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  <title>Thirsting for God</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/thirsting-for-god</link>
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&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/quote" hreflang="en"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
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<item>
  <title>A Tuned Ear</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/a-tuned-ear</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2014-03-29T18:56:27-07:00" title="Saturday, March 29, 2014 - 18:56"&gt;Sat, 03/29/2014 - 18:56&lt;/time&gt;
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  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/quote" hreflang="en"&gt;Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
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<item>
  <title>The Fastest Man Alive</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/the-fastest-man-alive</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
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  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
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  <title>Christ Bought Our Salvation</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/christ-bought-our-salvation</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
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  <title>Unaware of His Possessions</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/unaware-of-his-possessions</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
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  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Patrick Henry's Desire</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/patrick-henrys-desire</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
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  <title>Desire for Wealth Grows With It</title>
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&lt;span&gt;Stewardship Quotes&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The only
investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the
money I have given to the Lord.”—J. L. Kraft (head of Kraft Cheese Corporation)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The person who waits to do a great deal of good
at once will never do anything.”—Samuel Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”—J.B.
Phillips&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to
gain what he cannot lose.”—Missionary Jim Elliott&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All
too often we regard stewardship simply as a matter of our giving to God, but
this aspect is secondary. Before we can give, we must possess, and before we
possess we must receive. Therefore, stewardship is, in the first place,
receiving God’s good and bounteous gifts. And once received, those gifts are
not to be used solely for our own good. They must also be used for the benefit
of others, and ultimately for the glory of God the giver. The steward needs an
open hand to receive from God and then an active hand to give to God and to
others.”—Murray
J. Harris&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what
we do not give that is the real test.”—Oswald Chambers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“He is the richest man in the esteem of the world
who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has
given the most.”—F.B. Meyer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can give without loving, but you cannot love
without giving.”—Amy Carmichael &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The
beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is
the end of anxiety.”—George Mueller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I place no value on anything I have or may
possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God.&amp;nbsp;If anything will
advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as
by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all
my hopes in time or eternity.”—David Livingstone&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give.”—Winston Churchill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Generous people are rarely mentally ill.”—Carl
Meninger&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Don’t tell me you’re trusting God until you trust
Him with your pocketbook.”—J. Vernon McGee&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The average Christian pays more in interest
than he gives to the Lord’s work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give
nothing.”—Larry Burkett&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Money is so intimately related to the possessor,
that we cannot give money without giving ourselves.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we often wait for God to do for us He
wants to do through us.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God promises to
meet all your needs, not all your greeds.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“God’s commandments are God’s enablement’s.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What we do not use, we ultimately lose.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You cannot out-give God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Nothing brings us to the realization of our
priorities better than hearing what God has to say about the subject of money.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a matter of can and can’t, but will
or won’t.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I shovel out, He shovels in. He has a bigger
shovel.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The root word for miserable is miser.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Use your affluence for eternal influence.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Where there is no interest, there is no investment.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith is not a pill you take, it is a muscle you
use.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Faith hears the inaudible, sees the invisible,
believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A vision that is not worthy of sacrifice is not a
Christ-like vision.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take it
from a grouch.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Legalism focuses on how little to give; love
focuses on how much can I give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Affliction + Poverty + Grace = Joy + Liberality”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Do your
givin’ while your livin’ so you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin.’”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it up
ahead.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is partnership with God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Tithing is not giving, it is bringing.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship begins with love—not giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We either give by reason or by revelation.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The happiest people on earth are the people who
have discovered the joy of giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Often, a cold heart and a stingy hand go together.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The more passionate our faith, the more consistent
our giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Stewardship is not about raising money; it’s about
raising Christians who willingly trust God.—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Without faith, it is impossible to please God.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I can’t afford not to give.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“With every promise from God there is a premise.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Giving is not a debt you owe; it is a seed you sow.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If it doesn’t work on paper—try Him!”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You rarely see a hearse with a luggage rack.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“You can give
without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Plenty of people are willing to give God credit,
yet few are willing to give Him cash.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“[Money is] an article which may be used as a universal payment
to everywhere except Heaven, and a universal provider for everything except
happiness.”—Wall Street Journal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If you want to make your money go as far as
possible, give it to foreign missions.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Give according to your income, lest God make your
income according to your giving.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Strong faith looks at giving as an opportunity.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s not a matter of how much of my money I will
give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Often those
who have trouble giving God 10% don’t have a problem giving 18% to Master
Charge.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I
gave I have.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“All we can hold in our dead hands is what we have
given away.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Some Christians give to the Lord’s work weekly; others just give weakly.”—Unknown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
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