God Gives - Generous Giving

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God Gives - Generous Giving
He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to
gain what he can not lose. Jim Elliot
(1927-56)
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One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer
another withholds what he should give, and only
suffers want. Proverbs 1124
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The average donation by an American church member
is 13 a week. John and Sylvia Ronsvalle,
Empty Tomb
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Almost always the most indigent are the most
generous. Stanislas, King of Poland
(1677-1766)
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You must present as the LORDs portion the best
and holiest part of everything given to you.
Numbers 1829
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Over the next 50 years, between 41 trillion and
136 trillion will pass from older to younger
generations. Boston College Social Welfare
Research
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You only get to keep what you give away.
Sheldon Kopp
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The land is mine and you are but aliens and my
tenants. Leviticus 2523b
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80 million families in the United States would
tell you that they are in financial trouble,
after about 50 years of almost unparalleled
prosperity. Ron Blue Co.
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He who gives while he lives, gets to know where
it goes. Percy Ross (1916-2001)
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Every man shall give as he is able, according to
the blessing of the Lord they God which he hath
given thee. Deuteronomy 1617
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The Dead Sea is the dead sea, because it
continually receives and never gives.
Anonymous
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Real charity doesnt care if its tax
deductible or not. Anonymous
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But godliness with contentment is great gain. For
we brought nothing into the world, and we can
take nothing out of it. 1 Timothy 66-7
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Evangelicals worldwide make 6.85 trillion in
annual income. David B. Barrett and Todd M.
Johnson, World Christian Trends
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Money is a great treasure that only increases as
you give it away. Lord Francis Bacon
(1561-1626)
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For if the willingness is there, the gift is
acceptable according to what one has, not
according to what he does not have. 2
Corinthians 812
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So then, each of us will give an account of
himself to God. Romans 1412
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Americans own approximately 40 percent of the
worlds wealth but comprise only 2.5 percent of
the worlds population. Ron Blue Co.
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I have held many things in my hands, and I have
lost them all. But whatever I have placed in
Gods hands, that I still possess. Martin
Luther (1483-1546)
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On the first day of every week, each one of you
should set aside a sum of money in keeping with
his income, saving it up, so that when I come no
collections will have to be made. 1
Corinthians 162
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The church has grown more in the 20th century
than in the combined previous 19 centuries since
the time of Christ. ServLife International
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But our citizenship is in heaven.
Philippians 320
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1.6 billion people in the world have never heard
the name of Christ, and 3.5 billion do not
understand who he is. David B. Barrett and
Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends
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No one has ever become poor by giving.
Anne Frank (1929-45)
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Sell your possessions and give to the poor.
Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear
out, a treasure in heaven that will not be
exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth
destroys. Luke 1233
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Every year 27 million people profess faith in
Jesus Christ for the first time. David B.
Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian
Trends
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It is an anomaly of modern life that many find
giving to be a burden. John S. Bonnell
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Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask,
How do we rob you? In tithes and offerings.
Malachi 38
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A man there was, and they called him mad the
more he gave, the more he had. John Bunyan
(1628-88)
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We make a living by what we get we make a life
by what we give. Winston Churchill
(1874-1965)
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Watch lest prosperity destroy generosity.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87)
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Give the money for the redemption of the
additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.
Numbers 348
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If U.S. church members would increase their
giving to 10 percent of their incomes, an
additional 164 billion would be immediately
available for gospel work. John and Sylvia
Ronsvalle, Empty Tomb
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I judge all things only by the price they shall
gain in eternity. John Wesley (1703-91)
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Now it is required that those who have been given
a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians
42
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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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Posthumous charities are the very essence of
selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even
alive, would part with nothing. Charles
Caleb Colton (1780-1832)
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will
be also. Matthew 621
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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts 2035b
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Only 9 percent of born-again American adults
tithe their incomes to the church. George
Barna, Barna Research Group
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But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who
gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so
confirms his covenant, which he swore to your
forefathers, as it is today. Deuteronomy
818