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THE GLEEFUL GIVER

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8


Title: The Gleeful Giver
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

I - The Bountiful Principal of Giving (6)

II - The Biblical Procedure of Giving (7)

III - The Beautiful Pleasantry of Giving (7 - 8)

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Let It Crawl Preacher, Let It Crawl

Comedian Flip Wilson told a story about a preacher and his church. A preacher was trying to get his people to be more enthusiastic about their church. The preacher said in his sermon: "If this church is going to get anywhere, it has to learn to crawl."

The people said, "Let it crawl, Rev., let it crawl!" Then he said, "And after it learns to crawl, it has to learn to walk." And the people said, "Let it walk, Rev., let it walk!" The preacher got excited and said, "After this church learns to walk, it has to learn to run!" The people shouted back, "Let it run, Rev., let it run!"Then he said, "And if this church is going to run, it's going to take money!" And the people said, "Let it crawl, Rev., let it crawl."

Consider This Example

L. Kraft, head of the Kraft Cheese Corp., who had given approximately 25% of his enormous income to Christian causes for many years, said, "The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord." J. D. Rockefeller said, "I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week."
W. A. Criswell "A Guidebook for Pastors"

The Poor Man's Philanthropist

Cannon died in 2005. By now there are many people who likely have not heard of this man's humble yet legendary acts of generosity throughout the Richmond community. They should hear about him and be inspired.

Yes, he was "the poor man's philanthropist." That's how he described himself in his memoirs. Over 33 years, he gave away more than $150,000, most often in thousand-dollar checks. During those ...

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