WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:15.679 Hallo new. Yeah, are we doing praise the Lord? Look at you. 2 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:21.719 You look amazing, every one of you. Wow, and you're in 3 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:27.000 the house of the Lord. Huh. How cool is that? Yeah, 4 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:33.799 we're doing something new today. We're gonna try this for fun. I don't 5 00:00:33.799 --> 00:00:36.200 know what next week we'll bring, but can y'all bring it? Let me 6 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:42.359 see it, you'll see it. Are we Okay? We're going out there 7 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:49.000 too. Okay, let's stand pray over the word llelujah, see if we 8 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:53.320 can have some fun this morning. Amen, Father, we thank you that 9 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:59.719 you're here. We thank you that you are lifting us up, Holy Spirit, 10 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:07.480 best friend, best couch, victorious warrior, overcoming one. We thank 11 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:11.239 you that you're near to us, near to our hearts, and we receive 12 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:17.480 from you this morning. We open our hearts to hear from you and accept 13 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:23.879 the living Word and Jesus name. Everybody said, Amen, man shall not 14 00:01:25.000 --> 00:01:29.200 live by bread alone, wonder bread, friend's bread, or any kind of 15 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:30.920 bread, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God a man. 16 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:36.840 God gives us the power to overcome. Yes, So we're so glad 17 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:38.879 for that. I'm so glad for that. I'm going to talk to you 18 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:49.400 today about tithing again, because I'm up to bat and so it's it's my 19 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.000 joy to talk to you about this. And you know, I want to 20 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:59.079 just you know, from the get go, because you're already nervous, so 21 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:02.560 you know us from the get go. I want to give you this Deuteronomy 22 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:09.680 eight eighteen. Remember it is the Lord who gives you the power to create 23 00:02:09.800 --> 00:02:20.159 wealth in order to confirm the covenant that he swore to your father's. So 24 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:23.520 I want to give you this immediately. Is that God's not trying to get 25 00:02:23.639 --> 00:02:28.319 more. He's not trying to get money from you. He's trying to get 26 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:35.080 money to you. God is not trying to get blessing from you. He's 27 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:39.159 trying to get blessing to you. There's nothing in the Word of God that 28 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:45.759 is all about God removing heaven from you. It's all about getting heaven to 29 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:52.680 you. How could God be calling us into a principle that contradicts the very 30 00:02:52.719 --> 00:02:58.719 prayer of Jesus, pray this way, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be 31 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:08.039 done on earth as it is in How could the Lord call us to praise 32 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:20.960 something that contradicts God's will? The two meet together, right, So you 33 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:28.479 gotta remember that because we want to hang on to our money, don't we 34 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:31.319 We want to hang on to our money. So I looked at a couple 35 00:03:31.479 --> 00:03:35.400 I thought, well, you know, I'm just gonna look up some statistical 36 00:03:35.439 --> 00:03:38.879 stuff. And and so I looked at a little bit of statistical stuff. 37 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:46.680 There's a Barner Research Group, there's the Tithely Research Group, there's the the 38 00:03:46.759 --> 00:03:50.520 Pew Research Group. It's called the Pew. Uh. So I was looking 39 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:54.879 at all this stuff, and you know what the average you know what, 40 00:03:55.319 --> 00:04:00.599 you know what the tithing percentage is in America. But the the tithing percentage 41 00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:04.039 in America is lower than any inn place on the planet, which is sad. 42 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:12.840 So people are more, people are more engaged financially elsewhere than they are 43 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:16.480 in America. Tithing has dropped. The five percent five percent of Christians in 44 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:25.079 America are tithing? Is that amazing? Five percent of Christians in America or 45 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:30.439 tithing. I think that's pretty bad. One in what is five percent? 