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Seventh-day Adventist Church
2003 NAB Offering Call
“Becoming Faithful Stewards”


Date: May 17, 2003
Appeal: Local Church Budget
YOU CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT CHILDREN SAY!!

This last Sunday was Mothers Day. Some mothers may recall receiving a note similar to the following:

“Dear Mother, I’m going to make dinner for you on Mother’s Day. It’s going to be a surprise.
P.
S. I hope you like pizza and popcorn.”
“Dear Mother, I got a a turtle for Mother’s Day. I hope you like the turtle better than the snake I got you last year.”

“Dear Mother, I wish Mother’s Day wasn’t always on Sunday. It would be better if it were
on Monday so we wouldn’t have to go to school.”

“Dear Mother, I hope you like the flowers I got you for Mother’s Day. I picked them
myself when Mr. Smith wasn’t looking.”

We smile at a child’s logic, but each of them expresses the most important thing in life , LOVE. Perhaps God smiles at our attempts to offer Him material gifts but recognizes that they are being given as gifts of love.

Appeal text: “I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.” [Psalm 119:14 NAS]

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