{"id":418,"date":"2024-01-27T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=378"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:06:36","slug":"proof-in-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2024\/01\/27\/proof-in-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof in Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cGiving is the ultimate test of our love for God.\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.<\/em><\/p>Romans 12:1<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

10<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.<\/em><\/p>Malachi 3:10<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Victory Decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>I choose to give my all as the ultimate expression of my love for God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGiving is the ultimate test of our love for God.\u201d 1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, … <\/p>\n

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