What type of giver are you?

 There are three types of givers: (Giving money, time, expertise, advice, giving something of value)

A. The first type of giver are those who give because they can. They have an abundance and they give out of their abundance. They give part of their free time, some of the money in the bank, some clothes that no longer use.

B. The second type of giver are those who are able to give – but don’t. They have enough to give yet for whatever reason they don’t give. They still have a “Me” centered mentality – rather than an “Others” centered mentality.

C. The third type of giver are those who have very little but give of what they have. They give sacrificially.

“Sitting across from the temple treasury, He (Jesus) watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “ I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44

 Start serving WHERE YOU ARE.

Many people are waiting for the right time and the right place to start serving. Let me tell you:

The right time to serve is NOW.

The right place to serve is WHERE YOU ARE.

The minute you start meeting the needs around you – you become a servant.

Tom Sheppard, Pastor.