Habits of a Disciple: Giving
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“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
500 verses on prayer
Fewer than 500 verses on faith
More than 2,000 verses on money
Money is such an important topic in the Bible that it is the main subject of nearly half of the parables Jesus told. In addition, one in every seven verses in the New Testament deals with this topic. The Bible offers 500 verses on prayer, fewer than 500 verses on faith, and more than 2,000 verses on money.
In fact, 15 percent of everything Jesus ever taught was on the topic of money and possessions-more than His teachings on heaven and hell combined.
Why is the Bible full of verses about money?
[Because] there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money.
Giving God your first
Giving God your first
And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”
Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
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Giving God your best
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
Giving God your best
Giving God your best
Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
47 verses in the OT that talk about sacrifices “without defect” or “without blemish!”
47 verses in the OT that talk about sacrifices “without defect” or “without blemish!”
What does the word tithe mean? The tenth part, give or pay a tenth.
What does the word tithe mean? The tenth part, give or pay a tenth.
What does the word tithe mean? The tenth part, give or pay a tenth.
What does the word tithe mean? The tenth part, give or pay a tenth.
The tenth part, give or pay a tenth
The tenth part, give or pay a tenth
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that you shall set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s.
But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.
So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
God said that we should bring in the firstfruit into His house
The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Bringing the first fruit produces blessing.
Bringing the first fruit produces blessing.
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
We are not all farmers anymore, but we can offer God the first of what He provides for us.
If God is first in your life, then everything will come into order. Abiding by the principle of first will bring blessing, no matter what trial you are going through.
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try 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 such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;
And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.
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And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse.
“Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts.
“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire And like launderers’ soap.
He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.
“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the Lord, As in the days of old, As in former years.
And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.
“For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. “But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try 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 such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;
And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.
“Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord, Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts?
So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free.’ ”
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, And the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His name.
“They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him.
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position.
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position.
New Testament - Jesus talked about tithing.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Paul gave orders about giving.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:
On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:
On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 cor 9:
Parable of the talents.
Parable of the talents.
Parable of the talents.
God calls us to be good stewards.
Take care of what you have and use it wisely and God will cause it to increase. Key to good stewardship. Don't be concerned with what you don’t have, start with what you’ve got and God will reward you with what you’ve been entrusted with.
The tithe or God’s portion must be first.
God will cause the littlest amount to increase whenever you align yourself with His principles.
The tithe or God’s portion must be first.
The tithe or God’s portion must be first.
God isn’t legalistic about it but He wants your heart. Give to God before anything else.
Don’t give your tithe away to another good cause. How often to give? Don’t give ostenatciously.
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
He doesn’t ask you to do something He isn’t willing to do or has done first. He asks us to give our first.
He gave His all. Jesus is God’s tithe.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
500 verses on prayer
Fewer than 500 verses on faith
More than 2,000 verses on money
Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Why is the Bible full of verses about money?
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
[Because] there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money.
Habits of a Disciple: Giving
David Mehrer / General
NKJV
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Giving God your first
NKJV
And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
Giving God your best
NKJV
Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
47 verses in the OT that talk about sacrifices “without defect” or “without blemish!”
What does the word tithe mean? The tenth part, give or pay a tenth.
NKJV
that you shall set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s.
But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.
So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
God said that we should bring in the firstfruit into His house
NKJV
The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
NKJV
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
We are not all farmers anymore, but we can offer God the first of what He provides for us.
If God is first in your life, then everything will come into order. Abiding by the principle of first will bring blessing, no matter what trial you are going through.
NKJV
Fewer than 500 verses on faith
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.
You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation.
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try 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 such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts;
And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.
New Testament - Jesus talked about tithing.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Paul gave orders about giving.
NKJV
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:
On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
NKJV
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Parable of the talents.
God calls us to be good stewards.
Take care of what you have and use it wisely and God will cause it to increase. Key to good stewardship. Don't be concerned with what you don’t have, start with what you’ve got and God will reward you with what you’ve been entrusted with.
God will cause the littlest amount to increase whenever you align yourself with His principles.
More than 2,000 verses on money
The tithe or God’s portion must be first.
God isn’t legalistic about it but He wants your heart.
Giving first to God Is an act of faith that shows your heart’s position
He doesn’t ask you to do something He isn’t willing to do or has done first. Jesus is God’s tithe.
NKJV
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
500 verses on prayer
Fewer than 500 verses on faith
More than 2,000 verses on money
Money is such an important topic in the Bible that it is the main subject of nearly half of the parables Jesus told. In addition, one in every seven verses in the New Testament deals with this topic. The Bible offers 500 verses on prayer, fewer than 500 verses on faith, and more than 2,000 verses on money.
In fact, 15 percent of everything Jesus ever taught was on the topic of money and possessions-more than His teachings on heaven and hell combined.
Ok, so the Bible is full of verses about money. This begs the question "why?" Their answer:
[Because] there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money.
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Money is such an important topic in the Bible that it is the main subject of nearly half of the parables Jesus told. In addition, one in every seven verses in the New Testament deals with this topic. The Bible offers 500 verses on prayer, fewer than 500 verses on faith, and more than 2,000 verses on money.
In fact, 15 percent of everything Jesus ever taught was on the topic of money and possessions-more than His teachings on heaven and hell combined.
[Because] there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money.
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