A Generous Life: The Test of the Tithe

Malachi 3:6-7 “I the Lord do not change. So you, O descendents of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.

Malachi 3:8-9 “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse – the whole nation of you – because you are robbing me.

Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

Malachi 3:11-12 “I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the Lord Almighty. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.

Set up a plan to ____ ___ _____ give 10% first

Deuteronomy 14:22-23 “Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year... so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.”

Set up a plan to give 10% first

Give in proportion to ____ ____ ___ ________ ____ blessed you how God has

Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings.”

Deuteronomy 16:10 “Then celebrate… by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you.”

I Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set a sum of money in keeping with his income…”

Count Your Extra Blessings

Train your _______ __ ____ children to give

Proverbs 22:6 “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”

“No it’s my quarter!”

“God, I want my quarter back!”

“Let’s take all the money we get today at our wedding and give it to our friend so she can get to the mission field. Let’s partner with God!”

“I have never felt greater joy than to open my hand to God and give to someone else for His purposes.”

Take a Step: Decide to trust the Lord and obey Him by first giving 10% of what you earn to His Kingdom work. Count your extra blessings and then give extra offerings. Test Him by being generous and watch Him generously take care of you!