You all probably remember the photos that Eve [our former children’s worker] brought back from Zambia of bags of grain lying in church as people had brought a true tithe, ten per cent of their crop to give to God. People in Africa have very little and yet are very generous.
In this country
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Anglican
Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jun 22, 2023
I recently drove my adult son to the airport for a trip he was taking with some friends. He lives in Arkansas but was flying out of DFW, so he drove to our home in Denison to spend a little time with us. While he was gone I drove his car a few times just to make sure it was running well. I guess
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
Wealth & Generosity: The 400 taxpayers with the highest reported incomes gave away more than 14% of their incomes to charity.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Real generosity towards the future lies in giving
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Generosity Varies- People in the Midwest gave the highest portion of after-tax income to charitable contributions (2%), while the South and West were tied for the next place (1.6% each) ant the Northeast
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Generosity isn’t always as generous as it might seem. There is a story out of Miami, Florida about six Royal Palm trees that had been vandalized and cut down along Miami’s Flager Street. Due to the expense involved in replacing them Dade County wasn’t sure how soon, if ever. they would be
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Thats what I consider true generosity. You give your all and yet you always feel
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"He who gives what he would as readily throw away gives without generosity, for the essence of
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 11, 2004
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“Sorry--No Spare Grace Today?” Leviticus 19: 9-10 Key verse(s): 9: “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.’”
“Is your generosity based on facts or faith?” I would imagine that most of us would answer that
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
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SIR HENRY TAYLOR IS QUOTED AS SAYING, "HE WHO GIVES WHAT HE WOULD AS READILY THROW AWAY, GIVES WITHOUT GENEROSITY; FOR THE ESSENCE OF GENEROSITY IS IN SELF-SACRIFICE." I RECENTLY READ SOMEWHERE THAT THE AVERAGE BABY BOOMER GIVES TO THE CHURCH ABOUT WHAT HE WOULD SPEND ON A MOVIE TICKET. $7 IS NOT
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 14, 2005
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In the revival in the book of Acts one of the first manifestations is giving and generosity. Why wait for revival to come - lets sow our lives into a revival and open the windows of
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Denomination:
Charismatic