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Tithing: Lottery or Life Lesson? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:38
  Got
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  a
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  great
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  question
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  on
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  the
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  email
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  today,
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  and
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  it
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  said
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  this.
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  It
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  says,
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  ralph,
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  my
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  pastor
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  says
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  if
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  I
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  just
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  tithe
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  faithfully,
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  God
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  will
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  bless
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  my
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  finances.
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  But
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  I'm
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  tithing
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  every
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  week
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  and
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  I'm
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  still
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  drowning
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  in
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  debt.
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  Stressed
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  about
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  bills,
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  and
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  nowhere
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  near
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  blessed.
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  They
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  go
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  on.
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  Great.
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  Honestly,
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  I
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  feel
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  like
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  I'm
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  doing
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  my
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  part,
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  but
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  God
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  isn't
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  showing
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  up.
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  Am
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  I
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  doing
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  something
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  wrong
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  or
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  is
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  this
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  whole
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  idea
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  just
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  not
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  true?
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  Let
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  me
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  start
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  by
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  saying
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  thank
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  you
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  for
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  being
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  honest.
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  A
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  wouldn't
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  come
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  out
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  and
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  say
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  that.
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  And
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  I
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  know
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  thousands
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  of
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  people
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  might
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  be
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  listening
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  to
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  this
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  right
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  now,
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  and
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  they
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  feel
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  the
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  same
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  way
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  you
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  do.
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  So
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  thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  sharing
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  that.
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  But
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  so
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  many
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  people
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  are
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  afraid
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  to
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  admit
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  that,
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  yes,
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  you're
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  giving,
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  you're
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  praying,
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  I'm
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  assuming,
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  yet
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  your
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  finances
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  still
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  feel
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  stuck.
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  And
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  trust
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  me,
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  I've
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  been
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  there.
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  You
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  can
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  feel
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  like
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  your
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  faith
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  is
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  completely
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  shaken.
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  But
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  here's
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  the
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  hard
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  truth.
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  A
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  don't
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  want
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  to
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  hear
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  this.
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  Tithing
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  isn't
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  a
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  lottery
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  ticket.
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  So
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  many
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  people
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  that
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  I've
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  met
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  said,
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  oh,
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  Ralph,
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  do
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  the
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  right
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  thing.
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  God's
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  going
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  to
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  bless
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  this.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  tithe
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  every
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  week.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  do
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  all
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  this
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  sort
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  of
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  things.
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  And
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  they
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  feel
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  like
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  they're
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  in
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  front
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  of
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  a
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  slot
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  machine
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  or
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  a
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  lottery
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  ticket.
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  They're
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  going
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  to
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  pull
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  the
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  lever
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  and
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  God's
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  going
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  to
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  drop
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  this
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  on
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  them.
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  See,
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  think
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  that
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  there's.
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  And
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  unfortunately,
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  there's
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  this
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  false
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  notion
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  out
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  there.
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  I
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  call
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  them
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  the
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  prosperity
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  preachers.
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  They
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  feel
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  like
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  they
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  give
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  money,
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  they
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  get
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  money.
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  Well,
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  that's
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  not
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  what
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  the
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  Bible
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  says.
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  That's
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  not
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  what
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  the
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  gospel
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  says.
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  That's
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  prosperity
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  teaching.
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  I
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  talk
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  about
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  that
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  on
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  my
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  show
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  all
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  the
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  time.
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  Look
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  at
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  the
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  book
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  of
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  Malachi
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  3:10.
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  It
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  says,
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  Bring
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  the
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  whole
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  tithe
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  into
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  the
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  store.
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  Luke
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  16:11
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  says,
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  if
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  you've
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  not
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  been
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  trustworthy
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  in
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  handling
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  worldly
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  wealth,
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  who
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  will
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  trust
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  you
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  with
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  true
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  riches?
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  See,
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  the
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  thing
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  is,
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  so
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  many
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  people
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  think
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  God's
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  blessing
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  is
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  just
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  going
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  to
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  show
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  up
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  like
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  cash
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  in
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  your
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  hand,
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  like
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  you're
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  going
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  to
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  get
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  this
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  mystery
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  deposit.
