2013-10-04T14:54:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/give/ http://faithgateway.com/let-your-light-shine/ 2013-10-04T14:54:38-05:00 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. — Matthew 5:16 In the final days of Jesus’ life, He shared a meal with His friends Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. Within the week He would feel the sting of the Roman whip, the point of […] http://faithgateway.com/kindness-is-a-calling-for-all-christians/ 2013-10-04T14:54:24-05:00 When we were growing up, my sister and I brought home stray kitties and puppies that had missing fur, broken limbs, and in one case, missing a leg altogether. The animals that had absolutely no hope of ever being adopted and were one breath away from their last—those were the ones we loved the most. […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/no-big-deal-6719 2012-10-11T10:45:06-05:00 Lavish what you have...all the little or all the much on Jesus. Maybe the problem is pride. But then, how could you do any less for the Lord. Don't be proud; it's no big deal to give all the little that you have for the much that He gave you. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2016:15&version=NIV 2009-09-18T12:18:47-05:00 Through the Holy Spirit, every spiritual resource is available to us--God will not deny us anything we need to grow into faithful followers of Christ. The Holy Spirit literally takes those spiritual resources from Christ and gives them to us. http://biblica.com/ministry/project.php?outreach=1996 2009-09-16T17:42:13-05:00 My Monthly Bible Reader is a program through which Biblica, in affiliation with Compassion International and other ministries, gives children in 21 countries copies of a magazine every month in their own language. http://biblica.com/ministry/project.php?outreach=1208 2009-09-16T17:23:42-05:00 Children 4 Christ (C4C) is a groundbreaking Biblca program that strengthens the Church by evangelizing and strengthening its children. Another key emphasis of this outreach is to provide leadership training to national Christians to implement C4C in its churches. http://biblica.com/ministry/project.php?outreach=1972 2009-09-16T17:21:40-05:00 Through Biblica's Equipping Leaders project, we train pastors and leaders to use Scripture to strengthen others for evangelistic outreach and personal discipleship. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke.6.38&version=NIV 2009-07-16T10:57:03-05:00 Generosity is an important part of following Christ. Here we learn that not only is generosity important for its own sake--but that God's generosity to us is reflects how generous we are with others. http://biblica.com/ministry/pagetwo/pdf/pagetwo_issue_05.pdf 2008-03-14T13:44:03-05:00 Discover how God's Word is reaching around the world and ways that you can help. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=114 2008-01-18T16:31:59-05:00 Means "a tenth." In the Old Testament, God's people would give a tenth of their crops or animals to God. This was a sign that God owned the land and had blessed his people. Also, the tithe would be used to support the priests and Levites, and to help the poor.