The Bible says in Matthew 6:24 that the top competitor for our commitment to Jesus is money. Giving allows us to demonstrate that He is more important to us than material things. There is no organization with more potential to change the world than the local church!
The Bible teaches us the baseline for our giving is called the tithe. To tithe means we give the first 10% of our income to our local church. This demonstrates a financial posture of God first in our lives. Tithing is an act of worship that expresses our dependence on God by giving back to God first.