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Does My Giving Even Matter? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Alright,
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  I
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  got
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  this
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  listener
• 0:39
  question
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  and
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  share
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  it
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  Hey,
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  Ralph,
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  I'll
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  be
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  honest.
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  Sometimes
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  I
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  feel
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  embarrassed
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  by
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  how
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  little
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  I
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  can
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  give.
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  I
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  see
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  others
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  giving
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  big
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  amounts
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  or
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  doing
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  huge
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  things
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  for
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  the
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  church
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  and
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  I
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  start
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  thinking,
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  what's
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  the
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  point
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  of
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  a
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  few
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  dollars
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  or
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  a
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  small
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  act?
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  It
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  just
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  feels
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  insignificant.
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  How
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  do
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  I
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  believe
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  that
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  God
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  can
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  still
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  use
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  something
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  so
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  small
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  to
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  make
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  a
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  real
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  impact?
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  And
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  I
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  read
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  that
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  question,
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  I
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  said,
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  wow,
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  that's
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  an
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  interesting
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  thing
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  to
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  think
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  about
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  because
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  it's
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  so
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  easy
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  for
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  us
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  to
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  feel
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  small.
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  Listen,
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  in
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  the
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  global
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  scheme
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  of
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  things,
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  none
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  of
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  us
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  are
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  given
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  enough
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  to
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  be
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  really
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  big
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  things,
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  right?
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  So
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  it
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  feels
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  insignificant
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  to
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  us.
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  We
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  feel
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  like
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  it
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  doesn't
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  matter.
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  But
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  tell
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  you
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  something
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  right
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  now.
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  When
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  your
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  gift
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  feels
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  small,
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  the
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  reason
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  it
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  feels
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  that
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  way
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  is
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  you've
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  got
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  doubt.
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  Doubt's
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  creeping
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  in.
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  But
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  hear
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  something.
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  hear
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  it
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  loud
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  and
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  clear.
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  No
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  act
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  of
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  generosity
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  goes
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  unseen
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  by
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  God.
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  talk
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  about
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  scripture
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  later
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  about
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  how,
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  how
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  God
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  saw
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  the
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  small
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  things.
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  Because
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  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  remember
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  this.
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  God
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  doesn't
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  measure
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  the
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  amount.
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  It's
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  not
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  about
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  the
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  amount
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  of
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  money.
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  You're
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  never
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  going
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  to
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  out
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  give
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  God.
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  I've
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  heard
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  people
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  say
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  that
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  a
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  thousand
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  times.
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  What
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  he
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  does
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  measure
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  is
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  your
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  heart.
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  And
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  here's
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  the
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  thing
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  that
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  really
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  is
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  heartbreaking.
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  We
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  did
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  some
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  research
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  for
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  today's
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  show.
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  Barna
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  research
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  found
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  that
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  only
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  5%
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  of
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  Christians
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  tithe
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  regularly.
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  And
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  I
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  was
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  disappointed
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  to
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  hear
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  that
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  because
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  God
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  wants
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  us
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  to
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  give
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  back.
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  But
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  here's
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  the
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  bigger
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  thing
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  that
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  I
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  thought,
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  here's
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  some
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  joy
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  in
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  this.
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  Those
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  who
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  do
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  report
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  giving
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  feel
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  23%
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  higher
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  joy
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  and
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  purpose
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  in
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  life.
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  Because
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  here's
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  the
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  truth.
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  Generosity
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  changes
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  the
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  giver.
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  It's
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  not
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  about
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  who
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  you're
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  giving
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  it
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  to,
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  it's
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  about
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  you,
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  the
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  person
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  who's
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  giving
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  it,
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  long
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  before
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  it
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  changes
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  the
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  world.
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  So
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  giving
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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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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  gospel,
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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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  Hello
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  there,
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  welcome.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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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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  joining
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  me
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  today.
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  As
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  always,
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  I'm
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  helping
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  you
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  trying
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  to
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  break
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  that
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
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  confidence.
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  And
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  say
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  something
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  really
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  bold
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  today.
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  I've
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  seen
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  how
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  people's
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  mindset
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  around
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  money
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  directly
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  affects
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  peace
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  and
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  generosity.
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  And
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  I've
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  lived
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  this
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  myself.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  a
• 2:56
  story
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  right
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  in
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  a
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  Minute
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  where
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  given
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  felt
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  small.
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  So
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  I
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  can
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  really
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  appreciate
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  what
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  the
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  listener
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  is
• 3:01
  saying
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  today.
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  But
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  at
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  that
• 3:03
  same
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  time,
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  I've
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  seen
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  God
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  multiplied
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  in
• 3:05
  unexpected
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  ways.
