Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 11, 2011
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GIVE, GIVE, GIVE
One time a skeptic said to a preacher, "I can’t stand this Christianity business. All I ever hear from you Christians is give, give, give."
The preacher thought a minute and said,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 1, 2019
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“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc, is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving
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Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 16, 2022
Henry Parsons Crowell contracted tuberculosis when a boy and could not go to school. His Father and brother died of tuberculosis, and he should have died of it too. He made a contract with God. If he were spared he would use his abilities to amass large sums of money for evangelism. For the next 50
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Baptist
I was raised in the church. My dad pastored 65 years. I graduated college and was married. We returned home for Christmas. We all gathered around the tree. I remembered my speedometer and God’s goodness. My wife and mom handed out the presents. Each family member had several gifts. In the
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Assembly Of God
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GIVING BEGETS GIVING
Leadership Magazine carried a story about four young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marble-ized, and
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Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 12, 2005
Finally, we give, give, give. Jesus left his heavenly throne, laid aside the glory that was his, and came to us. He gave his life on the cross of Calvary that we might be redeemed and reconciled to God. He gave us life, and he has blessed us beyond even our ability to measure. Giving is a
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Methodist
Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 27, 2002
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REALLY GIVING
The great Alliance preacher and renowned Christian author, A. W. Tozer, makes this observation:
“Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done!... In God’s sight, my giving is measured not by how much I
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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LOVING AND GIVING
One can give without loving, but one cannot love without
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 21, 2005
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REALLY GIVING
The great Alliance preacher and renowned Christian author, A. W. Tozer, makes this observation:
“Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done!... In God’s sight, my giving is measured not by how much I
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THE GIVING HEART
The heart does not receive blood to store it up. While it pumps blood in at one valve, it sends it out at another. The blood is always circulating everywhere, and is never stagnant.
The same is true of all the fluids in a healthy body; they are in a constant state of
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Independent/Bible
"Never Give In"
"This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 2, 2009
A GIVING TESTIMONY
I have experienced this both personally and in our church. As a church, when we began to support missions with faith promises – God began to pour blessings to our church. Last year we gave more to missions than ever before, and the church income was more than ever, nearly
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 7, 2009
ENJOYABLE GIVING
A panhandler asked a woman for money, and she dug in her purse and handed him a dollar bill. As she did, she admonished him, "I’ll give you a dollar—-not because you deserve it, but because it pleases me."
"Thank you, ma’am," he
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 16, 2013
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ROCKEFELLER'S GIVING
The very first person to reach the status of billionaire was a man who knew how to set goals and follow through. At the age of 23, Rockefeller had become a millionaire, by the age of 50 a billionaire. Every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 26, 2010
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GIVING QUESTIONS
What is harder for people to give these days: time, money, or possessions? Why?
What is the biggest internal barrier for people investing what they have already have for God?
What is the biggest external barrier for people investing what they have already have
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Church Of God
At 16, a mission to Honduras with my father was an eye-opening experience that left an incredible mark on my soul. I found myself in a foreign land, surrounded by poverty and heart wrenching realities that I had never encountered before.
One particular night, our bus pulled into a dimly lit gas
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 14, 2015
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Psalm 66:18 "If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear." Have you ever felt an unfamiliar and strange feeling like you should be talking to God? That is simply soul searching. It is actually God reaching out to you. But sin blocks that connection. When you "regard" or "cherish"
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