Ours is a society where people know the price of everything, but the value of nothing – where people have a great deal to live on, but very little to.

““Ours is a society where Ours is a society where people know the price of people know the price of

everything, but the value of everything, but the value of nothing – where people have nothing – where people have a great deal to live on, but a great deal to live on, but

very little to live for.”very little to live for.”

~ Randy Alcorn~ Randy Alcorn

““Riches and abundance Riches and abundance come hypocritically clad come hypocritically clad

in sheep’s clothing in sheep’s clothing pretending to be security pretending to be security

against anxieties; and against anxieties; and they then become the they then become the very object of those very object of those

anxieties.”anxieties.”

~ Soren Kierkegaard~ Soren Kierkegaard

““The lust for affluence in The lust for affluence in contemporary society is contemporary society is psychotic. It is time we psychotic. It is time we awaken to the fact that awaken to the fact that

conformity to a sick society conformity to a sick society is to be sick.”is to be sick.”

~ Richard Foster~ Richard Foster

““The act of asking for less, not The act of asking for less, not more, is a radical act - far more more, is a radical act - far more

radical than it's ever given radical than it's ever given credit for. If you don't believe credit for. If you don't believe

me, ask yourself why, after me, ask yourself why, after modern history's most modern history's most

appalling act of terrorism, the appalling act of terrorism, the President of the United States President of the United States

of America would tell his of America would tell his people to keep on shopping or people to keep on shopping or

the terrorists win.”the terrorists win.”~ James Mackinnon, Ad Busters~ James Mackinnon, Ad Busters

““Money is our madness. Money is our madness.

Our vast, collective Our vast, collective madness.”madness.”

~ D.H. Lawrence~ D.H. Lawrence

““Make as much as you can, Make as much as you can, save as much as you can, save as much as you can, and give as much as you and give as much as you

can.”can.”

~ John Wesley~ John Wesley

““Vision without action Vision without action remains remains

only a daydream.”only a daydream.”

~ Dr. Gary Buffone, ~ Dr. Gary Buffone, PsychologistPsychologist

““As the global consumer As the global consumer culture increasingly gobbles up culture increasingly gobbles up

our time and resources, it is our time and resources, it is undermining the vitality of the undermining the vitality of the church and undercutting our church and undercutting our

support for missions around the support for missions around the world. We are witnessing the world. We are witnessing the slow but steady hemorrhaging slow but steady hemorrhaging of time and money invested in of time and money invested in

the work of the church.”the work of the church.”

~ Christine Sine~ Christine Sine

““Our life is frittered away by Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”detail. Simplify, simplify.”

~ Henry David Thoreau~ Henry David Thoreau

““Simplicity is the only thing Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can lives so that possessions can

be genuinely enjoyed be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.”without destroying us.”

~ Richard J. Foster~ Richard J. Foster

““A banker is someone who A banker is someone who lends you their umbrella lends you their umbrella

when the sun is shining and when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it wants it back the minute it

rains.”rains.”

~ Mark Twain~ Mark Twain

““We will loan you enough We will loan you enough money to get you money to get you

completely out of debt.”completely out of debt.”

~ Sign In A Loan Office~ Sign In A Loan Office

““Only a life lived for others is Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”a life worthwhile.”

~ Albert Einstein~ Albert Einstein

““Measure wealth not by the Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have, but by the

things you have that you things you have that you would not take money for.”would not take money for.”

~ Russ Crosson~ Russ Crosson

““We spend more on diet aids We spend more on diet aids than the people of many than the people of many nations spend on food.”nations spend on food.”

~ John Michael Talbot~ John Michael Talbot

““Materialism is Western Materialism is Western culture’s implicit religion – culture’s implicit religion –

that is, its core value system that is, its core value system that significantly shapes its that significantly shapes its

overall orientation.”overall orientation.”

~ Michael Shut~ Michael Shut

““We need to become more We need to become more concerned about raising the concerned about raising the standard of loving instead of standard of loving instead of

the standard of living.”the standard of living.”