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  So
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  let
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  me
• 3:08
  tell
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  you
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  my
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  story.
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  I
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  remember
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  I
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  just
• 3:09
  started
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  off
• 3:10
  my
• 3:10
  business.
• 3:10
  My
• 3:10
  wife
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  and
• 3:11
  I,
• 3:11
  we
• 3:11
  had
• 3:11
  just
• 3:11
  gotten
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  married,
• 3:12
  we
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  had
• 3:12
  two
• 3:12
  young
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  kids
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  and
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  we
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  decided
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  to
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  go
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  off
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  on
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  our
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  own,
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  started
• 3:15
  our
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  own
• 3:15
  accounting
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  practice.
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  And
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  man,
• 3:17
  money
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  was
• 3:18
  tight.
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  You
• 3:18
  talk
• 3:18
  about
• 3:18
  tight,
• 3:19
  man,
• 3:19
  we
• 3:19
  didn't
• 3:19
  know
• 3:19
  from
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  month
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  month
• 3:20
  that
• 3:20
  we
• 3:21
  were
• 3:21
  going
• 3:21
  to
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  make
• 3:21
  it.
• 3:21
  I
• 3:21
  remember
• 3:21
  we
• 3:22
  were
• 3:22
  really
• 3:22
  active
• 3:22
  in
• 3:23
  our
• 3:23
  church
• 3:23
  at
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  time.
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  And
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  this,
• 3:24
  this
• 3:24
  traveling
• 3:25
  missionary
• 3:25
  came
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  in
• 3:26
  and
• 3:27
  they
• 3:27
  spoke
• 3:27
  on
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  Sunday
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  morning
• 3:28
  and
• 3:28
  a
• 3:28
  Sunday
• 3:29
  night.
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  And
• 3:29
  let
• 3:29
  me
• 3:29
  just
• 3:29
  tell
• 3:29
  you
• 3:29
  right
• 3:30
  now,
• 3:30
  they
• 3:30
  captured
• 3:30
  my
• 3:30
  heart.
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  Like
• 3:31
  I.
• 3:31
  I
• 3:31
  could
• 3:31
  tell.
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  Like
• 3:32
  the
• 3:32
  Lord
• 3:32
  was
• 3:32
  telling
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  me,
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  ralph,
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  you
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  gotta
• 3:34
  support
• 3:34
  these
• 3:34
  people.
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  And
• 3:36
  I
• 3:36
  remember
• 3:36
  just
• 3:37
  sitting
• 3:37
  there
• 3:37
  going,
• 3:37
  man,
• 3:37
  how
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  am
• 3:38
  I
• 3:38
  gonna
• 3:38
  do
• 3:38
  this,
• 3:38
  God?
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  Like,
• 3:39
  I.
• 3:39
  I
• 3:39
  feel
• 3:39
  you're
• 3:39
  pulling
• 3:40
  me.
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  Like
• 3:40
  they
• 3:40
  had
• 3:41
  a
• 3:41
  specific
• 3:41
  need.
• 3:42
  They
• 3:42
  needed
• 3:42
  a
• 3:42
  certain
• 3:43
  amount
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  money.
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  don't
• 3:43
  remember
• 3:44
  how
• 3:44
  much
• 3:44
  it
• 3:44
  was,
• 3:45
  wasn't
• 3:45
  really
• 3:45
  relevant,
• 3:46
  but
• 3:46
  they
• 3:46
  had
• 3:46
  a
• 3:47
  specific
• 3:47
  need.
• 3:47
  They
• 3:47
  were
• 3:47
  really
• 3:48
  talking
• 3:48
  about
• 3:48
  how
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  congregation
• 3:50
  could
• 3:50
  do
• 3:50
  this.
• 3:50
  And
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  remember
• 3:51
  I
• 3:51
  was
• 3:51
  agonizing
• 3:52
  because
• 3:52
  we
• 3:52
  had
• 3:52
  gone
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  the
• 3:53
  Sunday
• 3:53
  morning
• 3:53
  service
• 3:54
  and
• 3:54
  they
• 3:54
  had
• 3:54
  spoken.
• 3:55
  And
• 3:55
  I
• 3:55
  ago
• 3:56
  long,
• 3:56
  I'm
• 3:56
  just
• 3:57
  sitting
• 3:57
  in
• 3:57
  my
• 3:57
  home
• 3:58
  office
• 3:58
  trying
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  figure
• 3:59
  out,
• 3:59
  how
• 3:59
  do
• 3:59
  I
• 3:59
  make
• 3:59
  this
• 3:59
  work?
• 4:00
  I
• 4:00
  want
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  write
• 4:00
  this
• 4:00
  check,
• 4:01
  but
• 4:01
  how
• 4:01
  do
• 4:02
  I
• 4:02
  do
• 4:02
  it?
