Amazing Facts – session 25

• All (100%) of our resources (time and money) belong to God (we are ‘holding’ God’s possessions – He has entrusted us with His resources).  He asks us to show that we believe that by asking for 10% of our money and one day per week.
• Purpose of the tithe is to support God’s work through ministry
• The more that God can trust you to give, the more He will provide for you to give
• Sea of Galilee – full of life, fresh, resources in and out
• Dead Sea – dead, stagnant, resources only flow in
• Christians are meant to be channels
• Every time you give, you are starving the selfishness of your nature
• 90% of your money that God blesses goes a lot farther than 100% that’s cursed
• Trust the Lord – He will provide
• There is a biblical difference between tithes and offerings
• Tithes are commanded at 10%
• Offerings are the resources above and beyond the 10%
• Give so that people enter the Kingdom
• How much is a soul worth?
• God does not give us money to make us ‘successful’.  He blesses us with resources to relieve suffering
• Christians should earn all they can, save all they can, and give all they can
• Giving must be of the right heart – cheerful – not out of necessity or grudgingly
• Give God your very best – sacrificially – not your leftovers – don’t tip God
• Possessions can be converted into souls
• Malachi 3:8 – Will a man rob God?
• For a person who makes $50k per year, it takes faith to tithe $5k.  However, it takes no faith at all for a person who makes $200k per year to tithe $5k.  The ‘wait until I have more to give’ holds no weight
• God would perform incredible miracles for us if we’d only allow it
• Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness, and He’ll take care of your needs
• Wherever your treasure is, is where your heart is.  Don’t sit on your heart (wallet)