A big step in growing deeper in our discipleship of Jesus is acknowledging, in all humility, that God gives us everything. Every single thing we have and all we are is because of God’s gracious generosity. When we embrace this truth, we can’t help but be overwhelmed with gratitude and awe. As Disciples, we want […]
Author: Joe Galloway
Cut off your Hand! Pluck out your Eye!
To cut off hands and feet and pluck out eyes – as we read about in Mark 9 – sounds extreme. But, think about it in terms of how you spend money pursuing the seemingly innocent little pleasures in life. Let’s consider a few: Do you go get a cappuccino everyday? Do you shop for […]
Give to Everyone!
How do you react to the person begging on the street? That’s always been a tough one for me. I generally don’t give to the people on the street who ask of me. In high-and-mighty righteousness, I tell them of the shelters, soup kitchens, and food pantries nearby. Jesus tells us in Luke 6:30 to […]
Stewardship Reflection for the Season of Lent
The season of Lent provides the perfect framework to reflect on your life. Are you the best disciple of Jesus Christ that you can be? Is God truly first in your life, in every area of your life? Even in trials and difficulties, can you look back and find that God has blessed you? How […]
INYM – The Book, Podcast 4 – Go Deeper
The message of It’s Not Your Money is one of stewardship which is discipleship – how we live our lives everyday. It starts with the mindset that God provides. Everything we have and all that we are comes from Him. When we embrace this truth, then how else can we respond but in overwhelming gratefulness […]