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Thanks for your interest in the 3-CD series of audio teaching on "Experiencing GOD as your Provider: Open Handed Living in a Tight Fisted World". CLICK for the behind-the-scene story of this audio CD series. CLICK to listen to audio tracks - 26 MP3/Ipod/On-line teaching points and list of true-to-life stories. CLICK to order your own CD of 26 teaching tracks for $14.95 plus s/h. CLICK for info on Brian's bestselling "Generous Life" devotional CLICK to watch short TV video clips of Brian being interviewed on CBN and NBC-TV. STORY BEHIND THIS AUDIO CD TEACHING SERIES
On the week he came to speak for this family conference
week, Brian had come prepared to give a completely different
message series. On
the day he was supposed to begin speaking, he was awoken at
3am, 4am, 5am, and 5:30am with a prompting from the Lord to
completely change his message series to teach people to
learn how to give to the Lord and receive from the Lord.
Brian yielded to this prompting and took out his
laptop and prayed, “What do you want me to say, LORD?”
From 5:30-7:30am God flooded his mind and memories
with the Scriptures, principles, and stories that he spoke
on that week (and that are now on this audio CD).
We trust that these God-prompted and God-inspired messages
will be used by the Lord to help you further experience God
as your Provider and also to “excel in the grace of giving”.
May this series inspire you to look for ways God will
meet your personal, family and ministry needs in the years
to come. Table of Contents for 26 Audio CD Tracks on 3 CD's
Track 1 – Helpful advice about listening to messages Stories: David and Goliath and the 5 stones vs. Saul’s armor. Track 2 – Introduction to this series Track 3 – Brian Kluth’s background and personal testimony Track 4 - Principle of giving is a matter of trust Story: $20 bill and desire to take out change. Track 5 - Principle of seek first the kingdom of God Stories: Becoming a camp missionary and later a pastor. Track 6 - Principle of provisions vs. money Story: Praying for boots. Track 7 - Principle of experiencing God given provisions Stories: Elijah and the ravens. $100/month for housing. Track 8 - Principle of financial freedom Definition: Financial freedom is the ability to build your life on Biblical principles and trust God to guide you and provide for you. Track 9 - Principle of agreement Stories: Big house and small house prayer. Larry Burkett’s wife didn’t like the man’s tie. Women talk in code: He-we, she-we, we-we. Track 10 - Principle of trusting Christ more than credit Story: Camp’s no-debt policy and nighttime wrestling with 5 figure gift. Track 11 - Principle of great needs are great opportunities for God to work Story: Wife’s $150,000 in cancer bills and TV news story. Track 12 - Principle of enjoyment vs. ownership Don’t have to own it to enjoy it.
Track 1 - Principle of giving from whatever you have Stories: Single mother gave out of her $25 grocery money. Poor village in Bulgaria wanted wood for their church. Track 2 – Comments: Bible is a mirror - be a Doer of the Word
Track 4 - Principle of using work skills and influence for the Lord Stories: Donated trucks and free services people provided to camp. Track 5 - Principle of God’s Favor Stories: Israelites plundered the Egyptians. Donated septic pump. Camp’s Inn motel built with donated materials. Track 6 - Principle of the wealth of the sinner Stories: Holiday Inn $2.50 chairs. Motel Inn furniture from college. Firewood given to camp staff member. Church buys $2.2M racquetball club for $500K. Track 7 - Principle of the treasures of darkness Stories: Factory worker gets unexpected $500 bonus and woman making minimum wage sells necklace from aunt. Track 8 - Comments: Ezra set his heart to learn, PRACTICE and then teach Track 9 - Principle of little becomes much when God blesses it Stories: Little boy gives 5 loaves/2 fish. Girl $1 buys Hong Kong camp.
