Warm greetings, loved ones.  As I sit here in my office feeling the cold air seeping through the window, warm is not the first word that comes to mind, but I am thankful that everyone among us has somewhere to be warm, even if it isn’t the place they would prefer.  I apologize for my failure to get anything posted last week, but there is enough news this week to make up for it.

We’re headed into the holiday season, and we are blessed to have so many who have offered to step in and make it a little brighter for BBT.  On the 24th of this month, members from Harvest Oaks Church in Allen will be hosting a Thanksgiving service and providing a meal.  I don’t have all the details yet, but I do know you won’t have to listen to me that week.  On December 15, our friends from The Heights Church will be back for Christmas this year.

This Sunday, I’m going to do something I wasn’t sure if I would ever do at our church.  I’m going to talk about money.  Now don’t stop reading!  You might be surprised at what I have to say.  I think many times in church we have approached this subject in ways that are harmful even if well-intentioned.  God doesn’t need our money.  If we give it to Him from a sense of compulsion or fear, I dare say He doesn’t even want it.  But we read in 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 that He loves a cheerful giver.  Motivation has always mattered more to God than material.  He wants our devotion.  When He has that, we will freely and joyfully give Him anything else that He wants.  We will find in so doing that we ill not lack for anything that we truly need.  I m going to share with you some principles that will help us to become cheerful givers.

Let us keep each other in prayer as we wrap up another week and encourage each other.

Love y’all!

Larry