How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

It's a great day to study God's Word.

I'm Steve Schwetz, and I'm so glad to be going through the Bible with you as we begin a brief but important study in the Old Testament book of Joel.

To get us started, here's a quick introduction from Dr. McGee on who he thinks should support through the Bible and who should not.

I think that you'll be surprised by what he says.

God is not requiring anything of man at all, and if you give, it's to be as a grace.

You give, you'll have to give it from a heart that is prompted by the grace of God, friends.

Now, I know that that sounds very strange. That's one reason on this radio, that when we state our

policy from time to time, and we don't beg on this radio, nor do I promote anything? And we try to say

that if God speaks to your heart and you want to have part in this radio ministry, we're glad to

have you. But may I say to you that if you are an unsaved person today listening in,

though this program is dependent upon the listeners, and if the money doesn't come in on the station

that you're listening to, I'll tell you very candidly, one

of these days we're going to fade off the air. In fact, we've recently canceled a station because

of that very fact. And we didn't spend any time begging and pleading and saying, if you don't

send any gift, we'll be off there. We just went off the air without telling anybody. Because

we believe God will speak to your

heart and if he wants this program continued, he'll speak to your heart. And therefore, if you're a

child of God, I think you have a responsibility if you think that this is a program that honors God

and actually will reach in to the hearts and lives, not only of God's people, but maybe

the unsaved and bringing them to a saving knowledge of Christ. So my unsaved friend today,

don't you send to die. But my saved friend, don't you pass it by until you search your

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