Track 1 - Principles of helping those that can't pay you back Stories: Sending kids to camp. Year supply of milk for single mom. God-led musical car swap benefits 4 families. Track 2 - The principle called “The truth about tithing” Stories: George’s $44 dental bill, $88 checkbook, and washer & dryer. Bob’s tither’s support group. Christian school refund, and “God knows my bus #.” Track 3 – Comments: Let’s talk together in heaven Track 4 - Principles of counting your blessings Story: Gave $4K on $15K salary by counting $ blessings on Sunday nights. Track 5 - Principle of head and heart giving Difference between tithe AND offerings, head AND heart giving, and systematic AND spontaneous giving. For more generosity resources, teaching, training, messages, or videos, go to: www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org and www.GenerousLife.info Contact information for Brian Kluth: Email: bk@kuth.org |
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an Unexpected Bestseller 200,000 in Print the First Year Book receiving TV, radio, magazine & newspaper coverage
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -
A small 90-page book on how
to lead a more generous life by pastor and church giving
authority Brian Kluth is something of a “publishing
miracle” that is being used by churches, denominations,
and ministries across the In order to keep up with the increasing demand, 200,000 copies of the “A 40-day Spiritual Journey to a More Generous Life” have been printed in the first year. When 100,000 copies were printed in the first nine months, David Neff of Christianity Today, said “anytime you get 100,000 copies of any book into the churches, you’re making some impact. Doing so in a 9-month period is spectacular." Hundreds of churches have ordered it for every family. Denominations are sending copies to every pastor, parachurch ministries are giving copies to their donors and seminaries are handing out copies to students.
The story of this booklet has even caught the attention of the media with news stories on NBC TV evening news in Colorado, a live interview on CBN TV news and talk show, a front page story in the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper Life section, a 1 hour live interview on Moody Radio's 250 stations nationwide, The Christian Post (as a top story), REV! Magazine; Church Executive Magazine, CCM Magazine, UPI - United Press International, USA Religious News, Christian Newswire, Christian Headlines, Google News, Yahoo News and MSNBC News. Kluth said that several Christian publishers had declined to publish the booklet because they said there was no market for a book on generosity. “Last summer my wife and I used some inheritance money to ‘by faith’ produce and print 15,000 copies and we thought it would take years to distribute this many. But in the first 12 months we needed to print 200,000 copies and we're researching printing 500,000 copies for next year, " he says.
The "Spiritual Journey to
a More Generous Life" book takes people through 40 daily
Bible readings that help them understand what the Bible
teaches about managing their finances. "Years ago I
was in debt and had financial problems. As I learned
what the Bible teaches about money, God helped me
completely turn around my finances and gave me the
freedom to live more generously. I am grateful that so
many other people can benefit from the things I
learned," said Kluth. The book has been or will be into Spanish, Portuguese, Mongolian, Hindi, Serbian, Croatian, Afrikaans, Urdu, Punjabi and other languages.
The Nazarene denomination’s Spanish-speaking churches worldwide have proclaimed 2008 as the “Year of Stewardship” and will be using a Spanish version in its Spanish-speaking churches and countries. Other denominations have expressed interest in being part of the foreign language translation partnerships. Kluth reports that the Southern Baptist’s Stewardship Development Association made a private label version they will promote and sell in 11 states. Their first order was for 15,000 copies but feel there is the potential for future orders to exceed 100,000.
The devotional is available
in a standard version or churches ordering over 1000
copies can order a customized cover for just $1 more per
booklet. Some of the largest churches in the
country have been ordering thousands of copies for every
family in their congregation, including the First Baptist
Church of Orlando; Church for the Nations in Colorado;
St. Luke's United Methodist in Indianapolis
Kluth reports that after
bank failures in
“This whole thing is a
God-sized journey for us. We’re doing our best to keep
up with what the Lord is doing with this book,” Kluth
says. He is senior pastor of First Evangelical Free
Church in Kluth has had a ministry of stewardship for several years and offers materials, seminars, and other aids to churches and ministries in this important area. Earlier this year Kluth was honored by the Christian Stewardship Association with the Outstanding Stewardship Educator of the year award. Kluth’s web sites can be accessed at www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org and www.GenerousLife.info
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