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Investing with Generosity: Tithing & Giving from Your Growth? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  I
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  got
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  this
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  great
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  question
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  the
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  other
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  day,
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  perfect
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  for
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  our
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  investment
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  series.
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  Ralph,
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  I
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  tithe
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  from
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  my
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  paycheck,
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  but
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  should
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  I
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  also
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  give
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  from
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  my
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  investment
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  growth?
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  Well
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  now
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  I
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  better
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  start
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  by
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  defining
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  what
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  the
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  word
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  tithing
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  is.
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  Because
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  my
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  young
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  son
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  said,
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  dad,
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  what
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  does
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  that
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  even
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  mean?
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  Well,
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  tithing
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  basically
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  means
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  giving
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  to
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  the
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  church.
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  In
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  the
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  Bible
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  it
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  talks
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  about
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  a
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  tithe
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  is
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  10%.
• 0:58
  So
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  what
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  a
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  great
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  question
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  today.
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  And
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  it
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  led
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  me
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  to
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  discuss
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  tithing
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  in
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  general,
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  which
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  is
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  something
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  I
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  think
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  we
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  need
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  to
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  talk
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  about.
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  As
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  we
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  talk
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  about
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  investments,
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  you
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  might
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  be
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  thinking,
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  wait
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  a
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  minute,
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  Ralph,
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  you're
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  talking
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  about
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  investment,
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  you're
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  talking
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  about
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  making
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  passive
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  income,
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  but
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  we
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  need
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  tithing
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  as
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  well.
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  And
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  Abby,
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  my
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  producer
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  found
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  some
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  great
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  statistics
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  for
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  today.
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  Listen
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  to
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  these.
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  I
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  was
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  kind
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  of
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  taken
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  back
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  by
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  this.
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  Only
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  5%
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  of
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  churchgoers
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  regularly
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  tithe.
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  Now
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  a
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  tithe
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  of
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  10%
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  of
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  their
• 1:22
  income.
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  Only
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  5%
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  of
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  churchgoers
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  actually
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  do
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  that.
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  The
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  average
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  Christian
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  in
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  the
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  US
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  gives
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  just
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  2
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  1/2%
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  of
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  their
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  income
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  to
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  the
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  church.
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  And
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  among
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  evangelicals,
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  that's
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  a
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  type
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  of
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  Christian
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  person.
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  Half
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  give
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  less
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  than
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  1%
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  of
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  their
• 1:39
  income
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  annually.
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  Yet
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  listen
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  to
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  this
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  one.
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  95%
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  of
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  practicing
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  Christians
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  gave
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  to
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  charities
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  or
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  churches
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  in
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  2022,
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  compared
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  with
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  68%
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  of
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  non
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  practicing
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  Christians.
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  And
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  despite
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  record
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  growth
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  in
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  wealth,
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  charitable
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  giving
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  in
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  the
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  US
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  has
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  stayed
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  stuck
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  at
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  about
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  2%
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  of
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  GDP
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  for
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  decades.
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  And
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  like
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  I
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  said,
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  these
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  numbers
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  kind
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  of
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  made
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  me
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  feel
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  sad.
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  They
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  don't
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  surprise
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  me.
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  And
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  that's
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  why
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  I'm
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  so
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  happy
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  to
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  get
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  this
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  question
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  today.
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  Because
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  it
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  leads
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  me
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  to
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  a
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  much
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  bigger
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  purpose
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  when
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  it
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  comes
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  to
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  our
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  investment
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  series.
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  See,
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  investing
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  isn't
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  just
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  about
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  getting
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  more.
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  It's
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  not
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  about
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  that
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  greed
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  factor.
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  We've
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  talked
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  about
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  greed,
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  we
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  talked
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  about
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  fear,
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  but
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  it's
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  about
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  giving
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  more.
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  And
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  that's
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  exactly
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  what
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  I'll
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  talk
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  about
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  How
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  to
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  invest
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  with
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  the
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  idea
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  of
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  building
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  generosity
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  for
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  the
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  future.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  God
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph
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  and
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  we're
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  closing
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  in
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  on
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  our
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  month
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  long
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  investment
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  series.
