The Mites that Became Mighty
J. Gerald Harris
Mark 12: 41-44
When we (Thomas Hammond, Larry Wynn and I) selected the sermons we were going to preach in this series, I said I would preach on giving or stewardship. I love to preach on giving, because the promises to those who tithe or who give generously are incredible.
When I was here as your interim pastor over five years ago, I preached a sermon on stewardship from Malachi 3:8-10. In fact, it was September 15, 2013. That text contains a wonderful promise to those who have learned the lesson of tithing. It says, ''Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house; and prove me in this, says the Lord of hosts, and see if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.''
Let me give you another promise: Luke 16:10-11. Jesus is speaking here and says, ''He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and the who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to you trust the true riches.''
You might ask, What is the ''true riches?'' True riches is the ability to access the resources of heaven. Let me illustrate -- which would you rather be able to do - have the money to pay for the meal for 5,000 people or break five loaves and two fish and multiply it enough to feed 5,000 people?
Here is an illustration about accessing the true riches. In Luke 9 we have the story of the transfiguration of Jesus. After Jesus was gloriously transfigured, he came down the mountain only to be met by a distressed father with an afflicted son. The father said, ''My son is possessed of an evil spirit which causes him to have convulsions and casts him on the ground and he foams at the mouth. I took him to your disciples to be healed, but they could do nothing.'' Do you know what - they were not able to access the reso ...
J. Gerald Harris
Mark 12: 41-44
When we (Thomas Hammond, Larry Wynn and I) selected the sermons we were going to preach in this series, I said I would preach on giving or stewardship. I love to preach on giving, because the promises to those who tithe or who give generously are incredible.
When I was here as your interim pastor over five years ago, I preached a sermon on stewardship from Malachi 3:8-10. In fact, it was September 15, 2013. That text contains a wonderful promise to those who have learned the lesson of tithing. It says, ''Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house; and prove me in this, says the Lord of hosts, and see if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.''
Let me give you another promise: Luke 16:10-11. Jesus is speaking here and says, ''He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and the who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to you trust the true riches.''
You might ask, What is the ''true riches?'' True riches is the ability to access the resources of heaven. Let me illustrate -- which would you rather be able to do - have the money to pay for the meal for 5,000 people or break five loaves and two fish and multiply it enough to feed 5,000 people?
Here is an illustration about accessing the true riches. In Luke 9 we have the story of the transfiguration of Jesus. After Jesus was gloriously transfigured, he came down the mountain only to be met by a distressed father with an afflicted son. The father said, ''My son is possessed of an evil spirit which causes him to have convulsions and casts him on the ground and he foams at the mouth. I took him to your disciples to be healed, but they could do nothing.'' Do you know what - they were not able to access the reso ...
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