
First! Principle
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- Abraham’s first son….Isaac.
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7 Principles for offering the First Born, First Fruit, First Increase, First Reward:
- God said
- Giving God first is an act of
- Reconnects us to Him as our
- Separates ‘stuff’ from our
- God can do
- God gave His
- Giving God First is being like
Elijah and Widow - 1 Kings 17:10-16
Why would God send Elijah to a hurting widow when there were plenty of rich people around that could have easily provided for him?
Robert Morris says, “God did not send Elijah to the widow to
The “T” Word! Tithing
Jesus - Luke 6:27 – 38 – Give, not to get, but if you give, you will receive.
Tithe – ‘Ma-sare’
Three Reasons Why Some People Don’t Tithe
1) DON’T
- Jesus says, “when you pray, when you fast, when you give”
2) DON’T
- Maybe they give sometimes
- Any theological defense(if any given) is ‘cousined’ with little generosity. Usually excuse, not a conviction.
a. Reason: “It’s the law, and I don’t live under the law.” or “Jesus is my tithe!”
Question! How does a NC woman/man reconcile the requirements of the law to Israel?
Jesus and the Law:
• Jesus said in the beatitudes some interesting things. (Matthew 5-7):
- Anger is the new murder
- Lust is the new adultery
- Loving neighbor, not hating neighbor, etc.
- When asked about divorce, Jesus said this right was given because of the hardness of your heart.
Tithing was the Covenant Requirement of the Law to Israel, based on the Kingdom principle of first fruits. The law gave it
• A large block of the Commandments is for
• Jesus fulfilled the law, and calls us into a
• Why would God require of us less under
• Where the law was meant to limit sin, and it’s damages because of the fall, the TRUTH (unhidden, full disclosure)and the GRACE (free empowerment), because of the new kingdom, new benefits, calls us into new
• What do you do when the law is lifted? When the requirements aren’t there? Do we
And Jesus said to the leaders and the crowds, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him. —Mark 12:17
Malachi 3 - Truths
• V. 7-9 – God
• V. 10 – Giving in the natural
• V. 11 – If God isn’t involved in your money, the
• V. 12 - Nations
5 Reasons to Tithe (First Fruit Love Principle)
- Tithing
- Tithing says, “I
- Tithing puts God in the
- God, You can do more with the 90%, than the 100%
- Tithing gives you an inroad to have
- Tithing is giving your
3) CAN’T
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b. True
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Practical Steps into Prosperous Living
A. Give Him
B. Give Him First, Not
C. Make a
1. Begin Now!
2. Tithe/Give by Faith - 10% Cold Turkey Obedience. 90-Day Challenge!
or
3. Tithe/Give by Faithfulness – Work towards first fruit giving with a timetable, which is asking God for increase as you FIRST decrease your lifestyle for His provision. 1-2 % a month to build up to 10%
• It’s unbiblical to ask for more if you don’t give what you do have. Parable of Talents. Test God!