WHY CHARGE GOD'S CHILDREN

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HELLO,AMEERAH AND GOD BLESS.
I WAS WRITING TO YOU JUST TO SAY,WHY ARE YOU CHARGING GOD'S CHILDREN TO TAKE YOUR CLASSES.I WAS GOING TO DO IT WITH YOU AND GET MORE UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU,BUT NOW I CAN'T BECAUSE GOD SAID DON'T CHARGE HIS PEOPLES TO HEAR HIS WORD.GOD'S WORDS ARE FREE,TO ANYONE WHO WANTS IT.
MAY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER TOUCH YOUR HEART TO HELP AND REACH OUT TO HIS LOST SOULS FOR FREE.

GOD BLESS.

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Keep up the good Godly work :)
by: Brian Eckes

God bless you and your ministry! Stay close to Christ and you won't go astray. I have been blessed tremendously by your ministry and you deserve every amount you need to continue this enterprise in my opinion. Thank you again and keep up the good work fellow believer in Christ!

I'm glad that you asked this question :-)
by: Ameerah

"Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says... "Those who work deserve their pay!" 1 Timothy 5:17-18 NLT

The question that you ask is a very good one-Why charge for the classes. For a long time I struggled with this. I didn't want to charge! But, as the bills for running a full time ministry began to pile up, I realized that I am not charging for the gospel. But, just because the gospel is free doesn't mean I don't get charged quite heftily to share it with you :-)

I think people ask why I charge because it's online, so they can't see the costs. If the words were bound in a book, even though it only cost $0.25 or so to bind the book, people would not question why the book cost $12. If all of the videos I make were on a DVD, people would not question paying $19.99 for the DVD. But, when things are online, people can not see the costs.

I try to give away as much free information here at The Hem's main website as I can. But, every year they send me a bill for $300 just to keep the website up. Every month I get another bill for $50 to hold the free TeleClasses, and, another one for $20 to send out free e-courses. The microphone and computer software and video camera...more hundreds of dollars. And I could go on...

Now, I have an awesome husband. He doesn't mind that he is the only one "out" working, and yet I still can't do everything around the house because I sped my day writing Bible lessons and making videos. But, I can't exactly ask him to pay to run this entire website (-:

The next thing I say may not sit well with many but...Though the Gospel is absolutely free, my time isn't. For every 30 minute video lesson that my students watch, there are literally hours of study and writing and prayer that go into it. Then, there are even more hours of editing and other technical things that I have to do. And that is for one 30 minute video. In the School of the Spirit, there are 3 and 4 hour courses that I've poured myself into for hours and hours at a time.

God's Word says, "Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says... "Those who work deserve their pay!"1 Timothy 5:17-18 NLT

I have really struggled with charging for the School of the Spirit. But, my goal is not to make millions of dollars. It is to bless God's people. That is why I keep the tuition so low. I have seen other sites that offer similar Christian classes charge $50-$80 per class! I couldn't do that. But, I don't think $10 a month is a fair price to me for all that the school provides. And yet, I would rather cheat myself than cheat God's people. So, I keep the price low and offer scholarships to those who need the school but can't afford to pay.

I hope that I answered your question.
God Bless!
Ameerah

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"Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says... "Those who work deserve their pay!" 1 Timothy 5:17-18 NLT The question that you ask is a very good one-Why charge for the classes. For a long time I struggled with this. I didn't want to charge! But, as the bills for running a full time ministry began to pile up, I realized that I am not charging for the gospel. But, just because the gospel is free doesn't mean I don't get charged quite heftily to share it with you :-) I think people ask why I charge because it's online, so they can't see the costs. If the words were bound in a book, even though it only cost $0.25 or so to bind the book, people would not question why the book cost $12. If all of the videos I make were on a DVD, people would not question paying $19.99 for the DVD. But, when things are online, people can not see the costs. I try to give away as much free information here at The Hem's main website as I can. But, every year they send me a bill for $300 just to keep the website up. Every month I get another bill for $50 to hold the free TeleClasses, and, another one for $20 to send out free e-courses. The microphone and computer software and video camera...more hundreds of dollars. And I could go on... Now, I have an awesome husband. He doesn't mind that he is the only one "out" working, and yet I still can't do everything around the house because I sped my day writing Bible lessons and making videos. But, I can't exactly ask him to pay to run this entire website (-: The next thing I say may not sit well with many but...Though the Gospel is absolutely free, my time isn't. For every 30 minute video lesson that my students watch, there are literally hours of study and writing and prayer that go into it. Then, there are even more hours of editing and other technical things that I have to do. And that is for one 30 minute video. In the School of the Spirit, there are 3 and 4 hour courses that I've poured myself into for hours and hours at a time. God's Word says, "Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says... "Those who work deserve their pay!"1 Timothy 5:17-18 NLT I have really struggled with charging for the School of the Spirit. But, my goal is not to make millions of dollars. It is to bless God's people. That is why I keep the tuition so low. I have seen other sites that offer similar Christian classes charge $50-$80 per class! I couldn't do that. But, I don't think $10 a month is a fair price to me for all that the school provides. And yet, I would rather cheat myself than cheat God's people. So, I keep the price low and offer scholarships to those who need the school but can't afford to pay. I hope that I answered your question. God Bless! Ameerah

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