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  • Love Doesn't Give Up

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
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    LOVE DOESN'T GIVE UP I came across an article in the paper this week that had the heading "A Mother's Love and Determination." And the subtitle "Refusing to give up, Cynthia Teare helped her son to walk again." I caught my attention because out theme today is "Love is... determined." It's the ...read more

  • Giving Up Is Better Than Ecstasy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    GIVING UP IS BETTER THAN ECSTASY Scott Peck writes in his book "The Road Less Traveled: "I spent much of my ninth summer on a bicycle. About a mile from our house the road went down a steep hill and turned sharply at the bottom. Coasting down the hill one morning, I felt my gathering speed to be ...read more

  • Our Giving To God Should Not Be A Mindless ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010
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    Our giving to God should not be a mindless impulsive response to him. The lesson here teaches that our giving should be a process that I call the DISC principle: deliberate, systematic, intentional, and carefully thought ...read more

  • Angus' Mucker—a Story Of Giving

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 27, 2010
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    ANGUS' MUCKER--A STORY OF GIVING Ernest Gordon wrote a true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai. How many of you saw the movie, "Bridge Over the River Kwai"? In the book, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who, ...read more

  • Don't Hoard Water Or Giving

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 4, 2010
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    DON'T HOARD WATER OR GIVING Years back I heard someone talk about the faucet principle … and I’ve discovered that it really works. If I turn on a faucet at my house, I have the entire contents of the Edwards Aquifer at my disposal. I don’t need to worry that if I run the water I’ll end up with a ...read more

  • Giving It Back One More Time

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2011
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    GIVING IT BACK ONE MORE TIME Years ago the Crown Prince of India gave to Queen Victoria the most precious thing he had. He was a child prince and he gave to the Queen of England, the "coroner diamond". The coroner diamond is perhaps the most famous diamond of all history. Do you know how big it ...read more

  • Give God The Big Stuff, Too

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011
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    GIVE GOD THE BIG STUFF, TOO I am mechanically inept and every once in a while I try to do some mechanical thing. Sometimes it's as simple as trying to put up a light fixture. Inevitably it fights back and doesn't go easily. I start getting frustrated and forcing the issue, usually making it worse. ...read more

  • Gift Giving Should Be Personal And Relational

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011
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    GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station. They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel ...read more

  • What I Wouldn't Give...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 29, 2012
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    WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE... When Oliver Wendell Holmes was still on the U.S. Supreme Court, he and Justice Louis Brandeis took walks every afternoon. On one of these occasions Holmes, then ninety-two, paused to gaze in frank admiration at a beautiful young girl who passed them. He even turned to look ...read more

  • How To Give Thanks In The Midst Of Loss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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     | 6,797 views

    HOW TO GIVE THANKS IN THE MIDST OF LOSS When you've lost something or someone precious, it is easy to forget that "the Lord gives and the Lord takes away." He doesn't owe us a reason. John Claypool was a pastor in Louisville, Kentucky many years ago. He and his wife lost their daughter, Laura ...read more

  • Let's Give Them A French Kiss!!  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
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     | 3,658 views

    SERMON BLOOPER!!! One of our youth pastors was leaving to go to another church on the same day my wife and I returned from a mission trip to France to encourage our missionaries there. As we closed the service, I brought my wife on the stage on live tv and illustrated how French churches "greet ...read more

  • I Will Give You Two Apples  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 29, 2014
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    I WILL GIVE YOU TWO APPLES An atheist and a little boy in his neighborhood were talking one day about God, church and faith. Finally, the old neighbor said to the little boy, "Son, I don’t see how there could be a God in this world with all of the problems we have. I will give you an apple if you ...read more

  • Give And It Shall Be Given Unto You!

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014
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    Ben Patterson- When Lauretta and I were first married, we were very poor. The three necessities of food, clothing, and shelter weren’t quite within our grasp. We could manage only 2 out of 3- not bad as a batting average, but miserable if you’re trying to live. My employment was selling swimming ...read more

  • Larry Kiser – The Joy Of Sacrificial Giving To ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Larry Kiser – The joy of sacrificial giving to the Lord’s work is one value easily lost in the presence of prosperity. I regularly saw my parents give beyond what was comfortable for them. I don’t know how frequently my children see me give sacrificially to God’s kingdom. Proverbs 3:9 tells us to ...read more

  • More Give While Living Americans Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    More Give While Living Americans are increasingly giving their money away while they are still alive, often by creating private foundations and hiring their children to run them or serve on the boards. The number of independent foundations has swelled by 77% in the past 10 years to 63,059, and 9 ...read more

  • What Will You Give Up To Win?

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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    What Will You Give Up To Win? Two paddleboats were leaving Memphis at about the same time. They were traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one boat made a comment about the slow pace of the other boat. Words were exchanged, challenges ...read more

  • Would You Give Me One?

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
     | 1,119 views

    Would You Give Me One? Don't say you would give if only you had something to give. There was a farmer who asked his neighbor, "If you had a million dollars, would you give me half of it?" The second fellow was amazed at the question and replied, "Of course, I would do that in a minute." The ...read more

  • How Easy It Is To Give Credit And Thanks To ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008
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    How easy it is to give credit and thanks to everything and everyone but the real source of al our blessings! God deserves our thanks. For some of us there may be many reasons to be thankful this coming Thursday. Perhaps we may even see it as the best year we have ever had. For others of us, it ...read more

  • Making An Impact Through Genuine Giving

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    MAKING AN IMPACT THROUGH GENUINE GIVING I received this e-mail from my best friend who pastors in Oklahoma. He received it from a member of his congregation. Andrew, I just wanted to let you know how excited I am about the changes in Christmas plans. I would love to be at the pampering night for ...read more

  • What’s Giving Thanks All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,384 views

    What’s giving Thanks all about A. The pilgrims did it 1. In 1621, the pilgrims celebrated the first harvest at Plymouth 2. To them, it was a religious holiday celebrating all that God gave them The Pilgrim Proclamation of 1623 Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant ...read more

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