46 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:33.720 I mean that's I mean, that is really bad, right, that's one 47 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:39.319 in twenty or tithing. Now, what the statistics shows, though, is 48 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:45.680 that the average giving across the church is two point five percent of give of 49 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:48.040 income. It's not ten percent, which is a tithe. The tithe means 50 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:55.079 ten percent bring the tenth part that the average giving is two point five percent, 51 00:04:55.240 --> 00:05:00.279 not ten percent. So a lot of Christians are actually giving, but 52 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:09.199 they're giving a tip. That was a pretty good home Dennis. That was 53 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:14.639 one of the finest renditions on that song I've ever heard. And then Laura 54 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:17.839 did so good and Pastor had a moderately good sermon. I think that's worth 55 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:27.040 fifty dollars right there. Two point five percent. So people are giving, 56 00:05:27.079 --> 00:05:32.480 they just aren't. And what the other research shows is that ninety nine percent 57 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:40.399 of American pastors believe in tithing, but only thirty three percent will ever talk 58 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:46.720 about it. So the majority of our churches, we're never hearing about tithing. 59 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:49.279 It's never being brought up. We talked about giving. We have giving 60 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:54.800 boxes in the back. A lot of churches are actually existing right now on 61 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:59.319 giving boxes in the back, and we're just kind of hoping that people give. 62 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:05.879 The problem is is that we are we are falling short of leading you 63 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:12.879 as pastors. We're falling short of leading you into one of the most significant 64 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:19.759 things you could possibly do as a Christian. Let's throw up the benefits if 65 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:23.800 you've get the benefits slide, let's throw up the benefits slide. So I 66 00:06:23.800 --> 00:06:30.199 identified ten blessings, ten promises to tithing to those that tie that. We've 67 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:31.959 got ten of those up here, and I'm going to touch on a little 68 00:06:31.959 --> 00:06:34.800 bit of these as we go here today. But the first one, the 69 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:41.040 ninety percent remaining comes under a sanctified blessing. That's the first fruits principle. 70 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:46.279 I'm going to talk about that probably frequently as we go through today's message. 71 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:54.199 The ninety percent remaining comes under a sanctified blessing, meaning the ninety percent gets 72 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:58.920 blessed by God in these crazy, crazy ways. The next one you inherit 73 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:00.879 the spiritual riches of the Kingdom of Heaven. By the way, this is 74 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:05.120 Luke. If you wonder where these are at. This next one is Luke 75 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:08.959 sixteen. If you want to write that down, I think it's like Luke 76 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:14.199 sixteen verses one through nine, or verses one through ten somewhere in there, 77 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:19.879 and the top of your Bible passage might say the shrewd business manager or something 78 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:25.319 like that. It gives you a paragraphical title as well to Luke sixteen. 79 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:31.360 But Luke sixteen is there and it talks about inherishing spiritual riches. Did you 80 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:40.800 know if we withhold treasure, then God says he withhold this treasure. So 81 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:48.839 actually opening up treasure or a giving of tithe opens up a spiritual breakthrough over 82 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:53.920 your life. And then I'm thinking, Okay, let's talk about American churches. 83 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:57.839 Let's talk about churches worldwide. If we need a revival and we've been 84 00:07:57.879 --> 00:08:01.600 praying for revivally, we've been coveting revival. We've been desiring a revival. 85 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:05.040 And we have people who bring their bodies but not their wallets to church. 86 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:11.120 No wonder, there's an absence of revelation, no wonder. There's an absence 87 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:13.439 of power, no wonder. There's an absence of the anointing. No wonder. 88 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:16.639 There's an absence of healing and signs and wonders. No wonder, there's 89 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:22.800 an absence of revival. Because true riches are released when we bring treasure. 90 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:30.399 When we bring earthly treasure, he relieves his spiritual riches. We are entrusted 91 00:08:30.439 --> 00:08:33.840 with greater management responsibility because to him who can be trusted with a little thing, 92 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:39.200 they can also be trusted with much. This is all we don't need 93 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.639 to go there. This is all Luke sixteen. But thank you Devin. 94 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:46.600 And then because we're not going to hover on this, and then you'll be 95 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:50.279 given property of your own. That's all out of that Luke sixteen as well. 96 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:54.720 Malachi three. How many have you've heard sermons out of Malakai three? 