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  I
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  really
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  hope
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  you've
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  enjoyed
• 2:43
  it.
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  And
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  for
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  30
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  years
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  I've
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  worked
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  with
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  families
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  who
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  generosity
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  became
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  the
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  cornerstone
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  of
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  their
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  financial
• 2:49
  plan.
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  Yeah,
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  you
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  heard
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  me
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  right.
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  Not
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  how
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  much
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  money
• 2:52
  I'm
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  making,
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  but
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  generosity.
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  And
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  why
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  do
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  I
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  think
• 2:55
  that's
• 2:55
  important?
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  Because
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  listen,
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  I,
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  I've
• 2:57
  seen
• 2:57
  how
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  they've
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  Experienced
• 2:58
  the
• 2:58
  joy
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  and
• 2:59
  freedom,
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  yes,
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  truly.
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  Joy
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  and
• 3:01
  freedom
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  that
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  comes
• 3:02
  from
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  giving,
• 3:03
  from
• 3:03
  growth,
• 3:04
  not
• 3:04
  just
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  their
• 3:05
  income.
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  Which
• 3:05
  is
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  why
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  this
• 3:06
  particular
• 3:07
  question
• 3:07
  today
• 3:07
  was
• 3:08
  so
• 3:08
  important
• 3:08
  to
• 3:08
  me.
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  I
• 3:09
  want
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  tell
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  you
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  about
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  one
• 3:10
  of
• 3:10
  my
• 3:10
  clients.
• 3:10
  I
• 3:11
  knew
• 3:11
  this
• 3:11
  guy,
• 3:11
  he
• 3:12
  set
• 3:12
  aside
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  a
• 3:12
  portion
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  of
• 3:13
  investment
• 3:13
  gains
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  every
• 3:14
  year
• 3:14
  for
• 3:14
  missions.
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  That
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  was
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  his
• 3:15
  deal.
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  He
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  said,
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  ralph,
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  here's
• 3:17
  my
• 3:17
  budget
• 3:17
  for
• 3:17
  investments.
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  Every
• 3:19
  year
• 3:19
  I'm
• 3:19
  going
• 3:19
  to
• 3:20
  set
• 3:20
  aside
• 3:20
  a
• 3:20
  certain
• 3:21
  amount
• 3:21
  that
• 3:21
  goes
• 3:22
  right
• 3:22
  to
• 3:22
  mission
• 3:22
  work.
• 3:23
  He
• 3:23
  was
• 3:23
  one
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  these
• 3:23
  people
• 3:23
  that
• 3:24
  embraced
• 3:24
  missions.
• 3:25
  He
• 3:25
  said,
• 3:25
  ralph,
• 3:25
  missions
• 3:26
  are
• 3:26
  important.
• 3:26
  We
• 3:26
  need
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  get
• 3:27
  out
• 3:27
  and
• 3:27
  share
• 3:27
  the
• 3:28
  gospel.
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  And
• 3:29
  I
• 3:29
  said
• 3:29
  to
• 3:30
  him,
• 3:30
  okay,
• 3:30
  that
• 3:30
  sounds
• 3:30
  good.
• 3:30
  Kind
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  countercultural.
• 3:32
  And
• 3:32
  I
• 3:33
  said
• 3:33
  to
• 3:33
  him,
• 3:33
  why
• 3:33
  do
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  do
• 3:33
  that?
• 3:34
  He
• 3:34
  said,
• 3:34
  ralph,
• 3:34
  it
• 3:35
  makes
• 3:35
  up
• 3:35
  for
• 3:35
  the
• 3:35
  up
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  downs
• 3:36
  in
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  market
• 3:37
  because
• 3:37
  when
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  market
• 3:38
  really
• 3:38
  goes
• 3:38
  well,
• 3:39
  I
• 3:39
  can
• 3:39
  give
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  God,
• 3:40
  I
• 3:40
  can
• 3:40
  grow
• 3:41
  his
• 3:41
  kingdom.
• 3:42
  And
• 3:42
  I
• 3:42
  thought,
• 3:43
  man,
• 3:43
  that's
• 3:43
  amazing.
