Bible Readings
Explore our daily and weekly Bible readings to grow in your faith and stay rooted in God’s Word. Find guided Scripture reflections, and spiritual encouragement for every season.
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- Josh Breslaw
- Nov 7
- 1 min read
Paul was 100% committed to getting the Jerusalem Collection to Jerusalem. His friends and co-workers in Christ begged him not to go. They knew the chances were high he’d be arrested in Jerusalem. But Paul was unpersuaded. Paul also knew the chances, but he was committed to the cause of delivering the collection himself, no matter what.
Are you committed to giving everything for the cause of Christ? Giving money is usually the easiest thing to give. Time, energy, mental power… those resources are a lot more difficult. It’s easy to write a check. It’s hard to give up your Wednesday night after a long day of work to tell kids about Jesus. It’s hard to mentor a person who is trying to be a single parent and move forward in life. The problems in our community cannot be solved just by giving money. We must give everything and let God use us to bring about change.
Paul could have sent someone else with the money, and he would have remained free. Instead, he was so committed, he went to Jerusalem knowing what awaited him. Are you that committed to the cause of the Kingdom of God?
- Josh Breslaw
- Nov 6
- 1 min read
Nobody from First Baptist Gonzales will ever make you give money to the church. That is not the type of church or organization we are. I am not the type of pastor who is looking at how much people give; I don’t know anyone’s tithes and offerings. You don’t have to give anything to be part of FBCG.
But you should want to give. You should be excited to give toward what is happening at FBCG. The Kingdom of God is growing and active because of the work of our church. And we cannot do that work without financial resources. I want you to be excited and cheerful to give because you know that God will bless that money and use it for the building of His Kingdom. The money you give is like a seed that God plants in the ground, and a plant blooms. From that seed, something far greater comes to life. That is how God uses the money you give. Praise be to God that he can make the money we give to Him do far greater things than we could do with the money ourselves.