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If we don't tithe, we are robbing God, says Malachi 3:8-10. If we are tithing, we are not ACTUALLY GIVING, we are just returning. "Tithe" means a TENTH.
If we don't tithe, we are robbing God, says Malachi 3:8-10. If we are tithing, we are not ACTUALLY GIVING, we are just returning. "Tithe" means a TENTH.
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If we don't tithe, we are robbing God, says Malachi 3:8-10. If we are tithing, we are not ACTUALLY GIVING, we are just returning. "Tithe" means a TENTH.
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His Li fe Ministri es DI SCI PLE S HI P To ol FOR HE IS THE SOURCE OF
EVERYTHING WHAT is The TITHE? God who gives us the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18), expects “Tithe” means a TENTH. us to be good stewards of the resources He has placed in our THE PRINCIPLE OF hands. TITHING BECAUSE JESUS SAID, CONTINUE OR RETURNING TO TITHE Do you believe that God owns Jesus did not do away with tithing. everything? See “You should have practiced the Do you believe that God is the latter," Jesus told them, "without source of everything? neglecting the former" (Matt. 23:23 Do you believe that it is God who NIV). gave us the ability to produce wealth? FOR PROMISED BLESSINGS ARE ATTACHED IN TITHES AND If we are tithing, WE ARE NOT OFFERINGS ACTUALLY GIVING, we are just God's word promises that if we're RETURNING. faithful to "bring all the tithes into the Why? storehouse”, He will pour out a Because you cannot give what you do blessing we can scarcely contain. not own. On the other hand, if we don't tithe, Tithing is just an act of returning. we are robbing God. For the TITHE belongs to God. It is (see Malachi 3:8-10) His portion. It is His share. For many tithing is not an easy task, BECAUSE THIS IS A WAY TO something easier said than done due HONOR THE LORD to the fact that we confuse GIVING “Honor the LORD by giving him the and TITHING. first part of all your income and He will fill your barns … to OVER RETURN GOD’S PART FLOW!” Proverbs 3:8-10 (LB) = that’s the PRINCIPLE of HERE’S A GOOD ARGUEMENT RETURN I can’t afford to TITHE … = God said: “that’s the 1st THE TRUTH IS: You cannot 10 % of all I make afford NOT to TITHE … You cannot afford not to be under GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? 1. Where do I TITHE? the BLESSING of God … “God says ‘Will a man rob God? Yet If you eat at a McDonald’s restaurant, you are robbing me!’ But you ask, where should you pay? Jollibee? ‘How do we rob you?’ God says, ‘In Definitely at McDonald’s because that tithes and offerings … Bring your is where you got your food. WHAT IS THE whole tithe to My house.’” A principle behind this question is, DIFFERENCE Malachi 3:8-10 where do you get spiritually fed? If you get spiritually fed in your local BETWEEN A “TITHE” SIMPLE OBEDIENCE, NOT TO BE church, be it Protestant, Roman COMPLICATED Catholic or Evangelical, that is where AND Jesus loves me. I love him back by you return your tithes. AN “OFFERING”? obeying His Word. Therefore I “Bring the whole tithe into the commit to be a faithful STEWARD of storehouse, that there may be food A “tithe” is returning 10% of from my the MONEY that will pass through in my house. Test me in this,” says income to God. my hands. the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will I commit to RETURN 10% to the not throw open the floodgates of An “offering” is anything I give above local church (where I am spiritually heaven and pour out so much the Tithe. This is from the 90%. fed and covenanted). blessing that you will not have room enough for it.” Malachi 3:10
TITHE IS HOLY The 5 PRINCIPLES FOUND 2. How much should I TITHE?
