MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 6)

Tithing is through the entire Bible

• Abraham COMMENCED it – Gen 14:18-20
• Jacob CONTINUED it – Gen 28:20-22
• Moses CONFIRMED it – Lev 27:30
• Malachi COMMANDED it – Mal 3:8-10
• Jesus COMMENDED it – Matt 23:23
• God COMMISSIONED it – 1 Cor 9:13-14
• Paul CONFORMED it – 1 Cor 16:2

PROMISES OF PROVERBS: 11:24-25
One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Responsibility: GIVE FREELY ~v. 24

GIVE means to distribute or share

FREELY means without hesitation

Reward: GAINS MORE

Gains More refers to BLESSINGS - both material and spiritual

WHEN I GIVE FREELY….I AM TRUSTING GOD’S ECONOMY

Character: GENEROUS ~v.25

Generous means a person who willingly and liberally gives

Reward: PROSPER

Prosper means satisfied and abundantly filled in ALL areas

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously ~2 Cor 9:6

WHAT IS THE BASE FOR THIS TYPE OF GIVNG:

1. Our DETERMINATION
2. Our MOTIVATION

Our MOTIVE for giving our tithe and our offering comes down to 2 simple things:

• Love – for GOD
• Obedience – to GOD

RESULTS:

1. GRACE ABOUNDS ~2 Cor 9:8

Our OWN needs

MORE than enough: for every good work ~Eph 4:28

2. MADE RICH IN EVERY WAY ~2 Cor 9:11

Purpose: Generous on EVERY Occasion

 

"Tithe if you love Jesus - any fool can honk."

MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 5)

Tithing is a practice that is not limited to the Old or New Covenants, but instead is a Part of God's order for humanity.

WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT TITHING: "It’s central in God's system to deal with Money and the Issues of the Heart.  It's an indicator of Obedient Faith and Releases the Blessing of God" ~Kevin Begley

THE BOTTOM LINE: Our use of Money and attitude towards it, will impact our life Now and in Eternity!

WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT OUR GIVING? ~Luke 16:10-15

"That which I spend is gone when I'm dead but that which I give is sent on ahead" ~KB

1. Jesus said: IF YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH LITTLE, YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH MUCH

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. ~vs. 10

THE CONNECTION:  faithful with little – faithful with much.  This text is about MONEY: not Time or Talents.

TRUSTED means entrusted, depended upon to do the right thing.

Even when it's tight, you've got to do what's right!

2. Jesus said: HOW YOU HANDLE MONEY IS AN INDICATOR OF HOW YOU HANDLE 'TRUE RICHES'

So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? ~vs. 11-12

THE COMPARISON:  Worldly Wealth vs. True Riches

3. Jesus said:  YOU CANT SERVE TWO MASTERS: MONEY IS A MASTER, GOD IS A MASTER! WHO WILL YOU SERVE?

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. ~vs. 13

The CONFRONTATION:  It's ONE or the OTHER - God or Money.

MASTER means the owner who has control of the person's decisions

• Money will lose it's value but Jesus will never lose its value.   
  
  
• Money has to be earned but Jesus love is always free!        
  
  
• Money can bring worry but Jesus brings peace.       

HATE means to love less

4. Jesus said: A WARNING TO THE RELIGIOUS (with bible knowledge):

The CAUTION: Loving Money will give us the wrong attitude

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering. ~vs. 14

1. Jesus said: some religious people (even some leaders) LOVE MONEY

LOVED means greedy, wanting more than they currently have

Love God and Use Money - Don't love money and use God!

2. Jesus said: some religious MOCKED Him.

SNEERING means to turn up their noses at

5. Jesus said: GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART

He said to them, 'You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight.' ~vs. 15

MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 4)

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So … That Leads Us To The BIG QUESTION:

A.   WHAT’S THE POINT OF TITHING?

    1.      An ACT of Obedience to God and His Word

·      Abraham COMMENCED it – Gen. 14:18-20

·      Jacob CONTINUED it – Gen. 28:20-22

·      Moses CONFIRMED it – Lev. 27:30

·      Malachi COMMANDED it – Mal. 3:8-10

·      Jesus COMMENDED it – Mat. 23:23

·      God COMMISSIONED it – 1 Cor. 9:13-14

·      Paul CONFORMED it – 1 Cor. 16:2

By our Obedience with Tithing, we are acknowledging:

·      We Trust God . . .