• 4:02
  I
• 4:02
  didn't
• 4:03
  really
• 4:03
  think
• 4:03
  I
• 4:03
  could
• 4:03
  afford
• 4:04
  to
• 4:04
  give
• 4:04
  it
• 4:04
  because
• 4:04
  I
• 4:04
  was
• 4:04
  just
• 4:05
  scraping
• 4:05
  by.
• 4:06
  We
• 4:07
  went
• 4:07
  back
• 4:07
  to
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  Sunday
• 4:08
  night
• 4:08
  service
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  I
• 4:10
  had
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  courage.
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  wrote
• 4:11
  that
• 4:11
  check
• 4:12
  and
• 4:12
  I
• 4:13
  gave.
• 4:13
  And
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  me,
• 4:13
  honestly,
• 4:14
  it
• 4:14
  felt
• 4:14
  like
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  small
• 4:15
  amount,
• 4:15
  but
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  knew
• 4:15
  it
• 4:15
  would
• 4:15
  help
• 4:16
  them.
• 4:17
  And
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  put
• 4:17
  it
• 4:17
  in
• 4:18
  the
• 4:18
  collection
• 4:18
  plate
• 4:18
  as
• 4:18
  it
• 4:19
  went
• 4:19
  by.
• 4:20
  And
• 4:20
  I
• 4:20
  said,
• 4:20
  God,
• 4:20
  I
• 4:20
  just,
• 4:21
  I
• 4:21
  just
• 4:21
  pray
• 4:21
  that
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  will
• 4:22
  multiply
• 4:22
  this.
• 4:22
  And
• 4:22
  I'll
• 4:22
  never
• 4:23
  forget.
• 4:23
  It
• 4:23
  was
• 4:23
  like
• 4:23
  two
• 4:23
  or
• 4:24
  three
• 4:24
  weeks
• 4:24
  later,
• 4:25
  I
• 4:26
  had
• 4:26
  a
• 4:26
  new
• 4:26
  client
• 4:26
  come
• 4:26
  in.
• 4:27
  And
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  know
• 4:28
  this
• 4:28
  person.
• 4:28
  They
• 4:29
  actually
• 4:29
  go
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  our
• 4:29
  church
• 4:30
  with
• 4:30
  us.
• 4:30
  At
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  time,
• 4:30
  I
• 4:31
  didn't
• 4:31
  know
• 4:31
  this
• 4:31
  person.
• 4:31
  And
• 4:32
  they
• 4:32
  came
• 4:32
  in
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  he
• 4:32
  said,
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  one
• 4:33
  of
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  things
• 4:33
  I
• 4:33
  always
• 4:33
  ask
• 4:34
  my
• 4:34
  new
• 4:34
  clients
• 4:34
  is,
• 4:34
  how
• 4:35
  did
• 4:35
  you
• 4:35
  hear
• 4:35
  about
• 4:35
  us?
• 4:36
  And
• 4:36
  they
• 4:37
  said,
• 4:37
  well,
• 4:37
  I
• 4:37
  see
• 4:37
  your
• 4:37
  family
• 4:38
  goes
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  church.
• 4:38
  And
• 4:39
  I
• 4:39
  noticed
• 4:39
  when
• 4:39
  that
• 4:39
  missionary
• 4:40
  was
• 4:40
  in
• 4:41
  that
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  put
• 4:42
  something
• 4:42
  in
• 4:42
  the
• 4:42
  collection
• 4:42
  plate.
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  was
• 4:43
  like,
• 4:43
  wow,
• 4:43
  people
• 4:43
  are
• 4:44
  really
• 4:44
  watching
• 4:44
  me.
• 4:44
  They're
• 4:44
  watching
• 4:45
  what
• 4:45
  I'm
• 4:45
  doing
• 4:45
  here.
• 4:46
  And
• 4:46
  I
• 4:46
  was
• 4:46
  like,
• 4:47
  that's
• 4:47
  interesting.
• 4:47
  But
• 4:48
  what
• 4:48
  it
• 4:48
  proved
• 4:48
  to
• 4:49
  me.
• 4:49
  And
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  next
• 4:50
  thing
• 4:50
  he
• 4:50
  said,
• 4:50
  he
• 4:50
  said,
• 4:51
  I
• 4:51
  saw
• 4:51
  how
• 4:51
  generous
• 4:51
  you
• 4:52
  are
• 4:52
  with
• 4:52
  people
• 4:53
  and
• 4:53
  I
• 4:53
  was
• 4:53
  like,
• 4:54
  well
• 4:54
  that
• 4:54
  wasn't
• 4:54
  about
• 4:54
  that
• 4:54
  one
• 4:55
  missionary
• 4:55
  thing.
