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Your giving today is helping us continue serving the mission God has placed upon Sheridan Church. It is because of generous supporters like you that we can continue spreading God’s word.

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room who I know are cheerful and generous givers. You see giving is a privilege and an honor entrusted to you by God, therefore we should come with an attitude of gratitude and be cheerful givers. Number 3 is verse 10-11: You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. You are blessed so that you can truly be a blessing. But it is awfully hard to be a blessing if you do not have the resources to do so. That is why God gives us the principles and abilities to gain wealth so that when the time arises to be a blessing we are able to just that. And number 4 is in verse 12:Your giving is an expression of thanks to God. When you give you are saying thank you to God not just in words but also in your deeds. The act of giving shows the content of your heart. Jesus said where your treasure is that is where your heart is. If yousay your heart is in reaching people, but your finances are not then something is off.Our giving is powerful. Years ago, a preacher noticed afamily standing in front of him at a New Orleans convenience store did not have enough money to pay for their few items. He tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “You don’t need to turn around, but please accept this money.” The man took the money without ever seeing the preacher.Nine years later, the pastor was invited to speak at a church in New Orleans. After the service, a man walked up to the preacher and shared this story about how he had come to faith in Christ:“Several years ago, my wife and our child were destitute. We had lost everything, had no jobs, no money and were living in our car. We also lost all hope, and agreed to a suicide pact, including our child. However, we decided to first give our son some food, so we drove to a convenience store to buy him some food and milk.” “While we were standing in line at the store, we realized that we did not have enough money to pay for these items, but a man behind us asked us to please take the money from his hand and not look at him. This man told us that ‘Jesus loves you.’” “We left the store, drove to our designated suicide site, and wept for hours. We couldn’t go through with it, so we drove away. As we drove, we noticed a church with a sign out front which said, ‘Jesus love you.’ We went to thatchurch the very next Sunday, and both my wife and I were saved that day.” He then told the pastor, “When you began speaking this morning, I knew immediately that you were the man who gave us that money.” How did he know? The pastor was from South Africa and had a very distinct accent. He continued, “Your act of kindness was much more than a simple good deed. Three people are alive today because of it.”You do not realize how powerful your giving is. Your giving changes people’s lives. That is why the enemytries to convince you that you do not need to give. But when you courageously give and trust God the blessing of God will overflow in your life in ways that will blow you away.As Christians we should be the most generous people every where we go. I am sohappy to tell you that we have one of the most generous churches in all of Tulsa. As a pastor I am very proud of that fact. You all are some of the most generous people I know. I am preaching to the choir today for most of you. And it is a good reminder for all of us the joy of giving.

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