·      I acknowledge that He is My Source

By Tithing, I acknowledge that GOD OWNS EVERYTHING

    2.      An ATTITUDE to Assist us in Keeping our Priority in the Proper Order

“Love of Money” is root of ALL Evil~1 Tim 6:10

MONEY is not the problem – it’s our ATTITUDE about money that causes all kinds of problems.

The wrong attitude about money produces the wrong priorities with money

    3.      ADVANCES the Kingdom of God Mal 3:10

GOD’s CHURCH WILL THRIVE, WHEN WE GIVE OUR TITHE

NOT ONLY does the Church Thrive but tithing is also…

    4.      An AVENUE for God to meet your needs  Matt 6:33

When we come to the end of our resources, God steps in with HIS resources

    5.      Teaches us NOT to be Selfish

Selfishness is opposed to the very Nature and Character of God ~ACTS 20:35

    6.      It’s a DNA Test  ~Jhn. 3:16

KEY word:  GAVE a word that is repeated over and over in the Bible

    7.      Attacks and Releases God’s Multiplied Blessing   Mal 3:10

“I RELEASE THIS MONEY FREELY AND GOD MULTIPLIES IT EXCEEDINGLY”

B.    HOW SHOULD I PRESENT MY TITHE?  ~2 Cor. 9:6-12

a)   CHEERFULLY

-        CHEERFULLY means hilarious or boisterously joyful

b)   FREELY (not grudgingly or under compulsion)

-        FREELY means purposefully choosing

-        GRUDGINGLY means reluctance or unwillingness

-        COMPULSION means unduly pressured, not of free choice

c)    WITH A SENSE OF JOY AND LOVE

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MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 3)

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"But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every [little] herb, but disregard and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without leaving the others undone."
~Luke 11:42

"Honour the Lord with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine."
~Prov. 3:9-10

This verse could read like this... "Honour and respect the Lord with your:
Possessions, what you currently have AND with First Fruits, the first part of ALL your income and ALL your revenue.  SO… your barns will be filled with PLENTY, and your vats will overflow…"

WHAT DID JESUS SAY?
“How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees.  Hypocrites!  For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law -- justice, mercy, and faith. YOU SHOULD TITHE, YES, but you should not leave undone the more important things.” ~Matthew 23:23

This word OUGHT – is a powerfully significant word that is “a moral imperative”.

Moral Imperative means “something that must happen because it is the right thing.”

This means that tithing is a practice that goes beyond the Old or New covenants;

• It is a Part of Gods order for humanity.
• Tithing isn’t something that wasjust for a specific time or culture

TITHING IS PART OFGOD'S PROCESS TO BLESS!

WHAT DID JESUS PROMISE?
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” ~Luke 6:38

Good Measure means "a generous portion".

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MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 2)

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"Honour the Lord with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine."
~Prov. 3:9-10

This verse could read like this... "Honour the Lord with your:
Possessions, what you currently have AND with First Fruits, first part of ALL your income and ALL your revenue.  SO… your barns will be filled with PLENTY, and your vats will
overflow…"

KEY: Tithing is the TAP that opens the Spout, for God to Pour Provision Out

God has a reservoir of blessing – provision and protection for your life - BUT TITHING is the Tap that can turn on the abundance of Gods reservoir.

God tells us HOW MUCH to Give:

• WHOLE 10%

God tells us WHERE to Give:

• Bring it to HIS HOUSE
  *His House is local church where you are getting cared for

God tells us WHY to Give:

• so He can get involved with our finances       

TEST means to “try it to see the results”

God Tells Us HOW To Give:

1. IMMEDIATELY give to GOD FIRST ~2 Chron. 31:5
2. FAITHFULLY – keep on giving ~1 Cor. 16:2

"Whether a little or whether alot -
I will give God the first of what I've got!"

3. CHEERFULLY – tithers don’t give grudgingly they give cheerfully (hilariously)  ~2 Corinthians 9:7

God Tells Us WHAT HAPPENS When We Give:

• God opens up His RESERVOIR of PROVISION & PROTECTION
  
• Pests – that which is annoying or troublesome, eats up our provision and profit
• Crops – represents the result of labour
• God promises to prevent those annoying troublesome things from eating up the results of our labour.

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