97 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:01.159 Ends up everywhere? If you've heard sermons out of Malakai three, No, 98 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:03.480 I'm serious. This is good to know. This is good. This is 99 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.440 a survey. This is a pastoral survey. Malachi three sermons, hands up 100 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:11.759 because if you look around, that's only about fifteen twenty percent. So that's 101 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:16.879 good to talk about this. So Malachi three outlines a bunch of other blessings. 102 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:22.720 It says, when you bring the tide into the house of the Lord, 103 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:28.080 that you come under an open heaven of opportunity in favor. You receive 104 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:33.720 Father's protection against theft and loss. You become enviable. You become enviable. 105 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:39.679 God sets you apart that body, that zion, that house, that nation, 106 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:45.600 that people, that family, They become enviable nations. Others will call 107 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:48.480 you blessed when you bring tide. Then God will see to it. He's 108 00:09:48.559 --> 00:09:54.039 literally going to get more to you and bless you with more when you bring 109 00:09:54.080 --> 00:10:01.720 the tide and you become a delightful land. Okay, that might mean your 110 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:05.799 garden might produce. I don't I don't know, you might get land. 111 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:11.039 The last one is out of the last two, the last one, the 112 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:16.639 last one one. Essentially, I'm not going to go deeply. I'm saving 113 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:20.679 number ten. Number ten might be a whole sermon. I don't know. 114 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:26.080 Escape the oppression of fear and greed. Did you know that the signs of 115 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:28.879 the stock market are actually the bull and the bear are actually the signs of 116 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:33.159 fear and greed? Did you know that? I want to get into that. 117 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:37.720 I want to get into mammon and what mammon is, and how mammon 118 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:41.120 is a spirit that is juxtaposed to the spirit of God. I want to 119 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:46.000 talk about that, but it's not today's message. But number nine Enjoy long, 120 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:50.200 lightful fulfillment. If you want to write that down. That's out of 121 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:54.519 Luke chapter twelve, where it says that a certain man had a great harvest, 122 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:58.799 that his crops were going great, his business was expanding, and so 123 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:03.360 he said, I'm going to build bigger barns, and I'm going to store 124 00:11:03.440 --> 00:11:07.120 up my goods and Essentially, he's said, and I'm going to hang onto 125 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:13.799 my goods. It's interesting God doesn't judge that the harvest is growing. God 126 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:20.639 doesn't judge that there's a great harvest happening. What happens is the story goes 127 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:24.159 that God says, this night your life will be required of you. And 128 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:28.840 then it ends the parable with this, these are the words of Jesus. 129 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:35.440 So it will be with him who is rich in goods and not rich toward 130 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:43.799 God, rich in goods and not rich toward God. God is blessing us. 131 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:50.600 And I think the blessing, the blessing comes first, and then the 132 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:56.919 opportunity to respond with thanksgiving, with honor, with recognition, and to bring 133 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.919 and to bring a tithe. So anyway, those are those are some blessings 134 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:07.519 and great things that happen. And what we established a couple of weeks while 135 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:13.559 I was diving into this, we established that the tithe is biblical. We 136 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:22.120 established that the tithe is biblical, and the tithe is biblical even today. 