May 17, 2022 · Thus "laying it at the apostle's feet" meant the giver surrendered control of the disbursement of the fund in submission to God. But it does not mean that the apostles need to be …

Jul 18, 2019 · Many leaders have quoted Acts 4:33-35 as a way of compelling members to sow financial seeds each time they give a message. However, when we examine the context of the passage, we …

Barnabas laid the money at the apostles’ feet to submit wholly to Christ’s authority, supply the needs of a rapidly growing church, and embody the Spirit-born unity of the new covenant community.

The apostles receive the offerings, but it's not clear who disburses them. As the church grows, the task grows more difficult, to the point that the widows from outside the Aramaic-speaking regions don't …

Dec 16, 2025 · The mention of laying down money at the apostles’ feet shows a humble submission to the leadership and a recognition that the apostles were entrusted with the responsibility to manage …

Laid them at the apostles' feet. A significant token of the place occupied by the apostles (as later by the bishops of the Church) as the trustees and dispensers of the Church's funds as well as of the …

Acts 4:35 describes a practice among the early Christian community where believers would sell their possessions and lay the proceeds at the apostles’ feet. This act indicated a complete surrender of …

And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the …

Problems arise when a person begins to love money for the sake of seeing how much money he can accumulate. Then, money ceases to be a necessary servant, but rather a god. And, while there are …

Mar 14, 2023 · We still “lay our money at the apostles’ feet” but we don’t walk up to the communion table and place our money there to do it. The Bible makes a distinction between “my money” and the …