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  But
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  you
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  need
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  to
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  realize
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  sometimes
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  God's
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  blessing
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  looks
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  completely
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  different.
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  It
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  looks
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  like
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  things
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  like
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  wisdom
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  or
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  provision
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  or
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  maybe
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  peace
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  in
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  the
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  middle
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  of
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  stress.
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  Man,
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  we
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  can
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  all
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  use
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  that.
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  And
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  here's
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  the
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  missing
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  piece.
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  A
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  don't
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  get
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  this
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  part.
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  Tithing
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  is
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  just
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  the
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  beginning.
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  Tithing
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  is
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  obedience.
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  But
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  the
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  real
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  mystery
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  to
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  this,
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  the
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  real
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  Secretness
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  is
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  stewardship.
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  And
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  see,
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  stewardship.
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  I
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  talk
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  about
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  that
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  on
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  my
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  daily
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  show
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  all
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  the
• 2:46
  time.
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  Stewardship
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  is
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  discipline.
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  And
• 2:50
  see,
• 2:50
  God
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  calls
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  us
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  to
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  do
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  both.
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  He
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  wants
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  us
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  to
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  be
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  obedient,
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  and
• 2:54
  he
• 2:54
  also
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  wants
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  us
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  to
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  have
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  discipline.
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  So
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  let's
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  get
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  practical
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  for
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  a
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  second.
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  If
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  you're
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  giving
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  but
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  you're
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  still
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  drowning
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  in
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  credit
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  card
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  debt,
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  the
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  tithe
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  alone
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  isn't
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  going
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  to
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  outrage
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  your
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  debt.
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  That
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  tithe
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  doesn't
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  go
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  to
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  the
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  credit
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  card
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  companies
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  that
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  pay
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  it
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  off.
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  What
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  God
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  is
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  really
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  saying
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  to
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  you
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  is,
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  maybe
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  it's
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  time
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  to
• 3:11
  start
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  budgeting.
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  Maybe
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  God's
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  saying
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  to
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  you,
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  it's
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  time
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  to
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  cut
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  back.
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  It's
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  time
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  to
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  have
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  a
• 3:15
  debt
• 3:15
  reduction
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  plan.
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  It's
• 3:16
  time
• 3:16
  to
• 3:16
  attack
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  that
• 3:17
  debt.
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  I
• 3:18
  talk
• 3:19
  on
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  show
• 3:19
  all
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  time
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  about
• 3:20
  Proverbs
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  22:7,
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  about
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  how
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  the
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  borrower
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  is
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  slave
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  to
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  the
• 3:23
  lender.
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  But
• 3:25
  I
• 3:25
  want
• 3:25
  you
• 3:25
  to
• 3:25
  understand
• 3:25
  something.
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  I
• 3:26
  want
• 3:26
  you
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  hear
• 3:26
  this
• 3:26
  loud
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  and
• 3:27
  clear.
• 3:27
  Your
• 3:27
  giving
• 3:28
  is
• 3:28
  not
• 3:28
  wasted.
• 3:29
  God
• 3:29
  sees
• 3:30
  it.
• 3:30
  He
• 3:30
  sees
• 3:30
  that
• 3:31
  obedience.
• 3:32
  But
• 3:33
  he
• 3:33
  also
• 3:33
  wants
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  to
• 3:34
  align
• 3:34
  your
• 3:34
  financial
• 3:34
  life
• 3:35
  with
• 3:35
  his
• 3:35
  principles.
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  That's
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  thing
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  lot
• 3:36
  of
• 3:36
  people
• 3:37
  don't
• 3:37
  understand.
• 3:38
  Well,
• 3:38
  I'm
• 3:38
  going
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  go
• 3:38
  give
• 3:38
  on
• 3:39
  Sunday.
• 3:39
  I'm
• 3:39
  going
• 3:39
  to
• 3:39
  do
• 3:39
  all
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  right
• 3:40
  things,
• 3:40
  Ralph.
