful to our church. God is always faithful. He always does what He promises.
On June 7th, we launch our annual Prove the Tithe month. Yes, you read that correctly – month. We decided this year to encourage a whole month of trusting God with what He has given us. Imagine that! We believe this will give more people an opportunity to participate and will help us prepare for ministries in the months ahead.
We encourage everyone who calls First Baptist their church to tithe for the month of June. A tithe is simply giving 10 percent of your income and then seeing what God can do through His people when we are all obedient to His command.
We recognize that some of you are experiencing financial hardship during this crisis. Please know we want to be here for you as a church. Others have been mostly unaffected during this. You may be forced to work from home, but your income has remained the same. Either way, God asks us to trust Him. He feeds the birds of the air and paints the fields with wildflowers (Matthew 6). Jesus honored the woman who gave out of her poverty. (Mark 12:44)
Based on the truths of Malachi, when we have the courage to trust Him with our resources, He opens the floodgates of blessings. Please understand, we have no power over God. He holds the whole world in His hands. Yet, there is testimony after testimony of how those who have trusted God first that He has blessed them abundantly.
Thank you for how you are already serving and giving. We have been so blessed this year to have more giving than expenditures in the first quarter. Praise God!
What a privilege to be a part of God’s work here in Clarksville and around the world. This is not just about our financial giving. It is a part of our discipleship to follow God’s commands, of our trust in Him to provide and a uniting of our church in a common goal. Please be a part of this worship through giving.
You may mail in checks or click the Give button above to Give!
Yours in Christ,
Ron Edmondson, Interim Pastor
Chris Barnett, Deacon Chairman
Pat Van Dyke, Music Minister