TSK · Acts 11:29

As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

Ignorance of the Future Demands Diligence in the Present Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.

So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.

Preparing the Gift For it is not necessary for me to write you about this service to the saints,

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”