strapped 4 - ptr. alvin gutierrez - 4pm afternoon service
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PUTTING
GODFIRST
PUTTING GOD FIRST
WHAT ISTITHING?
PUTTING GOD FIRST
TITHING IS RETURNING THE FIRST 10% OF OUR INCOME
TO GOD’S CHURCH
PUTTING GOD FIRST
LEVITICUS 27:30
A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the
soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it
is holy to the LORD...
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TITHEMEANS 10%
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TITHE MEANS 10%Returning—
Technically you are not giving.
You can’t give what isn’t yours.It belongs to God
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TITHING IS GIVING GOD MY FIRST AND BEST SO HE CAN
BLESS THE REST.
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PROVERBS 3:9-10
Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, that there may
be food in my house…
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WHY TITHE?
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TITHINGPROVIDES FORGOD’S WORKTHROUGH THE
CHURCH.
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MALACHI 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, that there may
be food in my house…
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TITHING TEACHES
ME TO PUT GOD FIRST
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DEUTERONOMY 14:23 TLB
The purpose of tithe is to teach
you to always put God first in
your lives.
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SEEK GOD
PUTTING GOD FIRST
1ST OF EVERYTHING
Seek him 1st in the morning,worship him
1st day of the week, fast 1st month of the year.
And the 1st of everything he gives to us!
PUTTING GOD FIRST
REQUIRES FAITH TO GIVE 1ST. IT
DOESN’T REQUIRE FAITH TO GIVE LAST.
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NEVER REALIZED
THAT YOU ARE ROBBING
GOD.
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MALACHI 3:8-98 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me." But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse — the whole nation of you — because you are robbing me.
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MATTHEW 23:23 (NLT)
23 "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,
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MATTHEW 23:23 (NLT)
but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
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TITHING BUILDS
MY FAITH IN GOD
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MALACHI 3:10B
…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.
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I will giveGod my first and
best so he can bless the rest.
Not just financial blessings
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By bringing to God your Tithe
which is 10%, You are making
God your first and that you are
giving your best to Him and He
will bless the 90% that remains in
you and when you used it, it will
met all your needs.
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AS THE SPIRIT LEADS
PUTTING GOD FIRST
When we give to God, we are not deciding how much of our wealth we give: rather, we are determining how much of God’s wealth we keep for our use.