Monday, August 16, 2010

If Christians Tithed

Where Our Money Goes?
 $168 billion - The extra money available if all American churchgoers tithed
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 $705 billion -amount Americans spend on entertainment and recreation
 $179 billion -amount spent by teenagers 12-17
 $58 billion - amount spent on state lottery tickets
 $39.5 billion - total U. S. – government foreign assistance budget for the world
 $5 billion - total Overseas ministries income to 700 Protestant mission agencies, including denominational, interdenominational, and independent agencies

What Could $168 Billion Do?
 $65 billion - eliminate the most extreme poverty on the planet for more than a billion people.
 $6 billion – universal primary education for all children
 $9 billion - to bring clean water to most of the world’s poor
 $13 billion – basic health and nutrition for everyone in the world
“…………………………….in the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” James 2:14-17

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