• 3:44
  And
• 3:44
  I
• 3:45
  love
• 3:45
  what
• 3:45
  Randy
• 3:45
  Alcorn
• 3:46
  says.
• 3:48
  The
• 3:48
  more
• 3:48
  we
• 3:48
  give,
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  more
• 3:49
  we
• 3:49
  delight
• 3:49
  in
• 3:50
  God
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  more
• 3:51
  he
• 3:51
  delights
• 3:51
  in
• 3:52
  us.
• 3:53
  And
• 3:53
  see,
• 3:54
  that's
• 3:54
  what
• 3:54
  I
• 3:54
  want
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  focus
• 3:54
  in
• 3:55
  on
• 3:55
  today.
• 3:56
  So
• 3:56
  to
• 3:56
  answer
• 3:57
  your
• 3:57
  question
• 3:57
  right
• 3:57
  away,
• 3:58
  give
• 3:58
  more.
• 3:58
  Sure.
• 4:00
  So
• 4:00
  let's
• 4:00
  talk
• 4:00
  about
• 4:01
  some
• 4:01
  great
• 4:01
  things
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  consider
• 4:02
  that
• 4:03
  really
• 4:03
  answer
• 4:03
  your
• 4:04
  question
• 4:04
  today.
• 4:05
  What
• 4:06
  you're
• 4:06
  really
• 4:06
  asking
• 4:06
  is,
• 4:07
  Ralph,
• 4:07
  okay,
• 4:07
  I
• 4:07
  give
• 4:07
  based
• 4:08
  on
• 4:08
  my
• 4:08
  paycheck,
• 4:09
  10%.
• 4:09
  My
• 4:10
  net
• 4:10
  take
• 4:10
  on
• 4:10
  pay.
• 4:10
  We
• 4:11
  can
• 4:11
  argue
• 4:11
  about
• 4:11
  net
• 4:11
  gross,
• 4:12
  I
• 4:12
  don't
• 4:12
  really
• 4:12
  care,
• 4:13
  but
• 4:14
  income.
• 4:15
  But
• 4:15
  see,
• 4:15
  I'm
• 4:16
  going
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  challenge
• 4:16
  you
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  little
• 4:16
  bit
• 4:16
  because
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  think
• 4:17
  scripture
• 4:17
  actually
• 4:18
  tells
• 4:18
  us
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  give
• 4:19
  based
• 4:20
  on
• 4:20
  our
• 4:20
  growth,
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  increase.
• 4:23
  You
• 4:24
  may
• 4:24
  have
• 4:24
  heard
• 4:24
  that
• 4:24
  talked
• 4:24
  about
• 4:24
  in
• 4:25
  church
• 4:25
  sometime.
• 4:25
  What
• 4:25
  is
• 4:25
  my
• 4:26
  increase?
• 4:27
  And
• 4:27
  see,
• 4:28
  when
• 4:28
  you
• 4:28
  grow
• 4:28
  things,
• 4:29
  your
• 4:29
  passive
• 4:29
  income
• 4:30
  grows.
• 4:30
  It
• 4:31
  gives
• 4:31
  you
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  opportunity
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  give
• 4:32
  beyond
• 4:33
  your
• 4:33
  paycheck.
• 4:35
  See,
• 4:35
  tithing
• 4:35
  from
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  increase
• 4:36
  is
• 4:37
  not
• 4:37
  just
• 4:37
  your
• 4:37
  salary.
• 4:38
  That
• 4:38
  could
• 4:38
  be
• 4:39
  from
• 4:39
  your
• 4:39
  investments,
• 4:40
  that
• 4:40
  could
• 4:40
  be
• 4:40
  from
• 4:41
  sale
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  something.
• 4:42
  That
• 4:42
  could
• 4:42
  be
• 4:42
  all
• 4:43
  of
• 4:43
  those
• 4:43
  things.
• 4:44
  But
• 4:44
  I
• 4:45
  want
• 4:45
  you
• 4:45
  to
• 4:45
  really
• 4:45
  understand
• 4:46
  why
• 4:46
  you're
• 4:46
  doing
• 4:46
  it,
• 4:48
  because
• 4:48
  it's
• 4:48
  all
• 4:48
  about
• 4:48
  that
• 4:49
  kingdom
• 4:49
  impact.
