1 Corinthians 9:1,14 -Don't Muzzle The Ox- Pastor Rick Beaudry 2024-06-09

Calvary Chapel Bremerton - Sunday Service · Jun 23, 2024 · 1h 26m

Pastor Rick Beaudry expounds on 1 Corinthians 9:1-14, urging churches not to "muzzle the ox" and laying out six scriptural arguments that ministers deserve financial support. He contrasts sacrificial, accountable ministry with the excesses of the prosperity gospel, warns against manipulating giving, and affirms Old Testament and New Testament provisions that those who preach should live from the gospel. Drawing on personal testimony about tent making, church planting, loans and lean seasons, he encourages cheerful, sacrificial giving as worship and calls us to contentment, faithful…