What’s Funding Your Trust | Dr. Ernest Grant, II | Accelerate Church

Main message: The preacher argues that many people’s “trust” is actually funded by money, and draws on 1 Corinthians 16 to show that disciplined, proportionate, prepared, and transparent giving trains us to trust God instead of our bank accounts — because true peace is funded by the resurrection, not finances.

Key points:

• Context: Paul instructs the wealthy, commerce-driven Corinthian church to collect for the impoverished Jerusalem church, asking them to give beyond their comfort and familiarity.
• Trust is funded by routine, not reaction — set aside regular, pre-decided giving (Paul: “on the first day of the week”) rather than waiting for emotional or spontaneous moments.
• Trust is funded by proportion, not pressure — give according to how God has prospered you (equal sacrifice, not equal amounts); time/talent do not substitute for financial giving.
• Trust is funded by preparation, not provocation — avoid hype-driven, last-minute appeals; plan ahead so generosity is habitual and not feeling-dependent.
• Trust is funded by integrity, not secrecy — Paul’s system (trusted messengers, letters) models transparency and accountability so people can trust where money goes.
• Application/call: join the “trust fund challenge” options — Financial Peace University, set up recurring giving (suggested example $21/week), or begin/continue tithing — as steps to move trust from money to God.

Scriptures mentioned: 1 Corinthians 16, Proverbs 11:24, Romans 5:8