• 4:49
  I'm
• 4:49
  going
• 4:50
  to
• 4:50
  tell
• 4:50
  you
• 4:50
  right
• 4:50
  now,
• 4:50
  what
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  have
• 4:51
  found
• 4:51
  in
• 4:51
  my
• 4:51
  own
• 4:52
  life
• 4:53
  is
• 4:54
  when
• 4:54
  I
• 4:54
  give
• 4:55
  more,
• 4:55
  it's
• 4:56
  kind
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  interesting,
• 4:56
  but
• 4:56
  things
• 4:57
  kind
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  grow.
• 4:58
  You
• 4:58
  might
• 4:59
  be
• 4:59
  thinking
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  same
• 4:59
  thing.
• 4:59
  You're
• 4:59
  right,
• 5:00
  Ralph.
• 5:00
  I
• 5:00
  was
• 5:00
  working
• 5:01
  with
• 5:01
  a
• 5:01
  client
• 5:01
  a
• 5:01
  couple
• 5:01
  months
• 5:02
  ago.
• 5:02
  She
• 5:02
  said
• 5:02
  to
• 5:02
  me,
• 5:02
  ralph,
• 5:03
  she
• 5:03
  said,
• 5:03
  why
• 5:03
  are
• 5:03
  you
• 5:03
  one
• 5:03
  of
• 5:03
  them
• 5:04
  Bible
• 5:04
  thumping
• 5:04
  dudes?
• 5:05
  You're
• 5:05
  always
• 5:05
  talking
• 5:05
  about
• 5:06
  Christ
• 5:06
  this
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  Christ
• 5:07
  that.
• 5:07
  She
• 5:07
  said,
• 5:07
  do
• 5:07
  you
• 5:08
  give
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  your
• 5:08
  church?
• 5:08
  I
• 5:08
  said,
• 5:09
  actually,
• 5:09
  I
• 5:09
  give
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  my
• 5:09
  church
• 5:10
  and
• 5:10
  I
• 5:10
  give
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  other
• 5:10
  things.
• 5:11
  She
• 5:11
  goes,
• 5:12
  well,
• 5:12
  I've
• 5:12
  never
• 5:12
  really
• 5:12
  Done
• 5:12
  that.
• 5:12
  Do
• 5:13
  you
• 5:13
  think
• 5:13
  it
• 5:13
  makes
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  difference?
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  said,
• 5:15
  well,
• 5:15
  here's
• 5:15
  this.
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  said,
• 5:16
  why
• 5:16
  don't
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  take
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  little
• 5:16
  step
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  faith
• 5:17
  and
• 5:17
  do
• 5:17
  that
• 5:17
  for
• 5:17
  a
• 5:18
  little
• 5:18
  bit?
• 5:18
  She
• 5:19
  came
• 5:19
  back
• 5:19
  to
• 5:19
  me
• 5:19
  six
• 5:19
  months
• 5:19
  later.
• 5:20
  She
• 5:20
  said,
• 5:20
  ralph,
• 5:20
  I
• 5:20
  don't
• 5:21
  know
• 5:21
  what
• 5:21
  happened.
• 5:21
  She
• 5:21
  said,
• 5:22
  but
• 5:22
  my
• 5:22
  investment
• 5:22
  started
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  take
• 5:23
  off.
• 5:24
  See,
• 5:24
  that's
• 5:25
  God
• 5:25
  right
• 5:25
  there.
• 5:27
  And
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  thing
• 5:27
  is,
• 5:28
  wealth
• 5:28
  needs
• 5:28
  to
• 5:28
  be
• 5:29
  a
• 5:29
  tool.
• 5:29
  It
• 5:29
  can't
• 5:29
  be
• 5:29
  an
• 5:30
  idol.
• 5:30
  So
• 5:30
  many
• 5:30
  people
• 5:30
  get
• 5:31
  stuck
• 5:31
  on
• 5:31
  that.
