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Stewardship Is Not Leaving A Tip On Gods ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Stewardship is not leaving a tip on Gods tablecloth; it is the confession of an ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Love: Needing Or Giving

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 26, 2023

“The typical example of Gift-love would be that love which moves a man to work and plan and save for the future well-being of his family which he may die without sharing or seeing; the second, Need-love, is that which sends a lonely and frightened child to its mother’s arms. And of course Divine ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-31, Luke 10:27, 1 John 4:7-8, Matthew 22:36-39

Tags: Love, Love Of God, Love Of Neighbor

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011

GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Giving

Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 2, 2019

“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 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:24

Tags: Sacrifice, Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Speed  PRO

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 2, 2003

GOD SPEED A very wealthy, religious little old lady was a soft touch for any panhandler she happened to meet on the street. One day she met a very shabbily dressed man and impulsively pressed a five dollar bill into his hand, smiled warmly and whispered, “God speed.” The next day the shabbily ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

Robert Wuthnow, Author Of God And Mammon In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Robert Wuthnow, author of God and Mammon in America states, "The more orthodox the (church) member’s belief and faith, the higher the giving--except among Catholics." (In general Catholic giving lags behind Protestant giving.) He also has discovered very predictable giving increases as a result of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

God Sees The Heart, Not The Hand; The Giver, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God sees the heart, not the hand; the ...read more

Tags: Giving General

An Infinite God Can Give All Of Himself To Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, God's Provision

Does God Always Give A Vision To People? No. ...

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 28, 2006

Does God always give a vision to people? No. But sometimes He does. Sometimes God will give you a vision. Sometimes He will speak to you in a dream. Sometimes He will lead you to a verse in the Bible and show you how that verse applies to your situation. He does not do that every time, but ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Will Either Give You What You Ask, Or ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 5, 2008

God will either give you what you ask, or something far ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

But God Gives Us Wisdom, His Wisdom, Much Of ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

But God gives us wisdom, His wisdom, much of which, I believe is hindsight that develops our foresight, though we cannot see or know the near future as it develops in front of us. William V. Pietsch gives us the picture of being on a ship in this regard as he wrote, ‘someone once compared God’s ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Church Of God

God Always Gives Us Strength Enough, And Sense ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God always gives us strength enough, and sense enough, for every thing ...read more

Tags: God The Father

God Cannot Give Us A Happiness And Peace Apart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not ...read more

Tags: Men's Day

God Is Always Trying To Give Good Things To Us, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

If God Had To Give A Woman Wrinkles, He Might ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God had to give a woman wrinkles, he might at least have put them ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Regarding Not The Day, Let Us Give God Thanks ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Regarding not the day, let us give God thanks for the gift of His dear Son. ... If it be possible to honor Christ in the giving of gifts, I cannot see how while the gift, giver, and recipient are all in ...read more

Tags: Christmas

God Give Us Men. A Time Like This Demands ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God give us men. A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Take Time. Give God Time To Reveal Himself To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Take time. Give God time to reveal Himself to you. Give yourself time to be silent and quiet before Him, waiting to receive, through the Spirit, the ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Don't Bother To Give God Instructions; Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Don't bother to give God instructions; just ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

I Think God Gives Us Opportunities Like That To ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

I think God gives us opportunities like that to help us build our trust in Him. I used to go hiking and camping a lot by myself in the wilderness (not a good idea I know). But I remember getting lost once, and this was before I was even a Christian. I had literally no idea how to get back, and I ...read more

Tags: Trust