I received the message below from the Indian Theological Seminary and Gilgal Gospel Mission in India. Please join me in prayer of thanksgiving that:
1) God's message is being received with gladness of heart,
2) This word would find good soil in the hearts of those whom receive it and
3) It will produce a harvest many times greater than what has been sown
(Matt. 13)
Larry
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> Dear Mr. Robinson,
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> I hope this note finds you and your family in good health. Thank you for the
> books you sent to India. They are being used by the village missionaries and
> our seminary students. I apologize for the delay in sending this thank you
> note but please do accept my sincere thanks on behalf of Gilgal Gospel
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> May God bless you and the work you have undertaken. I am sure many will be
> blessed through the reading material.
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> Thanks again.
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> In Christ,
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> Christobel Russelliah
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Monday's Meditation - Nov. 12, 2007 - The Giver's Heart
God desires to give us eternal life. However, eternal life is not measured by the length of our existence. It is measured by the depth of our relationship with the Father and the Son (John 17:3). God offers us the opportunity to give that we might experience life in Him more abundantly. He knows that we cannot serve two masters. We cannot serve both God and money. When material accumulation takes an unhealthy position in our value systems, He often allows us to be confronted with that critical question of choice: “Your Money or Your Life?” Sadly, when faced with that choice, many believers respond “I’m thinking”.
Today’s episode is the final episode in the series affirming the importance of what our giving reveals. Our next podcast will begin the series affirming the importance of what our giving accomplishes.
As always, I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
Today’s episode is the final episode in the series affirming the importance of what our giving reveals. Our next podcast will begin the series affirming the importance of what our giving accomplishes.
As always, I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
Labels:
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Mondays Meditation - October 31, 2007 - The Givers Reverence
Recently, I’ve been curious about the background of the Halloween tradition. Given its name, I’ve never quite understood what it was really about. The root word "hallow" means to make holy, to sanctify, to set apart for God. Although the costumes, candy, dunking for apples and carving of pumpkins may be fun, our celebrations often do not make clear what (if anything) is being hallowed. While I considered those thoughts, Deuteronomy 14: 22&23 came to mind. This passage begins with an instruction that could easily be paraphrased “Be sure to hallow a tithe of all you produce each year” and the passage ends by explaining the purpose “ so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always”. Reflecting on this passage, I realized that our reverence for the Lord is enhanced as we hallow our offertory gifts to Him. As I think about offertory giving in our churches today, I wonder how often givers consider their gifts as holy, sanctified, specifically set apart for God. I wonder if our approach to giving helps us to learn to reverence the Lord. I wonder, if as with Halloween, many of us have lost sight of the intent and therefore fail to fulfill God’s intended purpose for our giving.
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what our giving reveals.
As always, I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what our giving reveals.
As always, I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Monday's Meditation - October 08,2007 - The Giver's Stewardship
Jesus begins the parable regarding an unjust steward ( Luke 16) with a master telling his servant that the servant must give an account of his stewardship. Like that servant , a day of reckoning will come for each of us. On that day, our deeds will declare our allegiance and answer Jesus’ implied question: Whose steward are you?
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
Labels:
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Sunday, September 23, 2007
Monday's Meditation - Sept. 24, 2007 - The Giver's Understanding of God's Ownership
Genesis records that God entrusted mankind with stewardship of the earth. The trap that mankind falls into over an over again is that we (like Nebuchadnezzar) confuse stewardship with ownership. Whatever dominion God allows us to experience represents delegated authority not a transfer of title. That which we seemingly obtained through our efforts still belongs to God. Failing to reconcile the issue of true ownership leads to confusion in our relationship with the Lord and our response to Him. When we fail to acknowledge God’s ownership, we tend to behave like we are out of our minds.
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
Labels:
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday's Meditation - September 10, 2007 - The Giver's Gratitude
Ten lepers stood by the side of the road, at a distance, calling in a loud voice to Jesus for mercy and grace. Ten lepers demonstrated their faith by following Jesus’ instruction that they behave as if they were healed even before their healing visibly manifested itself. Ten lepers received a miracle and yet only one returned to acknowledge his healing. Only one threw himself at Jesus’ feet. Only one used his loud voice to render praise and thanksgiving. Seeing this, Jesus asked his disciples “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” This biblical story reminds me that each day, each one of us should consider whether we are more like the "one" or more like the "nine"?
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
In today’s episode, we continue to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with me!
