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                    GIFTS FROM GOD
   The first barrier to meekness arises whenever we claim as our own what is really a gift of God.  To live in meekness, we must try to remember that all we are, have, and can do is a gift.  It is an act of arrogance to place ourselves at the center of being and doing.  Only God
                    
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                    AKIANE: THE GIFT OF GOD
Akiane Kramarik is only 12-years-old, but she has abilities far beyond her years. Her mother chose to give birth to her underwater at the family home on July 9, 1994 in Mount Morris, Illinois. The family now lives in Idaho. Akiane speaks four languages, writes poetry, plays
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is a portion of His grace. What you have been freely given, you should freely give away. Jesus said in Matthew 6:15 that if we do not forgive others, neither will God forgive us.
When the first missionaries arrived in Alberta, they were savagely opposed by a
                    
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                    But what an incredible gift from God your body is! If you compared it to a machine no other machine comes even close to its design, precision and functionality. 
Consider the skeleton system. Two hundred and six bones compose the skeleton, about half of which are in the hands and feet.  Most of
                    
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                      If you went to work everyday and did the job that was required of you, you could demand a paycheck. You can go to your supervisor, and payroll to find out what is going on because you earned the pay that you worked so hard for. We can never work so hard to demand that God save us from sin. It was
                    
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                    THE GIFT OF A CROSS
Story: Woman Led to Christ through an Act of Kindness 
Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist (Zondervan, 2011). p. 210 
It's amazing what a difference the little things will make. For example, years ago when I was a new believer, I always wore a tiny cross pin on my shirts.
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 16, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [illustration]
Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were!
Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has
                    
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