People have been writing to me throughout my travels to Dubai, New Zealand, and Australia, asking why we don’t charge a speaking fee or ask the churches that invite us to cover our travel expenses.
Some have rightly pointed to verses such as:
“You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.”
1 Corinthians 9:9
And:
“The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
Luke 10:7
These are absolutely legitimate biblical principles.
However, we have always believed that once you put a price tag on ministry, or require smaller churches to shoulder significant travel expenses, something can slowly begin to happen: eventually, you find yourself going only where people can afford to bring you.
That is not how we want to operate.
Our philosophy has always been simple: we rely on the leading of the Holy Spirit concerning where we should go, and we trust God to put it on the hearts of His people to provide what is needed for us to get there.
But then some of you wrote something that made me think:
“If you never ask, people may simply assume you don’t need.”
So let me say clearly what I thought was already understood:
Our ministry tours cost money. Flights, hotels, transportation, equipment, and all the logistics involved in taking Bible teaching around the world come with very real expenses. And yes, we gratefully welcome donations toward those costs.
What we will not do is place that burden on the church that invites us.
We want to remain free to go wherever the Holy Spirit leads us - whether it is a large church with significant resources or a small congregation that could never afford to bring us otherwise.
The need is there. We simply believe it should not fall on the shoulders of the one who invites us, but rather be met by those whom the Holy Spirit leads to give once they are made aware of that need.
That way, no church is too small, no destination is too far, and money never gets to decide where we preach the Word of God.
We go where He leads.
And we trust Him to provide.
For those whom the Lord puts it on their hearts to help us continue taking His Word around the world, you can give here:
https://t.co/5nyyYzzwPA
When Democratic Socialists call abolishing the Senate, our borders, and our prisons a "long-term plan," take them at their word. That isn't a pipe dream to them. It’s the exact same "Fabian Socialist" strategy they've been using for 140 years: wear society down bit by bit, hide like a wolf in sheep's clothing, and dismantle the walls until the whole house collapses.
They swear up and down that redistribution of wealth will solve everything. But they leave out one key fact: Public ownership and government control don't create wealth— they just transfer it until it runs out. We have all the receipts of history: Not a single part of their platform creates a job, builds a house, or generates a dollar. Every single one is just a plan to take what you built.
Despite God fulfilling His promise to take the Jews from among the nations and restore them to their land, skepticism regarding the identity of the real Jews continues – from within the Church. Is the Israel we’re witnessing today nothing more than the result of a satanic plot, or is it the activity of a miracle-working, covenant-keeping God? What is a Jew? What happened to Judaism after the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.? Does the New Testament imply that Israel of that time is no longer Israel? Join Amir and his honorable guest, Dr. Golan Broshi, as they make their case biblically and historically as to the identity of the real Jews.
Jesus was not a Christian.
If anything, He was a Jew.
He Himself made that clear when He said to the Samaritan woman:
“You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.”
- John 4:22 (NKJV)
Even His Hebrew name declares who He is. Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ) means “salvation.” Indeed, salvation is of the Jews.
He came into the world as a Jew, lived as a Jew, died as a Jew, rose again as a Jew, and will return as the Jewish Messiah. That is why Scripture calls Him:
“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed…”
- Revelation 5:5 (NKJV)
A Christian is a follower of the Messiah. You cannot be a follower of the Messiah if you are the Messiah. He is the Messiah whom all people are called to follow, regardless of their ethnicity, nationality, or religious background.
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:12 (NKJV)
@Timcast This is about more than everything you listed. Look into what Russia, China, Hamas, and Hezbollah have been using Venezuela for. Maduro had a meeting that day with China to strengthen ties. We came in that night while the chinese officals were still there. Do moreresearch
Don’t repost this, democrats will get mad!
They hate that the people of Venezuela are celebrating Trump removing an illegitimate Narco Terrorist President.
🚨 BREAKING: The left-wing media was just caught REFUSING to cover the fact tens of THOUSANDS of Venezuelans are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory over Maduro in Buenos Aires
They won’t show it.
They hate Trump so bad, they want Venezuelans to suffer.
Trump's moves in Venezuela aren't really about Maduro or drugs. They're messages to Russia and China. Really think it was just a coincidence that a Chinese delegation was IN Venezuela when Trump struck? More when The Glenn Beck Program returns on Monday.
@MAGAVoice All this man knows how to do is lie, run his mouth with no facts to back up what he says, and live off OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY HIS ENTIRE LIFE. Shut up, Bernie