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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

Andy Stanley

As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.
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God Long Past Sorry Tell
God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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Honor Order Planning
The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed – they died for what they claim to have seen.
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Believe Death Follow God See
Generosity won’t happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
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Generosity Giving Writing
The Church is a family expecting guests.
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Expectation Family God Guest
People are far more interested in what works than what’s true.
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Interest People True Work
Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.
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Morning Simple Sunday
To understand why, submit and apply.
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Apply Submit Understand
What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.
ANDY STANLEY

Give Mean People Percentage
When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.
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Direction Happiness People Point Smart Stupidity Wisdom Yourself
Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.
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Adversity Follow Leadership Preparation Run Step
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God’s ability to free you from the past.
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Ability Freedom Story Yourself
Learning never takes place while you’re talking.
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Learning Place Talk Yourself
I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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Coach Faster Own
When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.
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Blessing Lose Myself People
If you see your brother in need, it doesn’t matter if you already gave somewhere else. You should be open to the idea of God using you to meet your brother’s unexpected need.
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Brother Expectation God Ideas Need Open

What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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