• 5:32
  Well,
• 5:32
  if
• 5:32
  I'm
• 5:32
  growing
• 5:33
  in
• 5:33
  wealth,
• 5:34
  that's
• 5:34
  a
• 5:34
  tool
• 5:34
  for
• 5:35
  me
• 5:35
  to
• 5:35
  be
• 5:35
  more
• 5:36
  giving.
• 5:36
  Right,
• 5:36
  Ralph?
• 5:37
  Yeah.
• 5:37
  Just
• 5:37
  make
• 5:37
  sure
• 5:37
  it
• 5:38
  doesn't
• 5:38
  become
• 5:38
  an
• 5:38
  idol.
• 5:40
  Because
• 5:40
  what
• 5:40
  is
• 5:40
  really
• 5:41
  giving?
• 5:41
  See,
• 5:41
  a
• 5:41
  lot
• 5:41
  of
• 5:41
  people
• 5:42
  get
• 5:42
  hung
• 5:42
  up
• 5:42
  on
• 5:42
  this.
• 5:42
  So
• 5:43
  I
• 5:43
  like
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  reverse
• 5:43
  the
• 5:44
  question
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  little
• 5:44
  bit.
• 5:45
  Should
• 5:45
  I
• 5:45
  tithe
• 5:46
  more?
• 5:46
  Let
• 5:47
  me
• 5:47
  ask
• 5:47
  you
• 5:47
  this
• 5:47
  question.
• 5:48
  Should
• 5:49
  you
• 5:49
  make
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  bigger
• 5:50
  eternal
• 5:51
  impact?
• 5:53
  Let's
• 5:53
  get
• 5:53
  right
• 5:53
  into
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  Bible.
• 5:54
  We're
• 5:54
  going
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  go
• 5:54
  right
• 5:54
  to
• 5:55
  Second
• 5:55
  Corinthians,
• 5:55
  chapter
• 5:56
  9,
• 5:56
  verse
• 5:56
  11.
• 5:58
  And
• 5:58
  this
• 5:58
  one
• 5:58
  nails
• 5:59
  it
• 5:59
  again.
• 6:00
  Second
• 6:00
  Corinthians,
• 6:01
  9,
• 6:01
  11.
• 6:02
  You
• 6:02
  will
• 6:02
  be
• 6:02
  enriched
• 6:03
  in
• 6:03
  every
• 6:03
  way
• 6:03
  so
• 6:04
  that
• 6:04
  you
• 6:04
  can
• 6:04
  be
• 6:04
  generous
• 6:05
  on
• 6:05
  every
• 6:05
  occasion.
• 6:06
  And
• 6:06
  through
• 6:06
  us,
• 6:07
  your
• 6:07
  generosity
• 6:08
  will
• 6:08
  result
• 6:08
  in
• 6:08
  thanksgiving
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  God.
• 6:11
  Well,
• 6:11
  there's
• 6:11
  the
• 6:12
  answer,
• 6:12
  isn't
• 6:12
  it?
• 6:13
  You'll
• 6:14
  be
• 6:14
  enriched
• 6:15
  so
• 6:15
  that
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  can
• 6:16
  be
• 6:16
  generous
• 6:16
  in
• 6:17
  every
• 6:17
  occasion
• 6:17
  through
• 6:18
  using
• 6:18
  your
• 6:19
  generosity
• 6:20
  and
• 6:20
  thanksgiving
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  God.
• 6:21
  Well,
• 6:21
  I
• 6:21
  got
• 6:21
  a
• 6:22
  bonus
• 6:22
  verse
• 6:22
  today.
• 6:23
  It's
• 6:23
  Proverbs
• 6:24
  3,
• 6:24
  9.
• 6:25
  Honor
• 6:25
  the
• 6:26
  Lord
• 6:26
  with
• 6:26
  your
• 6:26
  wealth,
• 6:27
  with
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  first
• 6:27
  fruits
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  all
• 6:28
  your
• 6:28
  crops.
• 6:29
  See,
• 6:29
  when
• 6:29
  I
• 6:29
  got
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  listener
• 6:30
  question,
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  could
• 6:30
  have
• 6:31
  just
• 6:31
  sent
• 6:31
  her
• 6:31
  this
• 6:31
  verse
• 6:31
  back.
