Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 26, 2014
“Hunger also changes the world when eating can’t be a habit, then neither can seeing.” - Maxine Hong Kingston
It had been a tough year and it didn’t appear to be getting any easier. She wasn’t working and he wasn’t working much. They had two teenage children to feed and bills to pay. The car
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Charismatic
Contributed by Gerald Manning on Nov 22, 2015
Words of Offering:
A rich, but cynical businessman said to one of his staff, "Show me a truly unselfish act and I will give you a $100 bill." The staffer, said, "OK, walk with me at the lunch hour." They went to that part of town where there were lots of street people.
The staffer said,
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Nazarene
Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 15, 2016
*God wants us to be givers, because HE is a giver. He wants us to generously give our time, our talents, our tithes and our offerings. In short, God wants us to give our lives and our love to other people, every way we can. They will be blessed, and so will we.
*Sometimes even a small gift can
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Baptist
A missionary in Africa was preaching his first sermon in a mission church. When time came for the offering, the people danced their offerings forward. They danced and sang praise to God as they brought their offerings to the altar. For they were “coming before God's presence with
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2011
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Someone once said: "Give according to your income, lest God makes your income according to your giving."
(Source: Michael P. Green. (2000). 1500 illustrations for biblical preaching (163). Grand Rapids, MI:
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Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 26, 2012
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CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER
The disease cirrhosis of the giver was discovered in A.D. 34 by the husband-wife team of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–11). It is an acute condition that renders the patient’s hands immobile when he is called on to move them in the direction of his wallet or her purse, and
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Baptist
Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 16, 2022
Henry Parsons Crowell contracted tuberculosis when a boy and could not go to school. His Father and brother died of tuberculosis, and he should have died of it too. He made a contract with God. If he were spared he would use his abilities to amass large sums of money for evangelism. For the next 50
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Baptist
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