Let me go on record: I’m absolutely convinced that God has blessed National Community Church because of our missions giving. Period. I still remember writing our first $50 check to missions before we were a self-supporting church. The next month we had a 600% increase in giving and never looked back. When we started giving to others, God started providing for us. We gave $300,000 to missions last year which is a long ways from that first $50 check. But the day will come when we’re giving millions to missions every year. That is why we exist.

We continued our missions series this weekend. Did a “combined” service at our Ballston location that was awesome. Worship was a mix of Spanish and English and we subtitled the message. There was something unifying and expanding about a service in two languages.

We kicked off our week of justice tonight. I feel like this series is all about opening our eyes to the needs and issues and places we tend to ignore! We’ll talk about everything from human trafficking to AIDS to homelessness.

We also challenged NCCers to make a faith promise. A faith promise is a financial pledge toward missions that is above and beyond the tithe. On a personal note, I’m convinced that the blessings I’ve experienced in the last two years are the direct result of faith promises Lora and I have made. As we’ve taken financial steps of faith, God has blessed us in ways we could not have planned or predicted. Few things are as exciting as financial faith. One thing is sure: you cannot out give God.

The American church is the most resourced church in the most resourced country the world has ever known. What would happen if we exercised our financial faith and invested in the kingdom the way we could or should?