• 4:55
  He
• 4:56
  saw
• 4:56
  how
• 4:56
  I
• 4:56
  am
• 4:56
  with
• 4:56
  people.
• 4:57
  People
• 4:57
  constantly
• 4:57
  come
• 4:58
  up
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  me
• 4:58
  at
• 4:58
  church
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  say,
• 4:58
  ralph,
• 4:59
  can
• 4:59
  I
• 4:59
  ask
• 4:59
  you
• 4:59
  a
• 4:59
  quick
• 5:00
  question?
• 5:00
  I
• 5:00
  never
• 5:00
  turn
• 5:00
  them
• 5:00
  away
• 5:02
  because
• 5:02
  I
• 5:02
  think
• 5:02
  there's
• 5:03
  so
• 5:03
  much
• 5:03
  value
• 5:03
  in
• 5:03
  that.
• 5:03
  And
• 5:04
  God
• 5:04
  reminded
• 5:04
  me
• 5:05
  right
• 5:05
  in
• 5:05
  that
• 5:06
  instant
• 5:07
  that
• 5:07
  he
• 5:07
  multiplies
• 5:08
  what
• 5:08
  we
• 5:08
  surrender.
• 5:08
  Because
• 5:09
  all
• 5:09
  Sunday
• 5:09
  long
• 5:10
  I'm
• 5:11
  sitting
• 5:11
  there,
• 5:11
  I'm
• 5:12
  doing
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  math,
• 5:12
  I'm
• 5:12
  doing
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  numerical
• 5:14
  stuff,
• 5:14
  I'm
• 5:14
  doing
• 5:14
  the
• 5:14
  accounting
• 5:15
  side
• 5:15
  of
• 5:15
  this
• 5:15
  and
• 5:15
  going,
• 5:16
  God,
• 5:16
  I
• 5:16
  can't
• 5:17
  do
• 5:17
  this,
• 5:17
  dude.
• 5:18
  But
• 5:18
  when
• 5:19
  I
• 5:19
  finally
• 5:19
  surrender
• 5:20
  it,
• 5:20
  man,
• 5:22
  he
• 5:22
  was
• 5:22
  using
• 5:22
  it
• 5:23
  for
• 5:23
  his
• 5:23
  kingdom
• 5:23
  and
• 5:24
  people
• 5:24
  saw
• 5:24
  that.
• 5:25
  So
• 5:25
  let's
• 5:26
  get
• 5:26
  back
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  today's
• 5:26
  question.
• 5:27
  How
• 5:27
  do
• 5:27
  I
• 5:28
  believe
• 5:28
  that
• 5:28
  God
• 5:29
  can
• 5:29
  still
• 5:29
  use
• 5:29
  something
• 5:30
  so
• 5:30
  small
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  make
• 5:30
  a
• 5:31
  real
• 5:31
  impact?
• 5:31
  Because
• 5:31
  that's,
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  is
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  big
• 5:32
  thing.
• 5:34
  And
• 5:34
  I
• 5:34
  love
• 5:35
  what
• 5:35
  this
• 5:35
  quotes
• 5:35
  is.
• 5:35
  We
• 5:35
  couldn't
• 5:35
  find
• 5:36
  who
• 5:36
  said
• 5:36
  this.
• 5:36
  But
• 5:36
  God
• 5:37
  isn't
• 5:37
  looking
• 5:37
  for
• 5:38
  equal
• 5:38
  gifts,
• 5:39
  he's
• 5:39
  looking
• 5:39
  for
• 5:40
  equal
• 5:40
  sacrifice.
• 5:41
  Naturally,
• 5:41
  what
• 5:41
  it
• 5:41
  comes
• 5:41
  down
• 5:42
  to.
• 5:42
  So
• 5:42
  let's
• 5:43
  dive
• 5:43
  into
• 5:43
  this
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  bit.
• 5:44
  Number
• 5:44
  one
• 5:44
  thing,
• 5:45
  it's
• 5:45
  all
• 5:46
  about
• 5:46
  faith.
• 5:46
  It's
• 5:47
  not
• 5:47
  about
• 5:47
  figures.
• 5:47
  Just
• 5:48
  think
• 5:48
  about
• 5:48
  the
• 5:48
  widow's
• 5:49
  might
• 5:49
  story.
• 5:50
  God
• 5:51
  notices
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  heart.
• 5:52
  God
• 5:53
  saw
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  heart
• 5:53
  of
• 5:54
  that
• 5:54
  poor
• 5:54
  widow.
