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Ephesians 1:15-23

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Leonard Sweet

... have a vaccine against malaria. The mosquito would no longer be more terrifying than a tiger. Think how many millions of lives could be saved if cholera and dysentery would no longer stalk the sites of earthquakes, hurricanes, or tsunamis. Bill and Melinda Gates are convinced that all it takes is money. The Gates' dedication to this vision of a disease-free world was coupled with an unusual declaration. When considering what to do with their enormous, almost incomprehensible personal wealth, both Bill and ...

2. Giving Back to Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

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King Duncan

... is worth $81 billion, and at a party he recently said that he has ‘complete trust and faith’ in Larson. The money isn’t his, but he has been given control over it for a purpose.” (5) Of course, Bill and Melinda Gates have themselves proven to be good stewards as they, through their foundation, serve humanity through billions of dollars of bequests. Nothing truly belongs to us. We are mere stewards of that which is God’s. But here is the most thrilling thing about giving back to God. God takes ...

3. Bigger, Better, Basta!

Luke 12:13-21

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Lori Wagner

... said recently as well that he would be giving away a large chunk of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, transferring $20 billion to the foundation’s endowment.[3] Gates vows that he will “move down and eventually off of the list of the world’s richest people.”[4] Gates also attributes much of the foundation’s wealth to the generosity of Warren Buffett. Gates feels an obligation to return his resources to society in order to reduce suffering and improve lives. These are stories ...

4. Jochebed: Save The Baby, Save The World

Exodus 2:1-10, Numbers 26:59

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... time Annual Conference was over we had raised over $100,000 dollars, enough to save 10,000 children from malaria. And you know what's even better, Bill and Melinda Gates have challenged the UnitedMethodistChurch with a $3 million dollar matching grant. That means for every net we purchase, we get to send 2. And knowing us United Methodists, brother Gates better get his checkbook ready because when we set our mind to do something, it gets done. C. We've set up a team through NothingButNets.com it's called ...

5. The Truth about Warren Buffet's Secretary

Mark 12:41-44

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King Duncan

... If Mr. Buffett’s secretary is like most of the secretaries in this world, she probably gives more money to her church proportionally than her boss does. Now I know that Mr. Buffet is a very generous man. In fact, under the influence of Bill and Melinda Gates, Buffet has been giving away vast sums of money for a variety of good causes. But the principle remains on a percentage basis, those in the lower echelons of society give more of their income to serve Christ than do the people who employ them. Pierce ...

6. The Daughters of Zelophehad (Part 1)

Numbers 27:1-11

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... over time can eventually lead to large results, as they have done for women’s rights in Western culture. Illustrating the Text God promises to pour out his wisdom for those who are willing to ask. Popular Culture: In 2010 Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates teamed up to form The Giving Pledge and invited others to join them. These philanthropists were bound together by their net worths—at least a billion dollars each—and by their commitment to part with at least half of their net worth in their ...

7. Leave Your Calculator Home

Matthew 22:15-22

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King Duncan

... people today are discovering the joy of what has been called radical generosity. Many people are discovering that money only brings happiness when they give it to a noble cause. We see that, of course, in the case of the very wealthy like Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet who are giving billions to worthy causes. But it is also true of regular, everyday people. Bill Hybels tells about a woman named Bev. Bev and her husband owned a nearby condo which they rented to their daughter. One night some kids ...

8. Demons, Pigs, and the Economy

Luke 8:26-39

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Maurice A. Fetty

... they awarded him his degree much to his attorney father's relief. Concerned now about world poverty and disease, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have set up a foundation with $33 billion to address health and education issues. Warren Buffet, America's second richest man, will contribute another $30 billion to the Gates Foundation to make it the world's largest charitable organization. Bill Gates told his Harvard audience that at one time he had no real awareness of the appalling disparities of health and ...

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