give to make a difference

Yesterday I shared about #GivingTuesday and how this single day impacts so many organizations doing great work to serve others. Here are just a few of the organizations that we personally support on a regular basis.

The Community Fellowship. Our church, and it is our belief that God calls us to tithe to the church we are part of. We serve many who are hungry, hurting or homeless through the church. We do this each month, and in the Christmas season we have a special mission offering. Join us in giving here.

The Community Dream Center. This is the one I shared yesterday that serves our homeless friends around Martinsville and Henry County. Through the transitional house program as well as the warming center this is accomplished. Please help here if you feel led.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). FCA southside Virginia led by Robert Hicks is sharing Christ with coaches and athletes in schools and colleges. It is an honor to give and be part of this organization.

And a few more we support are Raceway Ministries, Acts 4 Ministries, Samaritans Feet and others.

Each is a worthy cause sharing Christ and meeting needs. It is important that we count and use what we have been blessed with to support those making a difference and helping those in need. All of this I believe is so we can share the love of God.

1 John 3:17 NLT

If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

I want to close with that same truth, or to make it a little stronger.

Jesus told us that Christianity does something about injustice, His love shows compassion, serving means being a servant and helping others. I like this quote…

When someone asks us if we are Christians, I think the best answer is to tell them to ask the poor, the incarcerated, the immigrants and refugees, the widows and orphans, the least of these. They will tell you who the Christians are. — Shane Claiborne

Jesus said it this way:

James 1:22,27 NLT

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves… Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

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