Tithing
Lesson 10: Overcoming Idolatry.
Definition A hindrance is something that prevents us from being obedient to God’s commands. Scripture Reading Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Main Points CANNOT…
Read MoreLesson 9: Overcoming Fear.
Definition A hindrance is something that prevents us from being obedient to God’s commands. Scripture Reading Matthew 25:25, “So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.” Main Points SO I WAS AFRAID: Fear is a powerful emotion that can prevent you from doing the…
Read MoreLesson 8: Overcoming Pride
Definition A hindrance is something that prevents us from being obedient to God’s commands. Scripture Reading Proverbs 3:5-10, “5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in…
Read MoreLesson 14: The Tithe is a Partnership with God.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Genesis 28:20-22, “20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I…
Read MoreLesson 13: The Tithe is Mandated for All.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 16:2, “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.”…
Read MoreLesson 12: The Tithe Breaks Greed Through Obedience.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Main Points YOU CANNOT…
Read MoreLesson 11: The Tithe Tests Our Maturity.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Galatians 6:4-7, “4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load. 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in…
Read MoreLesson 10: The Tithe Advances God’s Kingdom.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Malachi 3:10-12, “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…
Read MoreLesson 9: We Should be Faithful to Tithe.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Malachi 3:6-8, “6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me,…
Read MoreLesson 8: The Tithe Must Be a Priority.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Genesis 4:2-5, “2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.…
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