“…He (Abram) gave him a tenth of all.”
(Genesis 14:20 NASB)
“Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.” (Hebrews 7:4 NASB)
1. GOD’S TRUTH: THE TITHE BELONGS TO THE LORD
“A tithe of everything from the land…belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.”
(Leviticus 27:30 NIV)
DEVIL’S TRICK: THE TITHE BELONGS TO YOU
IS A BIBLICAL RESPONSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP (MANAGEMENT)
“…You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.”
(Matthew 23:23 NLT)
2. GOD’S TRUTH: NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24 NIV)
DEVIL’S TRICK: YOU CAN SERVE BOTH MASTER
“Jesus said to him, ‘If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.’”
(Matthew 19:21 NASB)
3. GOD’S TRUTH: RETURN WHAT’S RIGHT
“ ‘Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. ‘You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me…’”
(Malachi 3:8-9 NASB)
“‘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 hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.’”
(Malachi 3:10 NASB)
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
(Matthew 6:21 NASB)
DEVIL’S TRICK: GIVE WHAT’S LEFT
4. GOD’S TRUTH: MORE ABOUT HONOR
“Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase.”
(Proverbs 3:9 NKJ)
DEVIL’S TRICK: MORE ABOUT MONEY
Victory Group Questions:
1. How is giving your “tithe” a spiritual and practical responsibility of financial stewardship?
2. Why does the devil trick Christians away from tithing? What do you think the devil has to gain?
3. Why is it important to put God first in your finances, by tithing to your home church (i.e. your “storehouse”)?
4. What’s the difference between “I have to give” vs. “I get to give”?
(Please Note: 1. If you are NOT currently receiving income from employment
etc., you are not expected to tithe. 2. If you are a “Guest/Visitor”, or New Hope Las
Vegas is NOT your “home church” [“storehouse”], you are NOT expected to tithe
here.)
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