Generous Disciples

Posted by Justin Hroch [0]

Disproportionate Gospel Influence!

By God’s grace, Austin City Life church continues to do things that are utterly disproportionate to its size. We continue to see Austin renewed socially, spiritually, and culturally through:

  • Gospel-centered Sundays where people get to worship God to incredible musicianship and where are changed on the spot by gospel of grace, led by our staff.
  • 10 City Groups that continue see people powerfully changed by the gospel, led by you!
  • Music for the City which brings Austin, Charity, & Music together for the poor & needy, led by Nate Navarro & Kristin Vasquez.
  • PlantR a network of 60 church planters committed to a Christ-centered, contest-sensitive movement of churches that renew the city and beyond, led by Jonathan Dodson.
  • Gospel Centered Discipleship.com a new website resource to help make, mature, and multiply disciples of Jesus, led by Jonathan & JT Caldwell.

Generous Disciples

By a generous few, we have been able to sustain the remarkable gospel activity of our church. However, we have yet to consistently meet our monthly budget needs.

  • In August and September our average giving was down almost $7,000 each month.
  • Although we do have reserves to cover the deficit on necessary expenses, these are rapidly dwindling.
  • Approximately $3,500 of our monthly expenses are covered by our reserve funds.
  • The majority of what we receive in tithes and offerings comes 38% of our church.

We are not bearing one another’s burdens. (Gal. 6:2) A few bear the financial burden of the many in our church family. How do we get around this? Generous disciples. To be practical, if every family who regularly attended one of our City Groups or Sunday morning gatherings gave $350 each month we would exceed our monthly budgeted needs! That is less than $90 a week! You probably spend half of that a week on meals out.

Continue the Great Work & Give

 We want to celebrate the great work we are doing, but continue to do it, and with even greater impact. This requires generosity. Please understand that we aren’t after your money; we are after the gospel of grace. (Rom. 5:8; Eph. 2:4-5) God wants your whole life to be oriented around Jesus, including your finances. (1 Cor. 10:31) This is good for you and good for the city. (Matt. 6:19-21; 1 Tim. 6:17-19) God asks people to give of their finances as an act of devotion to him and his mission in the world. We want to see the people of Austin City Life continue to renew the city socially, spiritually, and culturally with the gospel of Jesus in these and many other ways.  

Next Steps & Resources

If you have any questions or would like more information from the church on being generous, please don't hesitate to email us. Please join us in responding to our need with regular, generous giving to our great God. If you are interested in giving to Austin City Life, you can find more information here. Below are several resources that might be helpful for you to check out: 

 

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