• 5:54
  She
• 5:55
  gave
• 5:55
  all
• 5:55
  she
• 5:55
  had.
• 5:56
  She
• 5:56
  didn't
• 5:56
  give
• 5:56
  from
• 5:57
  abundance,
• 5:58
  she
• 5:58
  gave
• 5:58
  from
• 5:59
  need.
• 5:59
  And
• 6:00
  I'll
• 6:00
  never
• 6:00
  forget
• 6:00
  that
• 6:00
  story.
• 6:01
  I'm
• 6:01
  going
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  talk
• 6:01
  about
• 6:01
  that
• 6:02
  right
• 6:02
  now.
• 6:02
  But
• 6:02
  Jesus
• 6:02
  there,
• 6:03
  he
• 6:03
  pulls
• 6:03
  his
• 6:03
  disciples
• 6:04
  aside,
• 6:04
  he
• 6:04
  goes,
• 6:04
  did
• 6:05
  you
• 6:05
  see
• 6:05
  what
• 6:05
  just
• 6:05
  happened?
• 6:06
  And
• 6:06
  his
• 6:07
  disciples,
• 6:07
  like,
• 6:07
  what
• 6:07
  do
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  mean,
• 6:08
  God?
• 6:08
  We
• 6:08
  saw
• 6:08
  these
• 6:08
  people
• 6:08
  coming
• 6:09
  in
• 6:09
  giving
• 6:09
  huge
• 6:09
  amounts
• 6:09
  of
• 6:09
  money.
• 6:10
  He
• 6:10
  goes,
• 6:10
  no,
• 6:10
  no,
• 6:10
  no,
• 6:10
  no.
• 6:12
  Did
• 6:12
  you
• 6:12
  see
• 6:12
  that
• 6:12
  widow?
• 6:13
  She
• 6:14
  took
• 6:14
  those
• 6:14
  two
• 6:14
  small
• 6:15
  coins
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  it
• 6:18
  was
• 6:18
  huge.
• 6:19
  See,
• 6:19
  it's
• 6:20
  not
• 6:20
  about
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  size
• 6:20
  of
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  offering.
• 6:22
  And
• 6:22
  let
• 6:22
  me
• 6:22
  just
• 6:23
  say
• 6:23
  something
• 6:23
  right
• 6:23
  now.
• 6:24
  It
• 6:24
  doesn't
• 6:24
  have
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  be
• 6:25
  money.
• 6:25
  A
• 6:25
  lot
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  people
• 6:25
  get
• 6:26
  hung
• 6:26
  up
• 6:26
  on
• 6:26
  this.
• 6:26
  They
• 6:27
  think,
• 6:27
  well,
• 6:27
  I've
• 6:27
  got
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  write
• 6:28
  a
• 6:28
  check.
• 6:29
  No,
• 6:29
  you
• 6:29
  can
• 6:30
  donate
• 6:30
  time.
• 6:31
  You
• 6:31
  can
• 6:32
  be
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  friend
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  somebody
• 6:33
  needs
• 6:33
  when
• 6:33
  they're
• 6:33
  having
• 6:34
  a
• 6:34
  tough
• 6:34
  time.
• 6:34
  You
• 6:35
  could
• 6:35
  be
• 6:35
  that.
• 6:35
  Go
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  person
• 6:37
  that
• 6:37
  is
• 6:38
  giving
• 6:38
  as
• 6:38
  well.
• 6:39
  It
• 6:39
  doesn't
• 6:39
  have
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  be
• 6:40
  cash.
• 6:40
  It
• 6:40
  doesn't
• 6:41
  have
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  be
• 6:41
  something
• 6:42
  you
• 6:42
  give
• 6:42
  like
• 6:42
  that.
• 6:42
  It
• 6:42
  can
• 6:43
  be
• 6:43
  your
• 6:43
  time.
• 6:43
  So
• 6:43
  many
• 6:44
  people
• 6:44
  don't
• 6:45
  get
• 6:45
  involved
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  church
• 6:46
  because
• 6:46
  they
• 6:46
  don't
• 6:46
  have
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  money.
• 6:47
  Listen,
• 6:47
  the
• 6:48
  church
• 6:48
  needs
• 6:48
  people
• 6:49
  who
• 6:49
  have
• 6:49
  time.
• 6:50
  Talk
• 6:50
  to
• 6:51
  any
• 6:51
  pastor
• 6:51
  and
• 6:51
  they
• 6:51
  will
• 6:52
  tell
• 6:52
  you
• 6:52
  this.
• 6:53
  They
• 6:53
  would
• 6:53
  much
• 6:54
  rather
• 6:54
  have.
