You can support the Vision and Ministry of River Rock Church by giving online. When you click the box above you will be taken to our Vanco Services secure online giving site.
Supporting River Rock Church
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of supporting River Rock Church through giving tithes and offerings. We are committed to being good stewards of the resources that God has graciously provided us so that we may accomplish His will.
All Christ-followers should give to their church
Scripture makes it clear that every believer in every church should give (see 1 Corinthians 16:1-2). In this same passage, the Bible tells us that we should give regularly and consistently in proportion to what we earn. We also need to keep in mind that the Lord loves a cheerful giver (see 2 Corinthians 9:7).
Every Christ-follower should give back to God a portion of their income by supporting their local church. This is both an act of worship and an eternal investment into the Kingdom of God. Put God first with your finances andtrust Him to provide all you need (TestGod in that! See Malachi 3:10 and Matthew 6:33).
Besides putting the offering envelope in the basket on Sunday mornings,
you can also mail in your offering or use your online banking service
(send to River Rock Church, PO Box 184, Belle Plaine, MN 56011).
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Use of Tithes
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Part of being a good steward (manager) of what God has provided is to give a portion back to Him. We pay the tithe, or 10 percent, of whatever we receive from Him. That tithe should be paid on our gross salary. It’s not that God needs our money; rather, giving serves as an external, material testimony that God owns both the material and spiritual things of our lives. The tithe is an indicator of obedience to all of God’s laws. He is looking for the right attitude in our giving. In the Old Testament book of Malachi we’re told that God wants us to direct our entire tithe into the storehouse. A storehouse in the Old Testament had four functions. It was used to feed (1) the tribe of Levi and the priests of Aaron, (2) the prophets, (3) the Hebrew widows and orphans living within the city, and (4) the widows and orphans of the Gentiles who were living in and around the Hebrew city. However, the equivalent of the Old Testament storehouse in the New Testament, as well as in our present day society, is the local church. God’s Word tells us to bring our tithes into the storehouse (Malachi 3:10). |
“Tithing while in debt”
Article by Crown Financial Ministries
A farmer always keeps a portion of each harvest as seed stock to be planted the next season. If he didn’t, he would not be able to grow another crop. As Christians, our tithe is our seed stock (2 Corinthians 9:10).
Proverbs 3:9-10 says that we need to honor God by giving Him the first fruits of our produce (income or compensation). Therefore the first portion of our income belongs to God.
It doesn’t belong to anyone else—not even creditors.