In Sermon Illustrations: "Purpose of Giving"

Plenty Of People Are Willing To Give God ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Plenty of people are willing to give God credit, yet few are ...read more

Tags: Giving General

As A Final Incentive Before Giving Up A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As a final incentive before giving up a difficult task, try to imagine it successfully completed ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Word Is A Looking Glass, And Gives Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The word is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will turn and look sourly upon you; ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Give Us Grace And Strength To Forbear And To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevereGive us courage andthe quiet mind, spare to us ...read more

Tags: Gifts Discernment

Generosity Is Giving More Than You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Generosity is giving more ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Teachers Believe They Have A Gift For Giving; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to ...read more

Tags: Learning

The World Is A Looking-Glass, And Gives Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it in turn will look sourly upon you; laugh ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Church Member Giving Continues To Decline ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Church Member Giving continues to decline according to the Empty Tomb research group. Protestants gave 3.1% of their income in ’68 compared to 2.5% in ’98, a lower rate than in ’33 during the ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Giving Cannibalized: All Around The Nation, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Giving Cannibalized: All around the nation, charities and other nonprofit organizations are confronting the same stark reality. More than $1 billion flooded into more than 100 funds set up to aid victims of the terrorist attack, those that serve ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Charitable Giving Was Steady Last Year, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Charitable Giving was steady last year, as employment and the economy stabilized Americans gave an estimated $240.72 billion in ‘03, slightly up from the previous year, according to Giving U.S.A. Estimated giving in ‘03 equaled roughly 2.2% of the nation’s GDP, the 5th year since ’71 that it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Is Giving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving nearly $11 million to public libraries in 37 states and DC to buy computers, software and faster Internet connections. 14 million Americans use the Internet at public libraries, including a disproportionately high number of blacks, Indians and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Donors Give To Your Charity In Patterns. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Donors give to your charity in patterns. It is your job to figure what those patterns are and contact them appropriately. Todd Baker, Masterworks V.P., notes, “Personalization means more than putting a donor’s name on the envelope. It means analyzing donor behavior and then presenting ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell Research studies of donors who give to Protestant and Catholic ministries indicate marked differences. Direct mail letters were fairly comparable, with 30% of Protestants and 27% of Catholics having responded to a mail appeal in the last 12 months. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Giving Potential If Americans Who Identify With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Giving Potential If Americans who identify with the historically Christian church increased their giving to an average of 10% of income; there could be an additional $78 billion dollars available ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Religious Giving: According To A Recent Study By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Religious Giving: According to a recent study by Epsilon, 4 out of 5 American donors give to a religious center and religious centers receive half of all donated funds. The study also found that 28 million Americans used the Internet in ’01 ...read more

Tags: Giving General

If You Care, Give Your Testimony

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

IF YOU CARE, GIVE YOUR TESTIMONY God wants us to be concerned about other people. And one of the best ways we can show our concern is by giving them testimonies about Jesus. One of my all-time favorite teachers was Don Wilton. One day in class, Dr. Wilton told us about getting to serve on Billy ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-16

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

The Phrase That Helps Remind Me Of Not Giving In ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 10, 2009

The phrase that helps remind me of not giving in to weariness (and we all get tired) is: Keeping on Keeping On. Again this is not praying the same prayer in order to wear God down, it is being consistent, constant, and unwavering even when we don’t feel like it. I’m sure the widow wanted to give up ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Church Of God

I'd Give More Praise  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

"I'D GIVE MORE PRAISE" The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realized that his methods left something to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11

Tags: Encouragement

Learning To Give Thanks When Suffering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

Learning to Give Thanks When Suffering Loss--Bouquet of Rose Thorns You must die to live; take up your cross daily in order to follow Christ; give in order to receive; all those who live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. The bitter and the sweet are realities when you put your faith ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 10:1-11

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday