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It's in Revelation 11:10. But am I against

giving gifts? No. We've given a few gifts

away to a few people in the last week or two.

I love getting gifts, don't you? Love giving

them. It's quite a blessing to be able to give

them, but this whole time of year is centered

around commercialization, and you and I

know that. Just a few days ago on Black

Friday people were trampling over each

other, angry, frustrated, standing in line at 35

degrees at 3 o'clock in the morning. I won't

even get into a deer stand at that time. I'm

surely not going to stand in front of Walmart

at that time. I'm telling you, it's about money.

It's a merchant's holiday. It is a day of great

profit to the world. Between 40 and 50

percent of a retailer’s annual sales comes

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