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Almost Giving
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2012 (message contributor)
ALMOST GIVING
One of the Ad Council's most effective public service commercials is the "Don't Almost Give" campaign. One ad shows a man with crutches struggling to go up a flight of steps. The narrator says, "This man almost learned to walk at a rehab center that almost got built by people who almost gave money." After a pause the narrator continues, "Almost gave. How good is almost giving? About as good as almost walking."
Another ad shows a homeless man curled up in a ball atop a pile of rags. He is covered with a ratty bed sheet. The narrator begins, "This is Jack Thomas. Today someone almost bought Jack something to eat. Someone almost brought him to a shelter. Someone almost gave him a warm blanket." Then after a pause the narrator drives his point home, "And Jack Thomas? Well, he almost made it through the night."
(Source: YouTube.com Ad # 1 Man on Crutches and Ad #2 Homeless Man. From a sermon by Monty Newton, Is God a Tiger Parent, 9/26/2011)
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