• 6:32
  Because
• 6:33
  there's
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  answer,
• 6:33
  isn't
• 6:34
  it?
• 6:35
  Honor
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  Lord
• 6:36
  with
• 6:36
  your
• 6:36
  wealth.
• 6:37
  You
• 6:38
  notice
• 6:38
  it
• 6:38
  doesn't
• 6:38
  say
• 6:38
  income
• 6:39
  there.
• 6:39
  It
• 6:40
  doesn't
• 6:40
  say
• 6:40
  your
• 6:40
  paycheck.
• 6:41
  It
• 6:41
  doesn't
• 6:41
  say
• 6:42
  what
• 6:42
  your
• 6:42
  take
• 6:42
  home
• 6:42
  pay
• 6:43
  was
• 6:43
  this.
• 6:43
  It
• 6:43
  says,
• 6:44
  honor
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  Lord
• 6:44
  with
• 6:44
  your
• 6:45
  wealth
• 6:45
  with
• 6:45
  the
• 6:46
  first
• 6:46
  fruits
• 6:46
  of
• 6:46
  all
• 6:47
  of
• 6:47
  your
• 6:47
  crops.
• 6:48
  So
• 6:49
  that's
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  answer.
• 6:49
  Well,
• 6:49
  how
• 6:49
  about
• 6:49
  we
• 6:50
  pray
• 6:50
  together
• 6:50
  right
• 6:50
  now,
• 6:51
  Lord,
• 6:51
  we
• 6:52
  just
• 6:52
  thank
• 6:52
  you
• 6:52
  for
• 6:53
  this
• 6:53
  heart
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  generosity
• 6:54
  in
• 6:55
  both
• 6:55
  our
• 6:55
  income
• 6:56
  and
• 6:56
  our
• 6:56
  investments,
• 6:57
  Lord.
• 6:58
  And
• 6:58
  we
• 6:58
  just
• 6:58
  ask
• 6:58
  that
• 6:59
  you
• 6:59
  would
• 6:59
  help
• 6:59
  us
• 6:59
  to
• 7:00
  find
• 7:00
  new
• 7:00
  ways
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  grow
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  impact
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  how
• 7:02
  we
• 7:02
  can
• 7:02
  impact
• 7:02
  your
• 7:03
  kingdom,
• 7:03
  Lord.
• 7:04
  Give
• 7:04
  us
• 7:05
  ideas,
• 7:05
  give
• 7:05
  us
• 7:05
  opportunities
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  give
• 7:06
  that
• 7:07
  make
• 7:07
  a
• 7:07
  difference,
• 7:07
  Lord.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:08
  help
• 7:08
  us
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  not
• 7:08
  be
• 7:09
  stingy
• 7:09
  and
• 7:09
  help
• 7:09
  us
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  be
• 7:10
  cheerful
• 7:10
  givers
• 7:11
  in
• 7:11
  all
• 7:11
  these
• 7:11
  ways,
• 7:12
  Lord.
• 7:12
  We
• 7:12
  ask
• 7:12
  this
• 7:13
  in
• 7:13
  confidence
• 7:13
  in
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  name
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  Jesus.
• 7:15
  Amen.
• 7:16
  All
• 7:17
  right,
• 7:17
  well,
• 7:17
  here's
• 7:17
  your
• 7:17
  one
• 7:17
  action
• 7:18
  step
• 7:18
  for
• 7:18
  today.
• 7:19
  I
• 7:19
  want
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  really
• 7:20
  think
• 7:20
  about
• 7:20
  one
• 7:20
  way
• 7:21
  you
• 7:21
  can
• 7:21
  give
• 7:21
  from
• 7:21
  your
• 7:21
  investment
• 7:22
  growth
• 7:22
  this
• 7:22
  year.
• 7:23
  Just
• 7:23
  put
• 7:23
  that
• 7:24
  on
• 7:24
  your
• 7:24
  plan,
• 7:25
  make
• 7:25
  that
• 7:25
  your
• 7:25
  mission.
