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

Can you think of a hotter topic than money?

Some people say money makes the world go round.

Others say, or at least act like money. Some people say money makes the world go round.

Others say, or at least act like, money is the key to happiness.

Even the wealthiest people say they just need a little more.

Welcome to Through the Bible, I'm your host Steve Schwartz and today our teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee

dives right into this issue as we study the personal journal of the richest man in the world in his day, King Solomon.

But first, since we're on the subject, let's listen to Dr.

McGee's share, the heart behind through the Bible's fundraising practices.

From time to time it was my custom to state the policy of the Through the Bible Radio program.

And it's time again for it to be stated and I would like to do that.

It has never been our plan or purpose from the very beginning to use high pressure methods.

We do not send out junk mail.

Everyone that's on our mailing list got there because they asked to be put

there or else someone asks for them. We today believe that if you are not able to support the program and you want our

notes and outlines that God will raise up somebody down the street over in the next town to send in enough

for you and for them also. We believe that the real test is the support that comes from any

area and we will not continue on a program if we do not get a reasonable amount of support.

And we always give every station a fair opportunity to see if it's going to pay for itself.

And that, by the way, is all that we ask, we do from time to time appeal to you to support our foreign broadcasts.

After all, we cannot ask them, that is, the Chinese or the people of India or the people of South America or the people in Russia

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