2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give.
Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can brin
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ashymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 15
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the scriptures say, ‘Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.’ Thank God for his Son – a gift too wonderful for words.
Christmas has developed as an opportunity for the giving and receiving of presents. This can bring its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
g its own set of challenges. I have heard of various true stories when the gift does not meet with the expectations of the person receiving the gift. One example stays with me, and it is when a friend gifted his wife an ice scraper for the car in the form of a glove with a cable attached that could plug into the lighter socket and thus make that winter chore a little bit easier. Unfortunately, his wife did not appreciate this example of thoughtfulness and her responses could not possibly be repeated here. I’m sure we could all provide examples of times when we had given gifts to folks that were a lot more costly than gifts we had received from them. It can also be the case that what we have received is much greater than what we have given.
With children, especially young children, issues like the previous examples might be few and far between. Maybe this is because the gifts given to children are given with no expectation of a material response. The look on their faces when receiving presents makes the giving of gifts to children such a wonderful thing. Even if we don’t see them opening their presents, we have a fair idea of how they are likely to react. It’s interesting from a Christian point of view to see how it is possible to believe in something without having personally witnessed it.
I attended a carol service recently. The church was full and we had the familiar readings and every hymn that was sung was a favourite carol. Everyone had turned up with presents for disadvantaged children and the amount of presents on display was exceptional. The sound of all those voices accompanied by an original pipe organ produced something moving, memorable and almost magical. On looking around, there were no miserable faces, everyone was immersed in the occasion, listening to the familiar readings from scripture, hearing a seasonal message and singing their hearts out when the opportunity arose. It was a special and enjoyable night hearing about the coming of Jesus, the gift that makes life worth living and the real reason for the season. The memory of this winter evening will remain with me much longer than any of the presents I might receive on Christmas morning.
Prayer – Heavenly Father, we pray that we may become cheerful, generous, and gracious givers, in every area of our lives. We ask that you help us to apply the principle of sowing and reaping abundantly so that others may be blessed and your name may be glorified. We thank you for the free gift of salvation and all that You have lavishly bestowed on us freely, by your grace. May we give faithfully, cheerfully, and generously of our time, our talents, and our money. May the motive behind our giving be pure and ever open to your scrutiny. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
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