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What's more important: what we do or why we do it? Follow along as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) does a deep dive into Scripture to uncover what God truly cares about as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/questions-youre-asking/ (Questions You're Asking).  Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-greed-your-god-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-12-13-21/ (Is Greed Your God?) from our last series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-greed-your-god-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-12-13-21/ (Learning to Follow Jesus).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too.  To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:40 - Does claiming your giving on your taxes negate spiritual blessings? 3:25 - Motives matter: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15.7-8&version=NIV (Matthew 15.7-8), https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4.3&version=ESV (James 4.3), and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+2.4&version=ESV (1 Thessalonians 2.4) 4:50 - Why are you giving?: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.1-2&version=NIV (Matthew 6.1-2)  6:30 - How to give cheerfully: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9.7&version=ESV (2 Corinthians 9.7) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+24.1&version=NIV (Psalm 24.1) 7:40 - Why to give: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.19-20&version=NIV (Matthew 6.19-20), https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5.14&version=NIV (Matthew 5.14), and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4.19&version=NIV (Philippians 4.19) 8:50 - Lessons from giving: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+14.22-23&version=ESV (Deuteronomy 14.22-23) 11:10 - What do you do when you know what the right thing is, but you don't want to? 12:40 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Passages Matthew 15.7-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15.7-8&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15.7-8&version=NIV) James 4.3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4.3&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4.3&version=ESV) 1 Thessalonians 2.4: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+2.4&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+2.4&version=ESV) Matthew 6.1-2: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.1-2&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.1-2&version=NIV) 2 Corinthians 9.7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9.7&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9.7&version=ESV) Psalm 24.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+24.1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+24.1&version=NIV) Matthew 6.19-20: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.19-20&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6.19-20&version=NIV) Matthew 5.14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5.14&version=NIV Support this podcast