The January 10th, 2021 Morning Worship Service at Plainfield Christian Church in Comstock Park, MI
Preacher: Bruce Wilson
Youth Minister: Brady Jester
Children’s Minister: Wade Harrier
Worship Leader: Katie Winstanley
Learn more at https://www.pccmi.org/
Songs: CCLI #2228009
Sermon:
Series: Stewardship – Taking God at His Word #2:
Tithe If You Love Jesus; Anyone Can Honk
Scripture:
Malachi 3:6-10
Proverbs 3:9-10
Genesis 9:12-16
Deuteronomy 6:16
Matthew 4:7
Notes:
Money can change your attitude and who you are as a person.
Sometimes, Christians get swept up in a debate over whether or not we’re required to tithe, when that’s not the real question. The real question is, does the promise of Malachi 3:9-10 still apply today?
Our decision to give at least 10% of our income back to God reflects our reliance on Him as the source of all our blessings.
The text is not really a command. The Lord invites His people to test Him, to try an experiment.
He dares you to give Him a chance to prove what you can never know except through personal experience.
1. God wants to prove to you that He is Lord of everything, not just a God of spiritual things.
It acknowledged that all of the flock, every acre of the crop, every penny of a person's bank account, actually belonged to the Lord.
2. The Lord also wants to prove that He hasn't changed.
3. You will personally discover that God keeps His Word.
A. You will learn, for example, the truth of Jesus' statement, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
B. You will also discover that tithing will never be any easier than it is right now.
C. You will learn that the Lord can make 90% go farther with His help than 100% without His involvement.