Labels:
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
Internet Lesson 8 - Ritual or Relationship
Two reference scriptures are used to illustrate Jesus’ view of giving in the context of relationships. In His comments Jesus both affirms the value of giving and emphasizes the priority of nurturing relationships. The focus of the relationship building about which Jesus spoke is our human relationships. The discussion explores how the scripture intertwines the nurturing of our human relationships with the nurturing of our spiritual relationship with the Father.
Reference Scripture:
Matthew 23:23 (you have neglected the more important matters – justice,mercy)
Matthew 5: 21 – 24 (first go and be reconciled with your brother)
Supporting Scriptures:
2 Corinthians 9: 1&2, 12 – 15 (affect of Corinthian giving on others)
John 17: 1 – 3 (This is eternal life)
Matthew 22: 35 – 40 (1st & 2nd commandment love God , love neighbor)
1 John 4: 7&8; 12 – 20 (love one another, love comes from God)
John 13: 34 – 35 ( by this shall all men know you are my disciples)
John 17: 20 – 22 (Jesus’ prayer for our oneness)
2 Corinthians 9:7 (each man should give what he has decided in his heart)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
Reference Scripture:
Matthew 23:23 (you have neglected the more important matters – justice,mercy)
Matthew 5: 21 – 24 (first go and be reconciled with your brother)
Supporting Scriptures:
2 Corinthians 9: 1&2, 12 – 15 (affect of Corinthian giving on others)
John 17: 1 – 3 (This is eternal life)
Matthew 22: 35 – 40 (1st & 2nd commandment love God , love neighbor)
1 John 4: 7&8; 12 – 20 (love one another, love comes from God)
John 13: 34 – 35 ( by this shall all men know you are my disciples)
John 17: 20 – 22 (Jesus’ prayer for our oneness)
2 Corinthians 9:7 (each man should give what he has decided in his heart)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
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Internet Lesson 7 - A Matter of Perspective
Following the discussion on ownership is an examination of perspective. Sometimes the issue is not one of true ownership but of physical possession or control. Our society has become comfortable with the assumption of ownership through physical possession. The parable of the unjust stewards is examined to shed light on God’s view of this perspective.
Reference Scripture:
Mark 12: 1 – 12 ( unfaithful stewards)
Supporting Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 4:7 (what do you have that you did not receive)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
Reference Scripture:
Mark 12: 1 – 12 ( unfaithful stewards)
Supporting Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 4:7 (what do you have that you did not receive)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
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Sunday, September 02, 2007
"Time out" - September 2, 2007
I live in the Chicagoland area and suffered damage during the storm on 08/23/2007. We loss power, our backup pump (with battery) failed and 4" of water backed-up in our basement. Water is an amazing substance. The basement was finished but now its a mess. In addition, my iMac has developed a mysterious problem sustaining its connect to the internet, so I can't podcast. We aren't fretting. The damage is repairable. My family is safe, we still have our home and are conscious of God's care, even in the midst of the life's thunder showers.
The issues aren't big but they have forced me to pause. I ask for your prayers, that I may discern God's message for me during this "time out". If He is speaking, I don't want to miss what He's saying.
The issues aren't big but they have forced me to pause. I ask for your prayers, that I may discern God's message for me during this "time out". If He is speaking, I don't want to miss what He's saying.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Monday's Meditation - August 13, 2007 - The Giver's Love
It was February of 1999. For several months, I had shared a series of instructional thoughts on giving with my local church congregation just prior to the collection of the offering during Sunday worship service. As I sought the Lord for guidance concerning what to share for the upcoming Sunday, I was drawn to the spiritual symbolism embedded in our Valentine’s Day tradition. A clear and simple principle emerged. Love gives.
In today’s episode, we begin to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
In today’s episode, we begin to affirm the importance of what the gift reveals, even though God is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
I invite you to receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Monday' Meditation - July 30,2007 - God's Interest In Ou Relationships With Others
It is interesting to note that God often assesses our giving by first assessing the condition of our human relationships. While we focus on our gift, He chooses to examine how we are treating one another. Even the earliest scriptural account of giving (the story of Cain & Abel) speaks not only to the issue of the acceptability of Cain’s offering but also to issues involving Cain’s relationship with God and Cain’s relationship with Abel. How ironic it is that in a story about giving, Cain asks the eternal question: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The fact is that while we may desire for our giving to be viewed and judged as an independent spiritual activity, God refuses to do so and He purposefully keeps Cain’s question ever before us even while we give.
