A Generous life

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Luke 16 
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• God sees our possessions and finances
• as a _tool_ that can be used for God.

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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal. But store up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and
rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not
break in and steal. Matthew 619-20
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• God sees our possessions and finances
• as a _tool_ that can be used for God.
• as a _test_ of our trustworthiness and
  commitment to God.

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• God sees our possessions and finances
• as a _tool_ that can be used for God.
• as a _test_ of our trustworthiness and
  commitment to God.
• as a _trademark_ showing who we belong to.

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For where your treasure is, there your heart will
be also. Matthew 621
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• In 13 weeks the last Life Church group
• Cut up 16 credit cards
• Saved 37,150
• - Paid of 55,100 in debt (mostly CCs)

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Quotes from the last group It has taught me to
pay attention to where my money goes. I no
longer am nickle and diming myself further into
debt. It helped me realize it is possible to
get to a place of not having to use credit cards
to pay for basic expenses.
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Hope! It simply restored hope! A total
paradigm shift in the thought process toward
money, life and giving.
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Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the
firstfruits of all your crops then your barns
will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will
brim over with new wine. Proverbs 39-10
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3 Month Tithing Challenge
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that
there may be food in my house. Test me in this,"
says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not
throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out
so much blessing that you will not have room
enough for it. Malachi 310
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