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extra special offerings, over and above--in addition to--your
tithes and regular offerings for God's work, should drop down to a
mere ONE-THIRD of the needed amount.
I realize that we are now past the time for which so many of
you pledged definite special amounts for this Building and Property
fund. But are YOU going to do only what you pledged--only what is
required--and NO MORE? If so, you need to read Luke 17:10, and
realize that such people are UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS--and then read
Matthew 25:30, and see the FATE of unprofitable servants! We are
not PROFITABLE servants who shall enter the KINGDOM OF GOD unless
we do MORE than required of us!
In Moses' day, the carnal children of Israel, who were not
given God's SPIRIT, gave so liberally for building a tabernacle
Moses had to send a proclamation asking them to stop sending. Do
we have less of the Spirit of God than they? MUST I SEND YOU A
LETTER EVERY MONTH, to prod you on? For perhaps a third of you,
NO! --thank God, a few do not need this! To you, I am doubly
grateful! But for more than HALF of our brethren, it seems I do.
BRETHREN, I have to say this is a discredit and reproach to
God's Church! I AM SURE MOST OF US NEED TO PRAY MORE--need to get
closer to GOD, and get our hearts more in HIS WORK and HIS CHURCH!
There are HUNDREDS of additional members who have come into
God's Church since I asked for the pledges for special additional
offerings for this property fund--and many of you newer members may
not have known of this special need. But now that this need is
made known to all--with perhaps a 40% or 50% increase in membership
since I first asked for the pledges--I am sure GOD'S OWN PEOPLE
WILL RESPOND TO THIS CALL, and SUPPLY THIS NEED EVERY MONTH.
Let us REMEMBER how abundantly God is blessing His Church, and
His work which He does through His Church. Constantly He is
opening NEW DOORS for preaching and publishing Christ's GOSPEL
around the world. More have been converted, baptized, and brought
into the Church this year than any past year! HOW GRATEFUL WE
OUGHT TO BE!
New churches are being raised up every year. The latest one
is in New York City where the new church started out with an
attendance of 181. I know you will all rejoice in this. Recently
new local churches were established in Seattle; Akron, Ohio; and
Long Beach, California. ALL churches are growing steadily in
membership. But MORE important than growth in numbers, is
SPIRITUAL GROWTH in the lives of those of us God has already put in
His Church!
Do you remember to pray for me and Mrs. Armstrong, as well as
all the ministers--- and then for ALL THE BRETHREN? We must pray
earnestly for one another. Let us be THANKFUL and GRATEFUL for all
the blessings God has lavished upon us, His very own people! Let
us realize we have given our very lives to HIM to use!
Thank you, and remember God IS BLESSING YOU!