• 7:26
  Whether
• 7:26
  that
• 7:27
  be
• 7:27
  like
• 7:27
  my
• 7:27
  client
• 7:27
  did
• 7:28
  for
• 7:28
  missions
• 7:28
  or
• 7:29
  maybe
• 7:29
  for
• 7:29
  your
• 7:29
  church,
• 7:30
  or
• 7:30
  hey,
• 7:30
  maybe
• 7:30
  you
• 7:30
  go
• 7:30
  find
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  charity
• 7:31
  that
• 7:31
  really
• 7:32
  is
• 7:32
  endearing
• 7:33
  to
• 7:33
  your
• 7:33
  heart.
• 7:33
  But.
• 7:34
  But
• 7:34
  I
• 7:34
  want
• 7:34
  you
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  do
• 7:34
  that
• 7:34
  today.
• 7:35
  Just
• 7:35
  think
• 7:35
  about
• 7:35
  one
• 7:36
  way
• 7:36
  you
• 7:36
  can
• 7:36
  give
• 7:36
  from
• 7:37
  your
• 7:37
  investment
• 7:37
  growth
• 7:38
  this
• 7:38
  year
• 7:38
  to
• 7:39
  really
• 7:39
  go
• 7:39
  beyond
• 7:39
  that
• 7:40
  tithe.
• 7:41
  And
• 7:41
  remember
• 7:42
  this.
• 7:43
  It's
• 7:43
  not
• 7:44
  about
• 7:44
  how
• 7:44
  much
• 7:44
  we
• 7:44
  keep.
• 7:46
  It's
• 7:46
  about
• 7:46
  how
• 7:46
  much
• 7:46
  we
• 7:47
  give
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  makes
• 7:47
  life
• 7:48
  meaningful.
• 7:49
  I
• 7:49
  want
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  read
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  one
• 7:50
  more
• 7:50
  time
• 7:50
  because
• 7:50
  it's
• 7:51
  so
• 7:51
  important
• 7:51
  that
• 7:51
  you
• 7:51
  hear
• 7:51
  that.
• 7:51
  It's
• 7:52
  not
• 7:52
  about
• 7:52
  how
• 7:53
  much
• 7:53
  we
• 7:53
  keep,
• 7:54
  but
• 7:55
  how
• 7:55
  much
• 7:55
  we
• 7:55
  give
• 7:55
  that
• 7:56
  makes
• 7:56
  life
• 7:56
  meaningful.
• 7:58
  So
• 7:58
  place
• 7:58
  every
• 7:59
  bit
• 7:59
  of
• 7:59
  your
• 7:59
  growth
• 8:00
  in
• 8:00
  God's
• 8:00
  hands.
• 8:01
  You'll
• 8:01
  see
• 8:02
  something
• 8:02
  amazing
• 8:02
  happen
• 8:03
  because
• 8:03
  God
• 8:03
  knows
• 8:04
  how
• 8:04
  to
• 8:04
  turn
• 8:04
  it
• 8:04
  into
• 8:04
  lasting
• 8:05
  impact.
• 8:06
  And
• 8:06
  as
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  grow,
• 8:07
  as
• 8:07
  your
• 8:08
  portfolio,
• 8:08
  as
• 8:09
  your
• 8:09
  investments
• 8:09
  grow,
• 8:09
  let
• 8:10
  your
• 8:10
  generosity
• 8:11
  tell
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  story
• 8:11
  of
• 8:12
  God's
• 8:12
  goodness
• 8:12
  in
• 8:12
  your
• 8:13
  life.
• 8:14
  I
• 8:14
  want
• 8:14
  to
• 8:14
  encourage
• 8:14
  you
• 8:15
  right
• 8:15
  now,
• 8:15
  go
• 8:15
  out
• 8:15
  there
• 8:15
  today
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  be
• 8:16
  that
• 8:17
  financially
• 8:17
  confident
• 8:18
  Christian
• 8:18
  that
• 8:18
  I
• 8:18
  know
• 8:18
  you
• 8:19
  can
• 8:19
  be.
• 8:19
  Stay
• 8:20
  financially
• 8:20
  savvy.
• 8:21
  God
• 8:21
  bless
• 8:21
  you
• 8:22
  and
• 8:22
  you
• 8:22
  have
• 8:22
  a
• 8:23
  great
• 8:23
  day.