The TITHE Belongs to the LORD Is it based on gross or net IN THE WORLD OF GOD profit? “A tenth of all your produce is the Lord’s, and it is holy.” REGARDING FINANCES We must return 10% of whatever Leviticus 27: 30 [and TITHING is one of we receive. them] = Keep Good Records **PERSONAL INCOME TITHE WHO IS FIRST? = Plan Your Spending This means the gross amount if you “The purpose of tithing is to teach = Save For the Future are receiving a salary or a you to always put God in first place = TITHE Back to God commission net of government in your life.” = Enjoy What I Have taxes. When we tithe, it must be Deuteronomy 14:23 (LB) based on what you have before your ——————— household and personal expenses. Tithe before you spend. WHO IS THE SENIOR PARTNER FROM RICH GOD, POOR GOD AGAIN? book, C. Tan **BUSINESS INCOME TITHE REMEMBER it was the LORD who First, pay all your company’s gave you the ability to produce. He Frequently ASKED expenses, like utilities and employees’ salaries, or anything that has to do is your Senior Partner. “Always remember that it is the Lord Questions with operational expenses. Whatever our God who gives you the ability to REGARDING income you have left, you tithe out of produce wealth.” it. Individuals as well as businesses Deuteronomy 8:18 TITHING should look for ways to give rather than ways not to give. 5. How do I know if I am the world today. For where your Always remember that God is more planting on good soil? treasure is, there your heart will be interested in our hearts than in the Good soil is a ministry, a church or also. See Matthew 6:21. Invest in actual amount we give. We can be an individual who does the will and the kingdom of God, earn all you can, technical about this and count it the work of God. The reason why save all you can and give all you can. down to the last centavo. But at the this person is good soil is because he Let us see if you do not become end of the day, we need to be is advancing the work and the close to Him. That is what this verse reminded of this verse: kingdom of God. is all about. Delight yourself in the “With the measure you use, it will be If there is good soil, there is also bad LORD and he will give you the measured to you—and even more.” soil. desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Mark 4:24 Bad soil is just like hard soil. Bad soil Your desires align with God’s, and is organizations or individuals who not the other way around. When 3. Can I divide my TITHE and continue to ask for money but do not you give to fulfill God’s desires, His give it to other churches or bear good fruit. They are very desires become your desires. His other ministries? dependent on you and may suck you heartbeat becomes your heartbeat. In Malachi it is stated that we have to dry. You will never plant your good return THE WHOLE TITHE into the seeds on bad and hard soil. Because it storehouse. Not a part, but the will never grow and it will just die. whole. We do not have the right to Again, you have to prayerfully ask ——————————— divide it up to give a certain God before you plant your seed. percentage to this ministry and the rest to charity because it is not ours. 6. How can I become At His Life Ministries, we provide Again, if we follow the principle “you close to God? excellent Tithe and Offering can never give what you do not This is one of the most frequently Envelopes for everyone to use. own,” you must give out of your asked questions by new Feel free to get as many as you can. offering if you really want to give to believers. This is how I will Use this tool (envelope) and begin other charitable institutions and answer it from the perspective of your journey in Biblical Freedom and ministries. finances. Prosperity. THE LORD GOD, OUR If you invest in the stock market, you FATHER IN HEAVEN RICHLY BLESS 4. Where do I give my will probably look at how your stock YOU IN JESUS BY THE POWER OF Offerings? is performing and your favorite TV THE HOLY SPIRIT. You can give your offering to a cable channels will be ANC (for the ministry of your choice, or to charity, Philippine stock exchange), CNN and or to individuals who do the work of Bloomberg (for the New York stock God, or to people you want to help. market). But once you give, you just do not If you bought a brand new car, the ——————————— give for the sake of giving. You must car of your dreams, you will Borrowed, compiled and edited from the following sources: Saddleback Church, Rich prayerfully consider the prompting of probably clean and wax it day in and God Poor God Book, HLM God the Holy Spirit. day out. Thanksgiving Notes. A final word in giving. Giving is just If you invest your money in the “The Growth and Development of like sowing a seed in the soil. Once kingdom of God, you will also be People is the Highest Calling you sow, make sure you are sowing involved and very much of LEADERSHIP” in GOOD SOIL. interested with what God is doing in == EACH ONE LEAD ONE ==