Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
                
                
                
                    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
                    
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                    Contributed by Steve Miller on Jan 4, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    SACRIFICIAL LOVE:
(Poem by Ruth Bell Graham)
Had I been Joseph’s mother
I’d have prayed
protection from his brothers
"God, keep him safe. 
He is so young, 
so different from  
the others." 
Mercifully, 
she never knew 
there would be slavery 
and prison too.
Had I been Moses’ mother 
I’d have
                    
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                    SACRIFICIAL LOVE
March 2008. A Starbucks barista (server), 51-year-old Sandie Andersen, donated a kidney to a regular, longtime customer, in order to save her life. 55-year-old Annamarie Ausnes stated during a talk with Andersen that she needed a kidney transplant. The only problem was that her
                    
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                    Sacrificial Love
Years ago, a young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying her tiny baby in her arms, when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard. She never reached her destination, and when the blizzard had subsided her body was found by searchers beneath a mound of
                    
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                    Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 17, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God’s use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God.  This is not, as you can see, charity giving. This is dedication giving.  It is
                    
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                    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    	Philip Makari has a little to say about giving which is good, “Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. 	It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God’s use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God. 
	This is not,
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    GIVE, GIVE, GIVE
One time a skeptic said to a preacher, "I can’t stand this Christianity business.  All I ever hear from you Christians is give, give, give."
The preacher thought a minute and said,
                    
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                    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
                
                
                
                    Finally, we give, give, give.  Jesus left his heavenly throne, laid aside the glory that was his, and came to us.  He gave his life on the cross of Calvary that we might be redeemed and reconciled to God.  He gave us life, and he has blessed us beyond even our ability to measure.  Giving is a
                    
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                    Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
                
                
                
                    TWO KINDS OF GIVING
I have witnessed in my years of ministry people come to church and when they do not like a decision of the leadership or the minister, they decide to stop giving as a protest or decide to shift their giving to missions in order to inflict pain on the ministry of the church.  
                    
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