Financial Offering

1. For the need of the church - In the Old Testament, God wanted each of His people, the Israelites, to offer to Him a ransom for his soul. This offering was for the use of God's dwelling place, that is, the tabernacle and the temple (Exo. 30:11-16). 2. For the advancement of the gospel – “For your fellowship unto the furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now" (Phil. 1:5). 3. Supplying the Lord's servants - “Philippians...you sent both once and again to my [the Apostle Paul's] need" (Phil. 4:15-16). 4. Supplying the need of the saints: "Contribute to the needs of the saints" (Rom. 12:13). "Only...that we remember the poor" (Gal. 2:10). (Life Lessons Vol.2, pp 183-185)