• 3:41
  But
• 3:41
  are
• 3:42
  you
• 3:42
  aligning
• 3:42
  your
• 3:42
  finances
• 3:43
  with
• 3:43
  your
• 3:44
  faith?
• 3:45
  See,
• 3:45
  sometimes
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  real
• 3:46
  blessing
• 3:47
  isn't
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  check
• 3:48
  in
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  mail.
• 3:48
  I've
• 3:49
  heard
• 3:49
  so
• 3:49
  many
• 3:50
  people
• 3:50
  say,
• 3:50
  rob,
• 3:50
  I've
• 3:51
  been
• 3:51
  praying
• 3:51
  and
• 3:51
  praying.
• 3:51
  I
• 3:52
  hear
• 3:52
  these
• 3:52
  people
• 3:52
  all
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  time.
• 3:53
  They
• 3:53
  pray,
• 3:53
  and
• 3:54
  then
• 3:54
  all
• 3:54
  of
• 3:54
  a
• 3:54
  sudden
• 3:54
  a
• 3:54
  check
• 3:55
  comes
• 3:55
  in
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  mail
• 3:55
  they
• 3:55
  weren't
• 3:56
  expecting.
• 3:57
  Well,
• 3:57
  sometimes
• 3:58
  it's
• 3:58
  not
• 3:58
  what
• 3:59
  God's
• 3:59
  going
• 3:59
  to
• 3:59
  give
• 3:59
  you.
• 4:01
  Sometimes
• 4:01
  it's
• 4:01
  freedom
• 4:02
  from
• 4:02
  debt.
• 4:03
  Or
• 4:04
  maybe
• 4:04
  it's
• 4:04
  just
• 4:04
  peace
• 4:05
  when
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  have
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  make
• 4:05
  that
• 4:06
  tough
• 4:06
  decision,
• 4:06
  when
• 4:07
  you
• 4:07
  have
• 4:07
  to
• 4:07
  say
• 4:07
  to
• 4:07
  your
• 4:07
  kids,
• 4:08
  we
• 4:08
  can't
• 4:08
  afford
• 4:08
  that
• 4:09
  right
• 4:09
  now.
• 4:10
  So
• 4:10
  my
• 4:10
  challenge
• 4:11
  is
• 4:11
  this.
• 4:11
  Don't
• 4:11
  stop
• 4:12
  giving.
• 4:12
  Don't
• 4:12
  stop
• 4:12
  doing
• 4:13
  it.
• 4:13
  So
• 4:13
  many
• 4:13
  people
• 4:13
  just
• 4:13
  say,
• 4:14
  ralph,
• 4:14
  I'm
• 4:14
  giving
• 4:14
  up.
• 4:14
  I'm
• 4:15
  not
• 4:15
  doing
• 4:15
  anymore.
• 4:16
  But
• 4:16
  also,
• 4:17
  don't
• 4:17
  stop
• 4:18
  managing
• 4:18
  your
• 4:18
  debts
• 4:19
  either.
• 4:20
  Because
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  truth
• 4:21
  is,
• 4:21
  God
• 4:21
  blesses
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  faithful
• 4:22
  steward,
• 4:22
  not
• 4:23
  just
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  faithful
• 4:24
  giver.
• 4:24
  It's
• 4:24
  a
• 4:24
  book
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  things.
• 4:25
  Why
• 4:25
  don't
• 4:26
  we
• 4:26
  pray
• 4:26
  together,
• 4:27
  Lord?
• 4:27
  We
• 4:28
  just
• 4:28
  know
• 4:28
  right
• 4:28
  now
• 4:28
  that
• 4:29
  you're
• 4:29
  challenging
• 4:30
  us
• 4:30
  sometimes,
• 4:30
  Lord,
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  we're
• 4:31
  doing
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  things
• 4:32
  that
• 4:32
  we
• 4:32
  think
• 4:32
  we
• 4:32
  should
• 4:33
  be
• 4:33
  doing.
