With Willing Heart: The Offering (1)

This article examines the offertory as an element of corporate worship, arguing that faithful giving is fundamentally a matter of the heart transformed by God's sovereign grace rather than mere financial capacity. Griess emphasizes that the gospel must accompany the law's command to give, as only God's grace can free believers from idolatry of money and motivate willing, joyful offerings to the Lord. The piece draws on Old Testament typology and covenant theology to ground Christian giving in the believer's grateful response to God's redemptive work.