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While researching the biblical principles of giving, I considered the subject of worship. Frankly, I had never before studied worship in detail to find out God’s point of view. I have come to the conclusion that giving, along with our thanksgiving and praise, is worship. In the past I made pledges to my church to be paid on a yearly basis. Once a month, I would write a check while in church and drop it in the collection plate. Sometimes I would mail a check from my office. My objective was for the church to get the total pledge before the end of the year. Though I had already experienced the joy of giving, the act of making my gift had little relationship to worship. While I was writing this book God convicted me to begin giving every time I went to church. The verse that spoke to me about this Deuteronomy 16:16: “Do not appear before Me empty-handed.” When I started doing this, if a check were not handy, I gave cash. At first I thought about keeping up with the money given. Then God convicted me again. He seemed to say, “You do not need to keep up with the amount of cash. Give to Me simply out of a heart of love, and see how much you enjoy the service.” I made this change in giving habits, and it has greatly enhanced my joy in our worship services (Wayne Watts).
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    • Tiger Butter (microwave Candy)

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    Grains Candy, Peanut butt 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 lb Almond bark
    1 Chocolate chips, 6 oz.
    1 c Peanut butter

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Melt half of bark. Mix with peanut butter and spread on cookie sheet.
Melt remaining bark and chips. Mix until smooth and spread over  peanut
butter layer. Cool and break into bite size pieces. Posted to
recipelu-digest by "Diane Geary." <diane@keyway.net> on Feb 2, 1998

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    Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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    Calories: 1517
    Calories From Fat: 1087
    Total Fat: 130g
    Cholesterol: 0mg
    Sodium: 1184.2mg
    Potassium: 1674.4mg
    Carbohydrates: 50.5g
    Fiber: 15.5g
    Sugar: 23.8g
    Protein: 64.7g


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