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	<title>Comments on: Churches Respond To Hard Times</title>
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		<title>By: Ed Bahler</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Bahler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tyrone,

You continually stretch my thinking. I always appreciate how you push me to see issues from a &quot;hope in God&quot; perspective.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tyrone,</p>
<p>You continually stretch my thinking. I always appreciate how you push me to see issues from a &#8220;hope in God&#8221; perspective.</p>
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		<title>By: Tyrone B.</title>
		<link>http://edbahler.com/2009/01/19/churches-respond-to-hard-times/#comment-1264</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People will never come up with a plan better than Gods financial plan. (Luke 6:38 and Malachi 3:10)

When it comes to finances, God said &quot;put Him to the test&quot; and watch Him prove it. 
But of course, we have to trust Him.

The thing that churches have to do more of, is teaching the body not to depend on this worlds system and depend on the Kingdom system. The church has to be bold enough to teach it and not be scared of criticism.
Yes God&#039;s way sounds crazy to people, but what else is new. So does a virgin birth, but yet we believe.
Lets believe God knows more about finances than we do. 
We have intellectualized the Gospel too much, for too long. Let&#039;s just do what the Word says to do.

I can give you all kinds of testimonies of how it works, but ot keep this brief, &quot;It Works.&quot;

There are 37 million Americans in poverty. What my church is doing to help turn this around?
We are teaching people how to work Gods principles 
Teaching people who they are in Christ, how important they are to the Kingdom, and how they can their lives and people around them.
The church has a pre school, grade school, and working on a highschool.
We are training up leaders and entrepreneurs at the churches accredited business school.
Also the church started it&#039;s own Bank, to start financing church projects and christian businesses.

With all of these resources the church gives back to people in need and other churches that might need help.

BE bold church and think BIGGER]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People will never come up with a plan better than Gods financial plan. (Luke 6:38 and Malachi 3:10)</p>
<p>When it comes to finances, God said &#8220;put Him to the test&#8221; and watch Him prove it.<br />
But of course, we have to trust Him.</p>
<p>The thing that churches have to do more of, is teaching the body not to depend on this worlds system and depend on the Kingdom system. The church has to be bold enough to teach it and not be scared of criticism.<br />
Yes God&#8217;s way sounds crazy to people, but what else is new. So does a virgin birth, but yet we believe.<br />
Lets believe God knows more about finances than we do.<br />
We have intellectualized the Gospel too much, for too long. Let&#8217;s just do what the Word says to do.</p>
<p>I can give you all kinds of testimonies of how it works, but ot keep this brief, &#8220;It Works.&#8221;</p>
<p>There are 37 million Americans in poverty. What my church is doing to help turn this around?<br />
We are teaching people how to work Gods principles<br />
Teaching people who they are in Christ, how important they are to the Kingdom, and how they can their lives and people around them.<br />
The church has a pre school, grade school, and working on a highschool.<br />
We are training up leaders and entrepreneurs at the churches accredited business school.<br />
Also the church started it&#8217;s own Bank, to start financing church projects and christian businesses.</p>
<p>With all of these resources the church gives back to people in need and other churches that might need help.</p>
<p>BE bold church and think BIGGER</p>
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