In today’s episode, we continue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instructions to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
In today’s episode, we continue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instructions to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
Labels:
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Monday's Meditation - July 16, 2007 - The Giver and His Relationship With God
One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question, Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Jesus replied, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment (Matt. 22: 35-38). In this response to a question from the crowd, Jesus establishes that our highest pursuit is our love relationship with the Father. All other requirements flow from the pursuit of that relationship, even our giving.
In today’s episode, we continue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instructions to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
In today’s episode, we continue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instructions to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday’s Meditation as “food for thought “ for the week, then let it become “fuel for action” for the weekend and beyond.
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
Labels:
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Meditation,
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Thursday, July 05, 2007
Internet Lesson 6 - A Matter of Ownership
Our attitudes regarding giving are often influenced by our confusion over ownership. Readers are reminded that God is the creator and owner of all things. It is He who gives to us and entrusts us with stewardship. Even our offertory giving is from the storehouse of His possession.
Reference Scripture:
Psalms 24:1 (the earth is the Lord’s)
Supporting Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 6: 19 & 20 (you are not your own, you are bought with a price)
Acts 17: 28 & 29 ( we are His offspring)
Romans 8:15 (Abba Father)
Acts 17: 24 – 28 (God not served by human hands, God gives that we might seek Him and find Him)
1 Chronicles 29: 10 – 16 ( King David – we have given only what comes from your hand)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
Reference Scripture:
Psalms 24:1 (the earth is the Lord’s)
Supporting Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 6: 19 & 20 (you are not your own, you are bought with a price)
Acts 17: 28 & 29 ( we are His offspring)
Romans 8:15 (Abba Father)
Acts 17: 24 – 28 (God not served by human hands, God gives that we might seek Him and find Him)
1 Chronicles 29: 10 – 16 ( King David – we have given only what comes from your hand)
Click on the link to the Internet Bible Study to review the full text of the lesson.
Don't study alone. This is the worldwide web. Invite a family member, friend, someone from another state or another country to join you.
Ask questions! Make comments! Let's create a worldwide conversation.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Testimony - July 3, 2007
Praise God for the following testimony from Tene who facilitated a bible study at work using one of the chapter's from the More Than The Gift Workbook:
I thank and praise God for the More Than The Gift series. The series was the focus for my job's monthly bible study topic. What a great blessing to be able to discuss, and share God's true purpose for our giving. As a result, we received a praise report from one of our bible group members..she has rededicated herself to start tithing again.
I thank and praise God for the More Than The Gift series. The series was the focus for my job's monthly bible study topic. What a great blessing to be able to discuss, and share God's true purpose for our giving. As a result, we received a praise report from one of our bible group members..she has rededicated herself to start tithing again.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Monday's Meditation - July 2,2007 - The Gift and The Giver's Faith
There is a big difference between talking about faith and applying it. If God gave a college class in faith, it would be entitled "Applied Faith" rather than "Faith Theory". God wants faith working in every aspect of our relationship, even in our giving. As Hebrews 11: 6&7 remind us: without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
In today's podcast episode we contiinue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instruction to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday's Meditation as "food for thought" for the week, then let it become "fuel for action" for the weekend and beyond!
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
In today's podcast episode we contiinue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instruction to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself.
Receive Monday's Meditation as "food for thought" for the week, then let it become "fuel for action" for the weekend and beyond!
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Keep praying with us!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Brochures Update
I've added two new brochures and changed the tag page (back page) on the original two brochures. The new brochures include a Series Introduction. In retrospect I should have done this one first. It gives an overview of the concept and should be the first brochure an adult reads. The second new brochure initiates the Kid's Series. I am very excited about helping kids to understand these concepts so that they mature as Christian with a healthy perspective on offertory giving.
There will be a new podcast on Monday, the July iternet lesson will be available shortly and more brochures will follow.
Please keep praying for us!
There will be a new podcast on Monday, the July iternet lesson will be available shortly and more brochures will follow.
Please keep praying for us!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Journey - 06/19/2007
I want to take a moment to share that God continues to open doors for the sharing of this message. Inch-by-inch it goes forward according to his timing and his plan. Here are a few recent "God sightings":
A member of our church led a bible study at work and chose to use More Than The Gift as the study material.
Another member of our church is visiting her family in another state and is taking a bunch of brochures to pass out while she is away.
