![]() Charity that got the most private donations in 1990: The Salvation Army, $658 million.Americans who never give to Salvation Army bell ringers at Christmas: 5%. 8-9 giving was: and it:Church centered (8:1) Blessed others (9:1-5)From the heart (8:2-9) Blessed the giver (9:6-11)Proportionate (8: 10-15) Glorified God (9:12-15)Handled honestly (8:16-24)Lloyd Perry, Getting the Church on Target, Moody, 1977.Statistics and ResearchCharitable giving per capita 1980: $214, 1990: $490U.S. It is easy to determine whether hearing the Word of God, livingaccording to it, and achieving such a life gives you as much enjoyment and calls forth asmuch diligence from you as does accumulating and saving money and property.Martin Luther.In II Cor. The world would call me unreasonable to do this - but I mustsow regardless, in order that I may someday celebrate with songs of joy.' Copyright Leadership, 1983.CommentaryTake a look at your own heart, and you will soon find out what has stuck to it andwhere your treasure is. 'Somebodycollecting,' she explained, pouring the coffee.Caskei Stinnett in Speaking of Holiday.Captain Levy, a believer from Philadelphia, was once asked how he could give so much tothe Lord's work and still possess great wealth. ![]() Our friend's wife went to the door, and the man outside said,'I'm here for the Venetian blind.' Excusing herself in a preoccupied way, thewife went to the kitchen, fished a dollar from the food money, pressed it into therepairman's hand, then gently closed the door and returned to the table. Our friend had called a Venetian-blind repairman to comepick up a faulty blind, and the next morning, while the family was seated at the breakfasttable, the doorbell rang. 156.A fellow in our office told us recently of a household incident of which he had been aninnocent but perplexed spectator. The pastor replied, 'I don't see how you can bereleased from your promise, but we can ask God to reduce your income to $40.00 a week,then you'd have no problem tithing $4.00.' Criswell, A Guidebook for Pastors, p. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he'd promised God atithe of his income. How we respond to'losing' some of our resources for God's work depends upon whether we are on themove or waiting for our last stand.Eugene L. Had Hearne been hole in somewhere, in a cabin, resolved to spend his last days ekingout an existence, and living on capital previously collected, the loss of some of hisstores by plunder would probably have worried him almost to death. His comment on the apparent misfortune was: 'The weight of our baggagebeing so much lightened, our next day's journey was more swift and pleasant.' Hearne was in route to something very interesting and important and the loss of a fewsides of bacon and a couple of bags of flour meant nothing more than an easing of theload. Douglas tells the story ofThomas Hearne, who, in his journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River, wrote that a fewdays after they had started on their expedition, a party of Indians stole most of theirsupplies. Mueller.It's not what you do with the million if fortune should ere be your lot, but what areyou doing at present with the dollar and quarter you trouble is that too many people are spending money they haven't yet earned forthings they don't need to impress people they don't according to your income, lest God make your income according to your giving.Peter Marshall.In his book of sermons The Living Faith, Lloyd C. ![]() ![]() Though she gladly loaned outsome, others she treasured in a footlocker under her bed. In Other Words,' a publication of the Wycliffe Bible Translators, recentlytold a story about Sadie Sieker, who served for many years as a house-parent formissionaries' children in the Philippines. I am afraid the only saferule is to give more than we can spare.C.S. Once, confined to bed with typhoid fever, exasperated, Lincoln declared to hissecretary, 'Bring on the office seekers I now have something I can give toeverybody.' Unknown.I have tried to keep things in my hands and lost them all, but what I have given intoGod's hands I still possess.Martin Luther.I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. Because the Spurgeons where unwilling to let their left hand know whatthe right hand was doing (Matthew 6:3), they endured the attacks in silence.Chaplain Magazine.After Abraham Lincoln became president, before the days of civil service, officeseekers besieged him everywhere trying to get appointments to various jobs throughout thecountry. ![]()
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