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A GIFT OF PRAYER

To be read daily in prayer from:
Sunday, November 3rd – Sunday, December 8th

How can we repay the greatest gift of all?
November 3, 2002
We offer our gifts to you, O God. Through this act, we acknowledge that you are the source of our strength, not our bank accounts and our possessions. May these gifts honor you in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen
November 4, 2002
Deuteronomy 14:22-23
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place you will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.
November 5, 2002
2 Corinthians 8:7
But just as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for you ñ see that you also excel in this grace for giving.
November 6, 2002
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously, will also reap generously.
November 7, 2002
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
November 8, 2002
2 Corinthians 9:8-9
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
November 9, 2002
Numbers 18:29
You must present as the Lordís portion the best and the holiest part of everything given to you.
November 10, 2002
Holy God, we acknowledge that you are faithful in your promises; and we understand that you despise mere appearances. We are thankful for your priorities, and we ask for help that we may get our priorities straight. We present these offerings as a sign of our commitment to bring our lives in to alignment, with your will. Amen

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November 11, 2002
1 John 5:3-5
This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
November 12, 2002
Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.
November 13, 2002
Matthew 13:12
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he does have will be taken from him.
November 14, 2002
Leviticus 27:30
"A tithe of everything from the land. Whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to then Lord; it is holy to the Lord."
November 15, 2002
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
November 16, 2002
Deuteronomy 12:17
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or your special gifts.

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November 17, 2002
We confess, O God, that we are often overwhelmed by the needs in the world - hunger, disease, strife, prejudice and many other problems. Receive these offerings a signs that we will act to get something done instead of worrying about what we cannot do. Bless these gifts so that they may bring healing and love in Jesus' name. Amen.
November 18, 2002
Malachi 3:10-11
Bring the whole tithe in to the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. "Test me in this" says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."
November 19, 2002
Malachi 3:12
"Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land", says the Lord Almighty.
November 20, 2002
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of it's possessor.
November 21, 2002
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters - either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
November 22, 2002
Exodus 22:29
"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats."
November 23, 2002
Numbers 18:25-26
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the Levites and say to them …When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lordís offering."

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November 24, 2002
Baptize these offerings by your love and power, O God. Through our giving, we participate in the great work you are doing in this world. We are thankful that we can we be a part of your loving actions. Through Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
November 25, 2002
Deuteronomy17:1
Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him.
November 26, 2002
Ezekial 7:19
They will throw their silver in to the streets, and their gold will be an unclean thing. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them in the day of the Lord's wrath. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomach with it, for it has made them stumble in to sin.
November 27, 2002
Luke 12:22-23
The Jesus said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear, life is more than food, and the body more than clothes."
November 28, 2002
Acts 8:20
Peter answered, "May your money perish with you, because you thought you buy the gift of God with money."
November 29, 2002
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lackî he said. Go and sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
November 30, 2002
Mark 10:23
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God."

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December 1, 2002
Holy God, we celebrate your goodness through this offering. You teach us day after day. We are to share. We are learning to trust. We are learning to live. In this act of giving, we are putting your teaching in to practice in the name of Jesus. Amen.
December 2, 2002
Psalms 37:21-22
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
December 3, 2002
Psalms 119:36
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
December 4, 2002
Proverbs 9:5-6
"Come eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding."
December 5, 2002
O Holy One, you are a sender and a receiver, a giver and a taker, a lover and a disciplinarian. We give these offerings, not because giving is considered a sensible thing to do, but because we believe it is a faithful way to live. Receive these gifts as signs that we are living into a new set of priorities. Amen.
December 6, 2002
We have thrown our lot with you, O God, even when we are not sure of the future. That decision is an act of faith. These offerings are a sign of our growing commitment. May they bring the harvest of your reign in due time. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
December 7, 2002
We confess, O Lord, that your loving can make more of a difference with this money than our cunning. May your love and our good decisions follow each dollar we give to its intended purpose. May your reign be evident and ever growing in this world. In Jesus' name Amen.
December 8, 2002
We present these gifts, O God, in the confidence that healing, hope and wholeness will flourish through them and because of them. We want to be able to have room for all that want to praise you here at Smoky Hill. We want a safe haven and a place to grown in the knowledge of you for our youth and adults alike. We are a loving and faithful people, here to do your work. Let there be room for all. Guide us in our journey and the mission of being good stewards. Amen.

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