137 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:26.720 The tithe is biblical even today. And remember tithe means tenth tenth part, 138 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:35.039 tenth percent, tenth part. Everybody say tenth part, ten percent. And 139 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:39.120 remember we talked about how that the tithe is the first fruit. We're going 140 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:41.960 to get into that. If you make five thousand a month, it's five 141 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.840 hundred is your tithe, even though you might have taxes that popped in here 142 00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:52.600 and stole three hundred and fifty. I shouldn't use the words steel, because 143 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:58.039 we have all sorts of wonderful benefits in our American culture for taxes that taxes 144 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:01.919 give us. But if if three fifty came, then you know your end 145 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:09.279 result is maybe less than that. But the tithe is a first fruits, 146 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.600 or they say first fruits. So therefore it's actually based on the five. 147 00:13:13.639 --> 00:13:16.200 Now, if you're if you're self employed and you're running a business, and 148 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:22.120 you brought in five thousand grows, and then you had supplies like Ugo and 149 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:28.559 Arena for pure clean, and you had supplies of six hundred dollars, then 150 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:39.919 it's oh my math, Jesus, stick the wheel. Then you're tithe would 151 00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:46.799 be coming after those overhead expenses. Right, Yeah, it's not on gross 152 00:13:46.840 --> 00:13:58.080 earnings, it's on gross earnings minus overhead. Yeah, so then your tithe 153 00:13:58.159 --> 00:14:01.519 is four forty. Right, that's your tithe, the four forty, even 154 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:07.200 though taxes might sneak in here and take some Yes, this is the way 155 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:13.039 it works. And if and if your income is one hundred thousand in a 156 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:20.399 month and you have expenses of twenty thousand because you paid employee payroll and you 157 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:24.039 had all this other stuff going on, your tithe is not on a hundred 158 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:31.360 thousand. Your tithe is on your earnings before taxes. So your tithe is 159 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:41.559 on eighty thousand. Okay, that's why it works. Thank you, God 160 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:54.360 bless you. If you want to pay tithe on the gross earnings before expenses, 161 00:14:54.519 --> 00:15:03.759 you're welcome to God bless you. Right it out to New Horizon Church. 162 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:09.840 So we showed you this biblical Because we showed you this, we showed 163 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:15.919 you that here's the law right, and this is the law of Moses. 164 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:26.679 And under the law of Moses, the priests received the tithe. And the 165 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:28.720 priests received the tithe because as a part of the law of Moses, there 166 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:33.639 was the sacrificial system, and there was the tabernacle, and all of that 167 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:39.159 was to be cared for and it was all to bring the people into at 168 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:46.399 one with God. Atonement is at one month. So the priesthood was meant 169 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:54.120 to reconcile the people to God. So one facet of the law was the 170 00:15:54.120 --> 00:16:00.399 ten Commandments and the six hundred and the ten Commandments and the six hundred and 171 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:04.000 thirteen other commandments. Right, that was the one aspect of the law, 172 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:11.840 ten commandments, But that was only one portion of the law. The other 173 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:18.200 facet of the law that was super important, maybe more important, was the 174 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:25.200 sacramental, the sacrificial system that was to bring the people into atonement at one 175 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:30.200 month with God so that they would be reconciled. And so a lot of 176 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:33.480 us see the tithes starting there because we have all these scriptures that talk about 177 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:41.600 the tithe starting there, But actually the tithes started back here in Genesis fourteen 178 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:49.440 with Abraham and mel Kezedek. And Abraham is the father of those who walk 179 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:53.360 by faith. Abraham is the founder of our faith. So this is where 180 00:16:53.360 --> 00:17:00.879 the tithes started, Verses seventeen through twenty. And remember the cover with Abraham 181 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:07.039 started in Genesis twelve where Abraham is called out of her of the Keldys to 182 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:11.440 the land that I will show you, and then he leads him over to 183 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:15.200 this land, where he says, lit up your eyes, and as far 184 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:18.680 as you can see, I'm going to give that to you. And it's 185 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:26.799 there that he has the first recorded profitable event where he defeats five kings and 186 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:32.960 he plunders those five kings. And when he comes back from the first ever 187 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:40.599 story about increase, the first ever story about plunder or increase or wealth now 188 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:45.559 under covenant with God. As he comes back, he's met by this gentleman, 189 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:52.279 this priest called mel Kasiedek. Remember that everybody say mel Kazadick. So 190 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:56.599 mel Kazadick is his priest that he meets when he comes back. And it's 191 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:04.559 that priest that blesses him. And it's that priest of whom he gives a 192 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:12.000 tithe. He gives ten percent of all of the plunder to Malkazedek. So 193 00:18:12.039 --> 00:18:18.039 that's where tithing actually started. And Malkazedek is actually a type of Christ. 