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	<title>Comments on: Facts About How &#8220;American Christians&#8221; Give</title>
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		<title>By: Lance</title>
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		<description>Someone once asked why our church &quot;interrupts worship&quot; to take up an offering. 

At that time, I did not have a prepared answer, but if I were asked the same today, I think I would say something like, &quot;in a wealthy and consumer-minded culture, giving up some of what &quot;we&quot; own may be the clearest indicator of how sincerely we worship and trust God, and thus it is one of the most important elements in our corporate worship. 
For where our treasure is, there will our heart be, also.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone once asked why our church &#8220;interrupts worship&#8221; to take up an offering. </p>
<p>At that time, I did not have a prepared answer, but if I were asked the same today, I think I would say something like, &#8220;in a wealthy and consumer-minded culture, giving up some of what &#8220;we&#8221; own may be the clearest indicator of how sincerely we worship and trust God, and thus it is one of the most important elements in our corporate worship.<br />
For where our treasure is, there will our heart be, also.&#8221;</p>
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