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17 PRINCIPLES OF GIVING
Highlights from Rev. Howard Vanderwell's sermon series
Jan.-Feb., 1997
1. Generosity is God's goal for every Christian.
2. We don't need to be rich to be generous.
3. Generosity is stirred by a vision for ministry.
4. God is the owner of all.
5. God gives the ability to produce wealth.
6. Generosity starts with a given self (they gave themselves to God first).
7. Servants always must give account to themselves.
8. God measures our giving proportionally.
9. Real givers give sacrificially.
10. Genuine (real) giving involves managing our lifestyle.
11. Freedom in giving flows from trust in God.
12. Tithing is returning to God what rightly belongs to Him.
13. Tithing is our joyful response to God's generosiy.
14. Tithing is set by God as a minimum.
15. Handling our wealth well honors God.
16. God claims the first of our increase.
17. Those who honor God will be blessed.
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