194 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.920 But he's actually a third dimensional being. He's not an angel, he's not 195 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:29.799 a spirit. Angels don't need to eat, Angels don't have tents and houses, 196 00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:40.240 angels don't drive donkeys. He's actually a third dimensional being that has a 197 00:18:40.279 --> 00:18:45.039 priesthood, right, And so wherever you know, wherever there's a priesthood, 198 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:53.440 wherever there is wherever there's third dimensional realities. There's third dimensional needs, right, 199 00:18:55.799 --> 00:18:59.839 So this is interesting. Then actually I want to suggest a couple other 200 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.480 things. So you get that, you get the Malkasitic thing done. So 201 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:12.319 actually this is really cool because then Hebrews seven tells us that Aaron and the 202 00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:19.759 Levites are actually that they actually have a valid priesthood, and that they actually 203 00:19:19.799 --> 00:19:30.920 have the authority to receive the tithe of the people under the Mosaic law because 204 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:44.799 Abraham gave ten percent to Melkesitic, who was actually the Christ. He was 205 00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:55.759 a type of Christ. Hebrews seven tells us that he had no genealogy and 206 00:19:55.880 --> 00:20:07.640 that he was as Christ, and that actually the priesthood that we're now under 207 00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:22.720 is the restored mel Keasidic priesthood. Can you see this over here? Not 208 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.119 too well, Zach. He'd be better up there, wouldn't it. Yeah, 209 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:30.400 I'll try to do the doodle. I'd be a lot that. I'd 210 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:34.119 be a lot better. Oh my word, look at you. What was 211 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:45.119 your lifted? Okay, maybe if it's back at here, Maybe I got 212 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.319 it too far forward. Oh no, that probably helps a little bit right 213 00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:52.599 there. Maybe, Okay, go ahead, All right, well, okay, 214 00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:55.160 with all this, I want to suggest you's something weird, though, 215 00:20:55.839 --> 00:21:02.920 everybody up for something different. I want to suggest to you that the tithe 216 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:08.759 actually started back here in Genesis four. And I wouldn't suggest to you that 217 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:17.000 even in Genesis three that there were the type of the tithe, because the 218 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:22.759 tithe is all about the thing that God says is his. The tithe is 219 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:26.559 all about something that is holy, something devoted to him, something set apart 220 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:33.759 for him, something that he says is his, it's not ours. And 221 00:21:33.839 --> 00:21:40.279 so these were actually precursors to the tithe that they didn't use the word tithe, 222 00:21:40.640 --> 00:21:45.119 and they didn't use the word or the inference ten percent. But back 223 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:55.839 here in Genesis four, there was talk with Cain and Abel about bringing God 224 00:21:56.000 --> 00:22:02.759 a sacrifice and what an appropriate sec prifice would be. And so Kane and 225 00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:07.119 Abel were both instructed to bring a sacrifice, and they were both instructed on 226 00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:14.599 what a acceptable sacrifice would be. But in Genesis four, versus one through 227 00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:23.119 seven, it says that Able broad a first fruits. This is a big 228 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:27.359 deal. The first fruits thing is so big. And I think I told 229 00:22:27.400 --> 00:22:33.960 you a few weeks ago that when I got some provoking conviction on this, 230 00:22:34.279 --> 00:22:38.480 you know, a few years ago, I'm like, honey, are we 231 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:42.960 right in our tithe check as the first thing? Because I'm because I'm like, 232 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:47.000 I don't think we are. I think, you know, it could 233 00:22:47.039 --> 00:22:49.119 be. I mean, you know, it's like you could be faithful in 234 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:52.960 your tithing, and we are faithful in our tithing. So then you can 235 00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:56.039 think, well, it really doesn't matter. We're going to be faithful anyway. 