• 4:33
  We're
• 4:33
  being
• 4:33
  cheerful
• 4:34
  givers,
• 4:34
  Lord,
• 4:35
  but
• 4:35
  we're
• 4:35
  not
• 4:36
  seeing
• 4:36
  anything
• 4:36
  coming
• 4:36
  back
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  us.
• 4:37
  Lord,
• 4:38
  help
• 4:38
  us
• 4:38
  to
• 4:39
  have
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  contrite
• 4:39
  heart,
• 4:40
  Lord.
• 4:40
  Help
• 4:40
  us
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  see
• 4:41
  this
• 4:41
  not
• 4:42
  only
• 4:42
  as
• 4:42
  obedience,
• 4:43
  but
• 4:43
  as
• 4:43
  discipline.
• 4:44
  As
• 4:44
  well,
• 4:44
  Lord,
• 4:46
  give
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  listeners
• 4:47
  wisdom,
• 4:47
  Lord.
• 4:48
  Give
• 4:48
  them
• 4:48
  courage
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  change
• 4:49
  their
• 4:49
  habits,
• 4:50
  Lord.
• 4:50
  And
• 4:51
  most
• 4:51
  of
• 4:51
  all,
• 4:51
  give
• 4:52
  them
• 4:52
  peace
• 4:53
  as
• 4:53
  they
• 4:53
  work
• 4:53
  through
• 4:54
  their
• 4:54
  financial
• 4:55
  situations
• 4:56
  to
• 4:56
  try
• 4:56
  to
• 4:56
  break
• 4:57
  that
• 4:57
  cycle
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  financial
• 4:58
  shame
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  do
• 4:58
  it
• 4:59
  with
• 4:59
  confidence.
• 4:59
  And
• 4:59
  I
• 4:59
  ask
• 4:59
  this
• 5:00
  incomplete
• 5:00
  confidence
• 5:01
  in
• 5:01
  the
• 5:02
  name
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  Jesus,
• 5:03
  amen.
• 5:04
  I
• 5:04
  just
• 5:04
  want
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  thank
• 5:05
  you
• 5:05
  for
• 5:05
  joining
• 5:06
  me
• 5:06
  today.
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  out
• 5:06
  for
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  little
• 5:07
  walk
• 5:07
  here
• 5:07
  on
• 5:07
  the
• 5:08
  farm.
• 5:08
  It's
• 5:08
  strange
• 5:09
  that
• 5:09
  it's
• 5:09
  in
• 5:09
  August,
• 5:10
  it's
• 5:10
  about
• 5:10
  60
• 5:11
  degrees.
• 5:11
  But
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  was
• 5:12
  thinking
• 5:13
  about
• 5:13
  what
• 5:13
  can
• 5:13
  I
• 5:14
  talk
• 5:14
  about
• 5:14
  today?
• 5:14
  And
• 5:14
  God
• 5:15
  said,
• 5:15
  hey,
• 5:15
  you
• 5:15
  know
• 5:15
  what?
• 5:16
  A
• 5:16
  lot
• 5:16
  of
• 5:16
  people
• 5:17
  understand
• 5:17
  the
• 5:18
  obedience
• 5:18
  side,
• 5:19
  but
• 5:20
  it's
• 5:20
  discipline
• 5:20
  as
• 5:20
  well.
• 5:21
  So
• 5:21
  I'm
• 5:21
  just
• 5:21
  going
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  encourage
• 5:22
  you
• 5:22
  today.
• 5:22
  You
• 5:23
  can
• 5:23
  do
• 5:23
  this.
• 5:23
  I
• 5:23
  have
• 5:23
  confidence
• 5:24
  in
• 5:24
  you.
• 5:25
  Have
• 5:25
  confidence
• 5:25
  in
• 5:26
  yourself.
• 5:26
  Stay
• 5:26
  financially
• 5:27
  savvy
• 5:27
  out
• 5:27
  there.
• 5:28
  God
• 5:28
  bless
• 5:28
  you.
• 5:29
  And
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  have
• 5:29
  a
• 5:29
  great
• 5:30
  day
• 5:30
  today.