• 6:54
  Not
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  they
• 6:54
  don't
• 6:55
  want
• 6:55
  people
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  support
• 6:55
  the
• 6:56
  missions,
• 6:56
  don't
• 6:56
  misunderstand
• 6:57
  me,
• 6:57
  but
• 6:57
  they
• 6:58
  would
• 6:58
  love
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  have
• 6:58
  Somebody
• 6:58
  to
• 6:59
  give
• 6:59
  their
• 6:59
  time.
• 7:00
  And
• 7:00
  the
• 7:01
  thing
• 7:01
  I
• 7:01
  want
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  hear
• 7:02
  is
• 7:02
  that
• 7:02
  generosity
• 7:03
  will
• 7:03
  grow
• 7:03
  your
• 7:03
  joy
• 7:04
  because
• 7:04
  it
• 7:04
  helps
• 7:05
  change
• 7:05
  your
• 7:05
  mindset,
• 7:06
  that
• 7:07
  giving
• 7:07
  focuses
• 7:08
  what
• 7:08
  we
• 7:08
  lack
• 7:09
  because
• 7:09
  it's
• 7:09
  hard
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  feel
• 7:10
  lacking
• 7:11
  when
• 7:11
  you're
• 7:11
  generous.
• 7:13
  And
• 7:13
  that's
• 7:13
  where
• 7:13
  gratitude
• 7:14
  really
• 7:14
  begins,
• 7:14
  when
• 7:14
  you
• 7:15
  can
• 7:15
  be
• 7:15
  generous.
• 7:15
  Listen,
• 7:15
  I
• 7:15
  think
• 7:16
  all
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  us
• 7:16
  are
• 7:16
  wired
• 7:17
  with
• 7:17
  a
• 7:17
  desire
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  be
• 7:19
  generous,
• 7:19
  with
• 7:19
  a
• 7:20
  desire
• 7:20
  to
• 7:20
  live
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  that
• 7:21
  generosity.
• 7:22
  I
• 7:23
  think
• 7:23
  our
• 7:23
  own
• 7:24
  conscious
• 7:25
  mind
• 7:25
  kind
• 7:25
  of
• 7:25
  holds
• 7:26
  us
• 7:26
  back
• 7:26
  from
• 7:26
  being
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  generous
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  we
• 7:27
  need
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  be.
• 7:29
  And
• 7:29
  don't
• 7:29
  feel
• 7:30
  like
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  small
• 7:31
  gift
• 7:31
  isn't
• 7:31
  going
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  make
• 7:32
  a
• 7:32
  big
• 7:32
  impact.
• 7:33
  Small
• 7:34
  gifts
• 7:34
  make
• 7:35
  huge
• 7:35
  impact
• 7:36
  for
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  people
• 7:37
  who
• 7:37
  needs
• 7:37
  it.
• 7:38
  Listen,
• 7:38
  if
• 7:39
  you're
• 7:39
  hungry
• 7:39
  right
• 7:39
  now
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  somebody
• 7:41
  gave
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  $20
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  buy
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  meal,
• 7:43
  listen,
• 7:43
  $20
• 7:44
  for
• 7:44
  me,
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  I
• 7:44
  don't
• 7:45
  mean
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  be
• 7:45
  braggadocious
• 7:46
  about
• 7:46
  this,
• 7:46
  means
• 7:46
  nothing
• 7:46
  to
• 7:47
  me.
• 7:48
  But
• 7:48
  if
• 7:48
  I'm
• 7:48
  hungry,
• 7:49
  if
• 7:49
  I'm
• 7:49
  that
• 7:49
  person
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  needs
• 7:50
  20
• 7:50
  bucks
• 7:51
  for
• 7:51
  a
• 7:51
  meal,
• 7:51
  man,
• 7:52
  that's
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  massive
• 7:53
  need.
• 7:53
  So
• 7:53
  don't
• 7:54
  ever
• 7:54
  think
• 7:54
  that
• 7:54
  a
• 7:55
  small
• 7:55
  gift
• 7:55
  doesn't
• 7:56
  have
• 7:56
  a
• 7:56
  big
• 7:56
  impact
• 7:58
  because
• 7:58
  so
• 7:58
  many
• 7:58
  us
• 7:59
  live
• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  this
• 7:59
  mentality
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  scarcity.
• 8:02
  But
• 8:02
  when
• 8:02
  you
• 8:03
  break
• 8:03
  out
• 8:03
  of
• 8:04
  that,
• 8:04
  when
• 8:04
  we
• 8:04
  give,
• 8:04
  we
• 8:05
  declare
• 8:05
  something
• 8:05
  that
• 8:06
  God
• 8:06
  is
• 8:07
  our
• 8:07
  source,
• 8:08
  not
• 8:08
  money,
• 8:10
  and
• 8:10
  God
• 8:10
  will
• 8:10
  multiply
• 8:11
  it.
