Every time the offering plate comes down the aisle, most of us are doing math. John says that's not a money problem — it's a fear problem. And God's answer isn't a better budget plan.
In Episode 24 of After Sunday, John and Andrew work through 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 and the one line from Sunday that changes everything: God doesn't just ask for a cheerful giver — He can make you one. They talk about what the Greek word behind 'cheerful' actually means, why the Widow of Zarephath's last meal is the best picture of surrender in the Old Testament, and how to tell the difference between giving out of grace and giving out of dead habit.
Key scriptures: 2 Corinthians 9:6–15; 2 Corinthians 8:9–11; Philippians 2:13; Matthew 6:21, 33; 1 Kings 17:8–16
If fear has been louder than faith in your life lately — John's book Standing in the Dark was written for that moment: https://a.co/d/0fJYSsja
After Sunday is produced by Calvary Baptist Church, Bedford, VA.
