A Kingdom heart puts God first. In this sermon I unapolegetically point to giving to gauge where ones heart is.
WHERE IS YOUR HEART TODAY?
Pop-Quiz
1. The prodigal son’s heart was far from God?
2. God expects you to help others in need?
3. We should support to spreading of the gospel?
THE HEART IS A WINDOW TO THE SOUL
Malachi 1:2 (ESV)
I have Loved you says the Lord, But you say, ” How have you loved us?
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Sometimes a crisis can end without our hearts returning to God —Robbey
Malachi 1:6-7 (ESV)
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7 By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that the Lord’s table may be despised. 8 When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.
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Malachi 3:7b-9 (ESV)
7b But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
5% of Churchgoers in America Tithe —Vanco Faith
Women make up three-quarters of North American donors —Non-profit for Tech Goods
In 2020 Average Dog Owner spent $442 in pet food —Vanco Faith
Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV)
19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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THREE REASONS YOU MIGHT NOT TITHE
- You didn’t
- You don’t
- You don’t think you have
TAKE A STEP OF FAITH
Malachi 3:6,7 (ESV)
6 For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
Malachi 3:7b-9 (ESV)
7b But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
TEST ME AND SEE
Malachi 3:10 (ESV)
10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
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HOW THE CHALLENGE WORKS
1. Start tithing for the next 90 days
2. If God hasn’t blessed you ask for a refund
3. We give it all back
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Angie and I want to thank you for worshipping with us today! Have a great week!