Week 6 A Message From God Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Family Worship Center

Steve Kosmoski Family Worship Center INVESTING IN THE POOR Steve Kosmoski Family Worship Center

Part One: Financial Foundations Review Part One: Financial Foundations

Part Two: Practicing Wise Stewardship Review Part Two: Practicing Wise Stewardship

Part Three: Margin Your Life Review Part Three: Margin Your Life

Review Part Four: The Dangers of Debt

Biblical Principles on Finances Biblical Principle One: Owe no man anything Biblical Principle Two: One Who Borrows becomes a Slave Biblical Principle Three: Don’t co-sign for loans. Biblical Principle Four: Don’t go into debt for anything that doesn’t produce revenue. Biblical Principle Five: Save Regularly

The first four weeks were about following God’s stewardship principles to protect your relationships and your assets.

Week 5 Giving

Part One: God who gives

God who gives… II Corinthians 9:10-11 “10 This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, 11 wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.”

Part Two: Godly Giving

Three Types of Giving in the Bible ~ Tithing, Alms & Offerings.

Godly giving ~ Alms Gifts to the poor, Matthew 6:3 “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,” Always confidential so as not to embarrass the poor. Proverbs 19:17 – “If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!”

Godly giving ~ Offerings are Other giving besides the Tithe or Alms

Godly giving ~ Tithing Tithing means “tenth.” All the way back in Genesis God established the practice of “tithing”. Tithing is giving the first tenth of all your increase. All Bible believing churches teach tithing - Tithing was established BEFORE the Law.

Godly giving ~ Tithing The only thing Jesus commended the Pharisees for was tithing – Matt. 23:23. The call to tithing never ended as it reflects God and honors God. http://www.daveramsey.com/blog/daves-advice-on-tithing-and-giving Tithing is actually the first step in giving and it comes with amazing promises.

Part Three: God’s Giving Challenge

God’s Giving Challenge God promises His blessing when we are faithful. Proverbs 3:9-10New King James Version (NKJV) 9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

A Message from God Malachi – the last book of the Old Testament. The name “ Malachi” means “My Messenger”, whether it is the prophet’ s name or just the title it is A Message from God.

A Message from God The Timeline… 516 BC – The exiles who returned from Babylon under the prophetic ministries of Haggai and Zachariah finish rebuilding the temple. 458 BC – Ezra the priest brings thousands more and restarts the temple worship.

A Message from God 444 BC – the cupbearer Nehemiah returns to rebuild the walls. He calls the people to shun marriages with unbelievers, keep the Sabbath and to faithfully bring their tithes and offerings. 433 BC – Nehemiah returns to serving the King of Persia. During his absence the people quit tithing, broke the Sabbath, compromised in marrying unbelievers and priests became corrupt.

The Trouble… discouraged from disobedience. A Message from God The Trouble… discouraged from disobedience. The Test…

Malachi 3:8-12 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.

Malachi 3:8-12 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Malachi 3:8-12 11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; 12 “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:8-12 8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. To not tithe is robbing God! “The tithe belongs to the Lord” Leviticus 27:30. Places you in a cursed position.

Malachi 3:8-12 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. Bring all the tithe into the storehouse – All the tithe goes to your local church (storehouse) The only area where God says you can test Him.

Malachi 3:8-12 Open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings. 11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; 12 “And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts. Open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings. He will rebuke the devourer for your sakes. The fruit of your labor will be protected. People will recognize you are blessed

A Message from God When the devil tries to convince you that you can’t afford to tithe, You need to recall God’s Message that you can’t afford NOT to tithe!

Just Coincidence? GODincidence