“You Are God Alone!”

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“The Sermon on the Amount!” Matthew 5:17-20

The Sermon on the Mount has been called “The Compendium of Christ’s doctrine.” “The Magna…

What is the tithe anyway?

Purpose: to better understand what our Lord taught concerning our giving monetarily

I Jesus Practiced Tithing A. Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law

Can you think of a better person to emulate (imitate, follow, copy, try to be like)?... Don’t we long to be like Jesus!?

I Jesus Practiced Tithing A. Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law B. The Law Included Tithing

Leviticus 27:30-32 “Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord. If, therefore, a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he shall add to it one-fifth of it. For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.”

Hebrews 7:5 “And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.”

I Jesus Practiced Tithing A. Jesus Came to Fulfill the Law B. The Law Included Tithing C. The Prophets Included Tithing

Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of host, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.’”

Man had a dream the Lord took his weekly gift to the Church and multiplied it by ten…

II Jesus Commended Tithing A. Christ Taught Much Concerning Stewardship

Christ addresses which of these subjects the most: Heaven and Hell True Spirituality By Phil Harden Christ addresses which of these subjects the most: Heaven and Hell Immorality Violence Wealth/Poverty

True Spirituality True of False: By Phil Harden True of False: In terms of number of verses, the subject matter of wealth/poverty is the second most dominant subject matter in the Bible.

True Spirituality By Phil Harden How many verses of the Synoptic Gospels contain direct teachings on economic issues: 1 out of 100 1 out of 50 1 out of 20 1 out of 10

II Jesus Commended Tithing A. Christ Taught Much Concerning Stewardship B. Christ Taught on the Proportions of Stewardship

Matthew 22:21 “…Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the tings that are God’s.”

As far as the proportion that belongs to God, during His ministry Jesus practiced and commended 1/10th or the tithe.

Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.”

III Jesus Received/s Tithing A. Our Lord Has Always Had a Storehouse B. Our Lord is the Head

Colossians 1:18 “He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.”

III Jesus Received/s Tithing A. Our Lord Has Always Had a Storehouse B. Our Lord is the Head C. We Worship by Tithing

“…you cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24 “…you cannot serve God and mammon.”

What does this have to do with a sermon on the amount What does this have to do with a sermon on the amount? Well, in the Sermon on the Mount, our Lord said, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth… but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”

Conclusion and Summary Our Lord practiced tithing. He commended tithing. He also received and receives tithing. The very least monetarily speaking we can lay up in heaven should be a tithe…