• 8:11
  What
• 8:11
  did
• 8:11
  God
• 8:12
  do
• 8:12
  that
• 8:12
  Sunday
• 8:14
  for
• 8:14
  me?
• 8:14
  He
• 8:14
  multiplied
• 8:15
  my
• 8:15
  surrender.
• 8:16
  Because
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  moment
• 8:17
  we
• 8:18
  release
• 8:18
  control,
• 8:20
  and
• 8:20
  that's
• 8:20
  what
• 8:20
  it's
• 8:21
  really
• 8:21
  about.
• 8:22
  The
• 8:22
  reason
• 8:23
  that
• 8:23
  only
• 8:23
  5%
• 8:24
  of
• 8:24
  Christians
• 8:25
  tithe
• 8:25
  regularly
• 8:26
  is
• 8:26
  they
• 8:27
  haven't
• 8:27
  released
• 8:27
  control,
• 8:29
  they
• 8:29
  haven't
• 8:29
  surrendered
• 8:30
  their
• 8:30
  finances
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  Lord.
• 8:33
  Until
• 8:33
  you
• 8:33
  do
• 8:33
  that,
• 8:34
  trust
• 8:34
  me
• 8:34
  on
• 8:35
  this,
• 8:36
  you're
• 8:36
  not
• 8:36
  going
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  feel
• 8:36
  the
• 8:37
  blessing.
• 8:38
  But
• 8:38
  when
• 8:38
  you
• 8:38
  release
• 8:39
  control,
• 8:39
  when
• 8:39
  you
• 8:39
  let
• 8:40
  it
• 8:40
  go,
• 8:41
  and
• 8:41
  you
• 8:42
  live
• 8:42
  in
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  belief
• 8:43
  that
• 8:43
  Christ
• 8:44
  gave
• 8:44
  it
• 8:44
  to
• 8:44
  me
• 8:44
  in
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  first
• 8:45
  place,
• 8:46
  that's
• 8:46
  when
• 8:46
  you're
• 8:46
  going
• 8:46
  to
• 8:47
  see
• 8:47
  the
• 8:47
  blessing.
• 8:48
  So
• 8:48
  remember,
• 8:48
  it's
• 8:49
  not
• 8:49
  about
• 8:49
  figures.
• 8:50
  It's
• 8:50
  about
• 8:50
  faith.
• 8:51
  And
• 8:51
  generosity
• 8:52
  grows
• 8:52
  joy
• 8:52
  and
• 8:53
  small
• 8:53
  gifts
• 8:53
  have
• 8:53
  a
• 8:53
  big
• 8:54
  impact.
• 8:54
  And
• 8:54
  let's
• 8:55
  break
• 8:55
  that
• 8:55
  scarcity
• 8:56
  mentality
• 8:56
  because
• 8:57
  God
• 8:57
  multiplies
• 8:58
  surrender.
• 8:58
  Let's
• 8:59
  get
• 8:59
  right
• 8:59
  into
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  Bible
• 8:59
  today.
• 9:00
  Let's
• 9:00
  get
• 9:00
  right
• 9:00
  to
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  book
• 9:01
  of
• 9:01
  Luke,
• 9:01
  chapter
• 9:02
  21,
• 9:02
  verses
• 9:02
  3
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  4.
• 9:03
  Truly,
• 9:03
  I
• 9:04
  tell
• 9:04
  you,
• 9:04
  this
• 9:04
  poor
• 9:04
  widow
• 9:05
  has
• 9:05
  put
• 9:05
  more
• 9:06
  in
• 9:06
  than
• 9:06
  all
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  others.
• 9:07
  All
• 9:07
  these
• 9:08
  people
• 9:08
  gave
• 9:08
  their
• 9:08
  gifts
• 9:09
  out
• 9:09
  of
• 9:09
  their
• 9:09
  wealth,
• 9:10
  but
• 9:10
  she,
• 9:10
  out
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  her
• 9:11
  poverty,
• 9:11
  put
• 9:12
  in
• 9:12
  all
• 9:12
  she
• 9:12
  had
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  live
• 9:13
  on.
• 9:15
  And
• 9:15
  Second
• 9:15
  Corinthians,
• 9:16
  chapter
• 9:16
  nine,
• 9:16
  verse
• 9:17
  six.
• 9:17
  Remember
• 9:17
  this.
• 9:18
  Whoever
• 9:18
  sows
• 9:19
  sparingly
• 9:19
  will
• 9:19
  also
• 9:20
  reap
• 9:20
  sparingly.
