CIM: Thank God for the victory through your giving.
Recognize that the impossible victories are from God (chap. 14)
ILLUSTRATION: What Victories Has God Won For You
ILLUSTRATION: What Victories Has God Won For You
Bless God because He blessed you (v18-20)
Melchizedek blesses Abram and in return Abram blesses God with the tithe. It is showing that Abram sees God (and by extension Melchizedek) as more important than him.
Depend on God’s ability to provide for you. (v17, 21-24)
Compare and contrast between Melchizedek and King of Sodom