~ Vera Shaw~ Vera Shaw

““Money never stays with me. Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as throw it out of my hands as

soon as possible, lest it soon as possible, lest it should find its way within my should find its way within my

heart.”heart.”

~ John Wesley~ John Wesley

““My experience was that the My experience was that the less I spent on myself and less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and the fuller of happiness and

blessing did my soul blessing did my soul become.”become.”

~ Hudson Taylor~ Hudson Taylor

““There is no such thing as There is no such thing as ‘private’ lifestyle choices. ‘private’ lifestyle choices.

We do indeed live in an We do indeed live in an interdependent interdependent

interconnected world in interconnected world in which our decisions impact which our decisions impact the lives of people half a the lives of people half a

world away.”world away.”

~ Christine Sine~ Christine Sine

““No more fitting symbol of No more fitting symbol of the involvement of the involvement of

Christians in the everyday Christians in the everyday life of the world could be life of the world could be imagined than money, for imagined than money, for

nearly every relationship in nearly every relationship in personal and public life is personal and public life is

characterized by the characterized by the obtaining or spending or obtaining or spending or

exchange of money.”exchange of money.”

~ William Springfellow~ William Springfellow

““Where your treasure is, Where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also.”there your heart will be also.”

~ Matthew 6:21 (TNIV)~ Matthew 6:21 (TNIV)

““Cultural Hijacking” Cultural Hijacking”

The process of allowing The process of allowing our society’s dominant our society’s dominant

traits and values to traits and values to determine our determine our destination.destination.

* TRANSCENDENT VISION ** TRANSCENDENT VISION *

Our Sense Of MissionOur Sense Of Mission

DEATH AS MOTIVATIONDEATH AS MOTIVATION

Our Daily & Weekly Our Daily & Weekly

Lifestyle RoutinesLifestyle Routines

* ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY ** ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY *

““Where your treasure is, Where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also.”there your heart will be also.”

~ Matthew 6:21 (TNIV)~ Matthew 6:21 (TNIV)

““Thieves must give up Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labour stealing; rather let them labour

and work honestly with their and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have own hands, so as to have

something to share with the something to share with the needy.”needy.”

~ Ephesians 4:28 (NRSV)~ Ephesians 4:28 (NRSV)

““For I can testify that they For I can testify that they gave not only what they could gave not only what they could afford but far more. And they afford but far more. And they did it of their own free will.”did it of their own free will.”

~ 2 Corinthians 8:3 (TNIV)~ 2 Corinthians 8:3 (TNIV)

““If you want to be perfect, go, If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and sell your possessions and

give to the poor, and you will give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. have treasure in heaven.

Then come, follow me.”Then come, follow me.”

~ Matthew 19:21 (TNIV)~ Matthew 19:21 (TNIV)

““On every Lord’s Day, each of On every Lord’s Day, each of you should put aside some you should put aside some

amount of money in relation to amount of money in relation to what you have earned and what you have earned and save it for this offering.”save it for this offering.”

~ 1 Corinthians 16:2 (NLT)~ 1 Corinthians 16:2 (NLT)

““You must each make up your You must each make up your own mind as to how much you own mind as to how much you

should give. Don’t give should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully.”person who gives cheerfully.”

~ 2 Corinthians 9:7 (TNIV)~ 2 Corinthians 9:7 (TNIV)

““On every Lord’s Day, each of On every Lord’s Day, each of you should put aside some you should put aside some

amount of money in relation to amount of money in relation to what you have earned and what you have earned and save it for this offering.”save it for this offering.”

~ 1 Corinthians 16:2 (NLT)~ 1 Corinthians 16:2 (NLT)

““Your prayers and gifts to the Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a poor have come up as a memorial offering before memorial offering before

God.”God.”

~ Acts 10:4~ Acts 10:4

“…“…let us throw off everything let us throw off everything that hinders…”that hinders…”

~ Hebrews 12:1 (TNIV)~ Hebrews 12:1 (TNIV)

““Stay away from the love of Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what money; be satisfied with what

you have.”you have.”

~ Hebrews 13:5 (NLT)~ Hebrews 13:5 (NLT)