• 9:21
  And
• 9:21
  whoever
• 9:21
  sows
• 9:21
  generously
• 9:22
  will
• 9:22
  also
• 9:23
  reap
• 9:23
  generously.
• 9:24
  Let's
• 9:24
  pray
• 9:25
  together,
• 9:25
  Lord,
• 9:25
  we
• 9:25
  come
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  right
• 9:26
  now.
• 9:26
  We
• 9:26
  just
• 9:27
  want
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  to
• 9:27
  remind
• 9:27
  us
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  my
• 9:28
  worth
• 9:29
  isn't
• 9:29
  measured
• 9:29
  by
• 9:30
  what
• 9:30
  I
• 9:30
  give.
• 9:30
  Lord,
• 9:30
  you've
• 9:31
  given
• 9:31
  us
• 9:31
  everything
• 9:31
  we
• 9:32
  could
• 9:32
  could
• 9:32
  ever
• 9:32
  ask
• 9:32
  for.
• 9:33
  But
• 9:34
  my
• 9:34
  worth
• 9:34
  is
• 9:34
  measured
• 9:35
  by
• 9:35
  my
• 9:35
  willingness
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  trust
• 9:36
  you.
• 9:37
  So,
• 9:37
  Lord,
• 9:37
  right
• 9:37
  now
• 9:38
  I
• 9:38
  pray
• 9:38
  that
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  will
• 9:39
  give
• 9:39
  me
• 9:39
  a
• 9:39
  heart
• 9:40
  of
• 9:40
  being
• 9:40
  a
• 9:40
  cheerful
• 9:41
  giver.
• 9:41
  Help
• 9:41
  me
• 9:41
  to
• 9:42
  be
• 9:42
  consistently
• 9:42
  generous.
• 9:43
  And
• 9:44
  Lord,
• 9:44
  help
• 9:44
  me
• 9:44
  to
• 9:45
  not
• 9:45
  let
• 9:45
  the
• 9:45
  world
• 9:45
  speak
• 9:46
  about
• 9:46
  how
• 9:46
  these
• 9:47
  small
• 9:47
  acts
• 9:48
  can
• 9:48
  make
• 9:48
  an
• 9:48
  eternal
• 9:49
  impact.
• 9:49
  Because
• 9:49
  I
• 9:49
  know,
• 9:49
  Lord,
• 9:50
  that
• 9:50
  these
• 9:50
  small
• 9:51
  acts
• 9:52
  make
• 9:52
  an
• 9:52
  eternal
• 9:52
  impact.
• 9:53
  So
• 9:53
  help
• 9:53
  me
• 9:53
  to
• 9:53
  surrender
• 9:54
  my
• 9:54
  finances
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  you
• 9:55
  today.
• 9:55
  Help
• 9:55
  me
• 9:56
  to
• 9:56
  be
• 9:56
  generous,
• 9:57
  Lord.
• 9:57
  And
• 9:57
  we
• 9:57
  ask
• 9:57
  this
• 9:58
  in
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  name
• 9:58
  of
• 9:58
  Jesus.
• 9:59
  Amen.
• 10:00
  All
• 10:00
  right,
• 10:00
  you
• 10:00
  ready
• 10:00
  for
• 10:00
  your
• 10:00
  quick
• 10:01
  action
• 10:01
  item
• 10:01
  today?
• 10:01
  I
• 10:02
  want
• 10:02
  you
• 10:02
  to
• 10:02
  give
• 10:02
  something
• 10:03
  away
• 10:03
  today,
• 10:04
  not
• 10:04
  out
• 10:04
  of
• 10:04
  guilt,
• 10:04
  but
• 10:05
  out
• 10:05
  of
• 10:05
  gratitude.
• 10:05
  Whether
• 10:06
  it's
• 10:06
  $5,
• 10:07
  15
• 10:07
  minutes
• 10:08
  of
• 10:08
  your
• 10:08
  time
• 10:08
  or
• 10:08
  just
• 10:09
  an
• 10:09
  encouraging
• 10:09
  word,
• 10:10
  offer
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  God
• 10:11
  and
• 10:11
  ask
• 10:11
  him
• 10:12
  to
• 10:12
  multiply
• 10:12
  it.
• 10:12
  Really
• 10:13
  that
• 10:13
  simple?
• 10:14
  And
• 10:14
  you
• 10:14
  want
• 10:14
  some
• 10:15
  more
• 10:15
  encouragement
• 10:15
  as
• 10:15
  you
• 10:16
  grow
• 10:16
  in
• 10:16
  generosity
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  confidence,
• 10:17
  I
• 10:17
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• 10:17
  to
• 10:17
  encourage
• 10:17
  you
• 10:18
  to
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  join
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