While, I was having brochures folded a Kinko's, the Kinko's employee showed unusual interest in the brochure. After a brief discussion she finally admitted that she wanted to keep a copy.
One of the parents of one of my sons soccer teammates, recently advised that He knows several people who listen to Christian Podcasts and that he would gladly spread the word regarding the presence of my podcast on the iTunes Store.
God is moving. Bit-by-bit the message is gaining momentum.
Hallelujah!!!!
A member of our church led a bible study at work and chose to use More Than The Gift as the study material.
Another member of our church is visiting her family in another state and is taking a bunch of brochures to pass out while she is away.
While, I was having brochures folded a Kinko's, the Kinko's employee showed unusual interest in the brochure. After a brief discussion she finally admitted that she wanted to keep a copy.
One of the parents of one of my sons soccer teammates, recently advised that He knows several people who listen to Christian Podcasts and that he would gladly spread the word regarding the presence of my podcast on the iTunes Store.
God is moving. Bit-by-bit the message is gaining momentum.
Hallelujah!!!!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Monday's Meditation - June 18, 2007 - Giving To One Who Has Everything
God is spirit. He has no temporal needs. God is the creator, sustainer and owner of all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. His ownership has not diminished with time. His wealth is immeasurable. Yet, He still asks for our gifts. What could God possibly be seeking from us?
In today's podcast episode we contiinue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instruction to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself
Receive Monday's Meditation as "food for thought" for the week, then let it become "fuel for action" for the weekend and beyond!
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
In today's podcast episode we contiinue to examine why I believe that even though God gives us scriptural instruction to give offertory gifts, He is actually interested in more than the gift itself
Receive Monday's Meditation as "food for thought" for the week, then let it become "fuel for action" for the weekend and beyond!
The is audio podcast is available on my website: morethanthegift.net and the iTunes Store. Links are provided in the "Additional Resources" section of this blog. if you don't have iTunes on your computer, a link is provided below to download the iTunes software.
After listening to the podcast in the iTunes Store, I encourage you to offer a review and to send an invitation to a friend or loved one to listen also.
A separate link for the podcast website is also provided .
Use this blog for your comments, questions and testimonies regarding the episode.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Announcement - More Than The Gift Brochures Available
I have begun creating brochures that capture the content of the Monday's Meditation Podcasts. A new brochure will be produced every two weeks to coincide with the Podcast of that week for the next six months or so. The brochures are in a doubled-sided, tri-fold format and highlight the principals from the More Than The Gift Series. They are suitable for mailings, seminar handouts and exhibits of religous tracts in a church's foyer, office or library. I have prepared them as downloadable PDF files so they can be downloaded onto your computer and printed or shared by email. They are available free of charge. I encourage you to share them freely as God leads you. The link to the downloadable files are on this page under "More Than The Gift Project - Additional Resources"
Monday, June 11, 2007
Podcast Update - iTunes Store - Hallelujah!!
My Monday's Meditation Podcast is now listed on the Apple iTunes store. At the moment, only my Podcast from 06/04 is listed but there is also a link to my Podcast website which also contains the podcast I published today. THIS IS AN HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE!!! Podcasting is in its infancy and I have an opportunity to establish a presence now and grow with the technology. There are only 105 Podcasts featured on the iTunes site. Apple's reach is worldwide and they are a leader in this market. THIS IS GOD'S DOING!!!
I need your help to make Monday's Meditation a featured site. The site needs traffic volume and comments. I need for everyone to visit the iTunes Store and listen to the Podcast. Please consider inviting others to the site and don't forget to make comments. Subscribing to the site allows listeners to receive an automatic notice each time I add a new episode.
If you don't have iTunes on your computer download it at: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
It may ask for a credit card but this is just preregistration in case you choose to buy items from the store. Having the iTunes Store on your computer is free and the Podcast is free.
Once you're in the store simply type in "More Than the Gift" in the search box.
Keep Praying!!!
I need your help to make Monday's Meditation a featured site. The site needs traffic volume and comments. I need for everyone to visit the iTunes Store and listen to the Podcast. Please consider inviting others to the site and don't forget to make comments. Subscribing to the site allows listeners to receive an automatic notice each time I add a new episode.
If you don't have iTunes on your computer download it at: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
It may ask for a credit card but this is just preregistration in case you choose to buy items from the store. Having the iTunes Store on your computer is free and the Podcast is free.
Once you're in the store simply type in "More Than the Gift" in the search box.
Keep Praying!!!
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