2. Malachi 3:6-12
v.6 "I the LORD do not change. So you, O
descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
v.7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you
have turned away from my decrees and have not
kept them. Return to me, and I will return to
you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you ask,
'How are we to return?‘
v.8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But
you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and
offerings.
3. v.9 You are under a curse--the whole nation of
you--because you are robbing me.
v.10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse,
that there may be food in my house. Test me
in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if
I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven
and pour out so much blessing that you will
not have room enough for it.
4. v.11 I will prevent pests from devouring
your crops, and the vines in your fields
will not cast their fruit," says the LORD
Almighty.
v.12 "Then all the nations will call you
blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land," says the LORD Almighty.
5. ROBBERY
-is one crime that happens in church
Christians rob God when they don’t give their
tithes and offerings.
WARNING:
This is a very sensitive issue. This message
causes some to be stumbled and to leave the
church and backslide
6. V.7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you
have turned away from my decrees and have
not kept them. Return to me, and I will return
to you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you
ask, 'How are we to return?‘
V.8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes
and offerings.
V.9 You are under a curse--the whole nation of
you--because you are robbing me.
7. THE LORD JESUS DOES NOT WANT
HIS DISCIPLES TO NEGLECT TITHING
Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and
Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of
your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you
have neglected the more important matters of
the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You
should have practiced the latter, without
neglecting the former.
8. THE LORD JESUS INSTRUCTS THAT HIS
DISCIPLES OUGHT NOT TO LEAVE
TITHING UNDONE
(KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise
and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and
faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone.
9. THE LORD JESUS AFFIRMS THAT HIS
DISCIPLES SHOULD TITHE
(NLT)
"How terrible it will be for you teachers of
religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites!.
For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest
part of your income,[5] but you ignore the
important things of the law--justice, mercy,
and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you
should not leave undone the more important
things.
10. EVERYTHING THE LORD JESUS TAUGHT
IS INFALLIBLEAND IS THE TRUTH
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that
there may be food in my house. Test me in
this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I
will not throw open the floodgates of heaven
and pour out so much blessing that you will
not have room enough for it.
1. PROPER TITHING
11. a. Tithes is 10 % of Gross Income not
Net Income
-INCOME REFERS TO ALL BLESSINGS
AND NOT ONLY TO SALARY
(CEV) I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I
challenge you to put me to the test. Bring the
entire ten percent into the storehouse, so there
will be food in my house. Then I will open the
windows of heaven and flood you with
blessing after blessing.
12. a. Tithes is 10 % of Gross Income not
Net Income
(AMP) Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of
your income) into the storehouse, that there
may be food in My house, and prove Me now by
it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the
windows of heaven for you and pour you out a
blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.(4)
13. a. Tithes is 10 % of Gross Income not
Net Income
Example:
10000 is the Gross Income
8500 is the Net Income
( after deductions esp. with holding tax )
5000 after deductions of loans
( salary, housing, calamity, car , etc, )
Tithes is 1000 not 850 or 500.
14. b. Tithes must be given to storehouse or
church where you are a member
(GNB)
Bring the full amount of your tithes to the
Temple, so that there will be plenty of food
there. Put me to the test and you will see that I
will open the windows of heaven and pour out
on you in abundance all kinds of good things.
15. b. Tithes must be given to storehouse or
church where you are a member
note:
Brethren abroad should still tithe even 50% of tithes.
They may give their 50% tithes to where church they
attend abroad
- tithes must not be given to a pastor , worker or
anyone.
- tithes must not be spent in donating in something
- DONATION IS YOUR OFFERING
16. a. Expenses in the church esp needs of the
workers of the Lord
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that
there may be food in my house. Test me in
this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I
will not throw open the floodgates of heaven
and pour out so much blessing that you will not
have room enough for it.
2. PURPOSE OF TITHING
17. a. Expenses in the church especially needs of
the workers of the Lord
note:
• The Church is the Body of Christ that the
Lord Jesus loves.
• The tithes and offerings is a means of God
how He meets the needs of His workers
2. PURPOSE OF TITHING
18. a. Open heaven for overflowing financial
blessing
Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that
there may be food in my house. Test me in
this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I
will not throw open the floodgates of heaven
and pour out so much blessing that you will not
have room enough for it.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
19. b. Protection & Prevention from pests and
plagues
Malachi 3:11
I will prevent pests from devouring your
crops, and the vines in your fields will not
cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
20. b. Protection & Prevention from pests and
plagues
(AMP) Malachi 3:11
And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and
plagues] for your sakes and he shall not
destroy the fruits of your ground, neither
shall your vine drop its fruit before the time
in the field, says the Lord of hosts.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
21. c. Delightful land
Malachi 3:12
"Then all the nations will call you
blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land," says the LORD Almighty.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
22. d. Good testimony of a blessed life in the
Lord
Malachi 3:12
"Then all the nations will call you
blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land," says the LORD Almighty.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
23. d. Good testimony of a blessed life in the Lord
(TMSG) Malachi 3:12
"You'll be voted "Happiest Nation.' You'll
experience what it's like to be a country of
grace." GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says so.
3. PROMISES IN TITHING
24. Challenge to commit to
PROPER TITHING to
receive the PROMISED
BLESSINGS!
CONCLUSION:
