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What is an Offering?

Whereas a tithe is a specific amount (10% of your income) that you give first, an offering is anything extra that you give beyond that. Sometimes Christians today think that what they give to their local church is a tithe when in reality it is an offering. Please know that God does not NEED our money. After all, He owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10) and needs nothing from us. What He desires, however, and what He values, is the heart that overflows with gratitude and thanksgiving to the God who saved us and who gives us all things, knowing our needs before we even ask (Matthew 6:8). After all He has done for us, how can we not have a heart that wants to give generously, willingly, and cheerfully in response to the love and grace that abound in Christ (2 Corinthians 9:6–8).