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In this short series, we will explore what God says about giving, and why it’s vital for Christ’s disciples to have a plan for their earthly treasures.
Today, we are going to take a look at the giving of our resources in light of how the Bible instructs.
We can define resources as our treasure, which would be our money and tangible assets, like property.
Now before you tune me out, you need to know how important this is.
The Bible mentions the use of money approximately some 184 times: 134 in the Old Testament and 50 in the New Testament (The majority of the time by Jesus).
The worship or hording of money and things is distinctly spoken against.
God cares and takes notice of what you do with your money and assets.
What you do with your money reveals your heart.
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They are not mine.
The parable makes a great observation, the kings servants were given money to invest.
The kings servants were given money to invest.
A. What do you have that God has not given?
It’s easy for us to believe the hype that we are the captain of our own destinies, and although we have freedom in many ways, we are where we are right now because God has put us here.
The jobs we have relate to the skills we posses and are a gift from Him.
What if you were born in a third world country with nothing?
1 Corinthians 15:10
B. Do you posses them or do they posses you?
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They have been given for a purpose.
A. To be invested in Kingdom work.
In kingdom work
Immediately the question arises, how much?
The Biblical minimum.
A Tithe = 10%
Not established under the law but under grace.
I mention this because many who argue against tithing, do so by attributing it under the law.
The Biblical freedom.
Under grace, we have freedom to give abundantly as God puts on our hearts with free will offerings.
But not the freedom to give stingily!
Hence, the freedom allows us to give above and beyond the tithe.
We begin at the tithe and give freely and happily beyond that.
The logic that tries to escape tithing as the starting point, denies the position that grace raises the bar, not lowers it, as evidenced in the sermon on the mount.
The Biblical attitude.
The Biblical attitude.
In others
The N.T. is clear especially in the teachings of Paul, that God loves a cheerful giver.
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B. To pay dividends.
Our investment pays off with real lives changed, souls saved, and disciples made!
If we are not involved in this cooperative effort, we are denying the faith!
We invest personally and cooperatively, not one or the other!
III.
They reflect whom I serve.
Jesus says in -
Romans
Where is your heart in this matter?
Is your treasure being invested in you or the kingdom of God?
But most try to straddle between the two, and find a happy medium.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
If as true disciples of Jesus, we consider
As true disciples of Jesus, if we accumulate resources for our own pleasure and not for their intended use in kingdom growth, we are selling out Jesus!
Yes, we have to live, pay rent, or mortgage, have a car, take vacations.
God does not deny us these things.
But, there are plenty of places where we could curb our spending and maximize our giving and support for kingdom work!
You just need to decide, whom you serve!
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