DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED (4 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12
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Desired But Not Required (4 of 4)
Series: ABC's of Giving
Jeff Strite
Malachi 3:8-12
The following sermon was used in conjunction with the book "Take God at His Word, Book 2: Expect a Harvest" written by Dr. Kregg Hood, Sweet Publishing (5750 Stratum Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76137)
Dr. Hood has an excellent packet to go with this sermon series that would be well worth your investigation.
OPEN: A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School.
Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. This happened 8 times or so when all of a sudden Billy missed catching it. It rolled down the storm sewer and was gone.
Billy looked skyward and prayed, "Sorry, God."
APPLY: That's the kind of attitude that Israel displayed in the days of Malachi. Israel had come on hard times. Financially they were challenged. They'd lost "their quarter." It had rolled away and they had take to looking skyward and saying "Sorry, God."
AND now, God was taking them to task. Because, under the Old Covenant, the tithe was required. And here in Malachi, God is saying - you folks have "robbed me."
BUT He takes pity on them. He knows that life can be challenging, life can be hard. So He says: "Look folks - test me (Malachi 3:10-12) see if I won't make good on my promises.
I. Now we're no longer under the Old Testament. Now under New Testament or covenant.
We're no longer under a curse if we don't give a "tithe" to God. However, I can tell you with assurance: if we do give the tithe to God, we still get the same blessings that were promised in Malachi Why? BECAUSE the tithe has always been desired by God and always pleases Him.
Now you might say: Jeff how can you possibly say that? If we're no longer under Old Testament, then we're no longer required to give the tithe. BUT I didn't say God "required" the tithe now. What I said was God has always ...
Series: ABC's of Giving
Jeff Strite
Malachi 3:8-12
The following sermon was used in conjunction with the book "Take God at His Word, Book 2: Expect a Harvest" written by Dr. Kregg Hood, Sweet Publishing (5750 Stratum Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76137)
Dr. Hood has an excellent packet to go with this sermon series that would be well worth your investigation.
OPEN: A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School.
Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. This happened 8 times or so when all of a sudden Billy missed catching it. It rolled down the storm sewer and was gone.
Billy looked skyward and prayed, "Sorry, God."
APPLY: That's the kind of attitude that Israel displayed in the days of Malachi. Israel had come on hard times. Financially they were challenged. They'd lost "their quarter." It had rolled away and they had take to looking skyward and saying "Sorry, God."
AND now, God was taking them to task. Because, under the Old Covenant, the tithe was required. And here in Malachi, God is saying - you folks have "robbed me."
BUT He takes pity on them. He knows that life can be challenging, life can be hard. So He says: "Look folks - test me (Malachi 3:10-12) see if I won't make good on my promises.
I. Now we're no longer under the Old Testament. Now under New Testament or covenant.
We're no longer under a curse if we don't give a "tithe" to God. However, I can tell you with assurance: if we do give the tithe to God, we still get the same blessings that were promised in Malachi Why? BECAUSE the tithe has always been desired by God and always pleases Him.
Now you might say: Jeff how can you possibly say that? If we're no longer under Old Testament, then we're no longer required to give the tithe. BUT I didn't say God "required" the tithe now. What I said was God has always ...
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