• Money is easy for God—He can give you whatever He chooses; He has no limits. Money is never the problem of fundraising.
• Build your people first—God is not going to give you something that is too much for you to handle.
• Be okay with no—even if you don’t understand why. God’s plan is bigger than your understanding; keep trusting God.
• God provides in ways that make it obvious He did it—providing at the last minute or in a way that is outside of the normal is part of God doing things so that He gets the glory. Elijah is an example of God’s provision.
• Without process, fundraising is just hurting your ministry—the property needs qualified people with good policy and processes to use it. Fundraising should be coupled with people building and process creating.

Opening Questions

1. How much money do you think you could give to your kids before it becomes harmful?
2. Money is not always helpful.
3. Is it harder to rich or poor?
4. Each has its own challenges. The rich must continue to trust God even with money. They have the responsibility of stewardship, which means they are looking for ways to invest.

Closing Thoughts

• Just ask—the giver will be rewarded far more than the gift given.
• Be thankful for every gift no matter how great or small.
• Every gift is a story of a giver’s trust in God and the receiver’s opportunity to glorify God!