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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Friendly
Generosity</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Friends Pt 1</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John 12:1-8</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bud Wrenn 1.30.11</span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John 12:1-8 (NLT…</span></i></b><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mary took
a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she
anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was
filled with the fragrance. <sup>4 </sup>But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who
would soon betray him, said, <sup>5 </sup>“That perfume was worth a year’s
wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” <sup>6 </sup>Not
that he cared for the poor—he was a thief ….” </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>So
we need to bring into submission to God, our physical treasures, starting with
re-assessing <i><u>real value</u></i>.</span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Mt+6%3A19-21"><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Matthew 6:19-21</span></em></a></span></strong><em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>19 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“Don’t store up treasures
here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves
break in and steal. <sup>20 </sup>Store your treasures in heaven, where
moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. <sup>21 </sup>Wherever
your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. </span></em><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
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</span></i><em><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;font-style:normal'>How can I do this?</span></b></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><b><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
color:black'>è</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Celebrate <i><u>financial responsibility</u></i>. </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><b><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
color:black'>è</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Create wealth. </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><b><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
color:black'>è</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Develop <i><u>generosity</u></i>. </span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>God's laws on money management:</span></b></em></p>
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color:black'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Budget and stick to a budget. Proverbs 24:3 </span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Take care of your stuff! Luke 12:42-45</span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Don’t borrow money without a definite means of
re-payment; Proverbs 22:7 </span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Pay your taxes. Matthew 22:18-21</span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Don’t co-sign for someone else's debt; Proverbs
6:1-2 </span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Avoid ‘get rich quick’ schemes; Proverbs 28:22 </span></b></em></li>
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color:black;font-style:normal'> </span></b></em></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-style:normal'>Avoid speculative investments; Eccles. 5:13-15 </span></b></em></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>God’s Principles of Generosity</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Principle
of <i><u>Obedience</u></i>.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+12%3A2"><span
style='color:black'>John 12:2</span></a> (NLT) </span></i></b><i><sup><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2 </span></sup></i><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A dinner was prepared in
Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Principle
of <i><u>Proportionality</u></i>.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+12%3A3"><span
style='color:black'>John 12:3</span></a> (NLT) </span></i></b><i><sup><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3 </span></sup></i><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Then Mary took a
twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she
anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was
filled with the fragrance. <br>
2 Cor. 9:6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a
small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. (NLT)</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Minimum: My <i><u>Tithe</u></i>.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Malachi 3:10 Bring to the storehouse a
full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in
this," says the Lord All-Powerful. "I will open the <u>windows of
heaven </u>for you and pour out all the blessings you need. (NCV)</span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The truth: You can't afford NOT to be
generous - because you can't afford to remove yourself from a position of being
<i><u>blessed by God</u></i>.</span></b></p>
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