1. November 30, 2008 The Blessing of Tithing Pierre Hogle and Steve Hyde

2. November 30, 2008 Jesus is Lord of ALL The call of the Christian is to walk in righteousness in all areas of our walk with Him. (Seek first the kingdom … Matt 6:33) (To teach you always to put God first in your life … Deut 14:23) Jesus needs to be Lord of our Finances as well. We do this by: 1.Being Blameless in the way we manage our finances; 2.Returning the tithe to God

3. November 30, 2008 Walking Blameless in our Finances Remove any compromise from how we handle our money; Don’t give the devil authority over your finances. Examples: o Incorrect reporting on your income tax o Paying cash to avoid tax o Making copies of copyrighted material o Lying to get a seniors or child discount o Not putting in a full days work o etc. God promises blessing for being blameless: o “walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers”

4. November 30, 2008 What is a tithe? Ten percent of gross income o Any earned income o Governmental assistance o Inheritances o Bonuses o Monetary gifts such as birthday presents

5. November 30, 2008 How do you tithe? Cheerfully o God loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7) The first fruit is God’s o take … the first fruits of all that you produce … (Deut 26:2) To local church o (Malachi 3:10/Deut. 14:23)

6. November 30, 2008 Return the tithe to God Tithe belongs to God o "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. (Malachi 3:8) o "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." (Mathew 22:21) Jesus asks us to tithe. o "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth … you have neglected the more important matters... You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. “ (Matt 23:23)

7. November 30, 2008 Why do we tithe? God promises to bless us: o 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 3:10) God will rebuke the devourer: o "I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," (Malachi 3:10)

8. November 30, 2008 This works: Steve’s testimony Pierre’s testimony

9. November 30, 2008 The Challenge Try it and see if it doesn’t make a difference o 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 3:10)