236 00:22:56.119 --> 00:22:59.200 So this is going to be. It could be our third check, 237 00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:04.319 our tenth check. It could be our you know, our fifth debit transaction 238 00:23:04.599 --> 00:23:10.400 or bank transaction. But the more I thought about it in light of scripture, 239 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:14.759 I'm like, no, this needs to be our first transaction. This 240 00:23:14.839 --> 00:23:19.839 needs to be our first first transaction. And then I think that the tithe 241 00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:26.279 is actually there's something hidden here with Cain and Abel, because it says that 242 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:36.559 Caine just brought some miscellaneous fruit to the Lord, but that Abel brought the 243 00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:45.079 first fruit up to the Lord, and so Abel's offering was actually acceptable, 244 00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:52.359 and a blessing came on him. A blessing came on Abel so powerfully that 245 00:23:52.440 --> 00:23:59.920 it was noted, it was notable, and it stirred up anger and jealous 246 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:07.400 and frustration and envy with Kane so much so that Kane wanted to take his 247 00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:14.440 life right. And then if you look at the passage, God rebukes. 248 00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:18.960 God actually rebukes Caine. He gives him a rebuke, and he says, 249 00:24:21.319 --> 00:24:25.039 why is your face downcast? What's going on? If you would just do 250 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:30.279 what's right, then I would bless you. Blessing would come on you. 251 00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:33.839 You would be fine if you would do just right, just do what's right. 252 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:38.880 But if you don't, sin is couching at your door and it wants 253 00:24:38.920 --> 00:24:45.799 to have you. But you must master it well. The mastering of the 254 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:51.319 sin that was couching at his door was not just the hatred or the anger 255 00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:53.880 that he had now for able, but it was the rebellion because he wouldn't 256 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:59.039 believe God. And the whole first frust thing, all the way through, 257 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:03.680 the whole first fruit thing, is that the first fruit belongs to God. 258 00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:08.559 It doesn't belong to me. The first fruit belongs to God. Let's go 259 00:25:08.599 --> 00:25:15.240 to Levitica's twenty seven thirty through thirty three. While we're on this, A 260 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:21.079 tithe of everything from the land, whether a grain from the soil or fruit 261 00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:23.680 from the trees, belongs to the Lord. It is holy to the Lord. 262 00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:27.279 Everybody say, holy to the Lord. It belongs to the Lord. 263 00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:30.480 You know, this is this is really I mean, I'm just telling you 264 00:25:30.599 --> 00:25:34.680 something weird. Before you came to the Lord, one hundred percent of your 265 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:40.440 money was yours. But once you came to the Lord, only ninety percent 266 00:25:40.519 --> 00:25:47.920 of your money is yours. And that's the biblical truth. Ten percent belongs 267 00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:52.000 to the Lord. It's holy to the Lord. It's called the first fruit, 268 00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:55.480 the first of all that you make. It's actually holding the Lord. 269 00:25:55.559 --> 00:25:59.839 It is a biblical principle, all through a scripture, and it's actually his. 270 00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:03.839 Whoever would really okay, whoever would redeem any value of the tide, 271 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:08.480 must add a fifth to it. Keep going, every tide of the herd, 272 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:12.759 the flock. The tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's rod will be 273 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:18.319 holy to the Lord. No one may pick out the good from the bad, 274 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:22.480 or make any substitution. If anyone does, both the animal and its 275 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:29.599 substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed. The point that I want you to 276 00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:33.599 see is this is how our first fruits works. A first fruit is a 277 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:36.839 holy thing. It actually belongs to the Lord. Let me give you a 278 00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:40.839 couple other verses on this first fruit thing, because this is so critical, 279 00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:45.440 and it's why so if you've if you've wondered about Cain and Abel, the 280 00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:52.279 problem wasn't that Kine brought fruit and Able brought fat offerings. That's not the 281 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:59.359 problem. The problem is is that Cain didn't bring the first fruit of his 282 00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:04.720 fruit, and he was clearly instructed to. So let me, I want 283 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.960 to read some of our first fruit stuff to you, and then I want 284 00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:15.839 you to entertain this because this kind of hit me is that could the tree 285 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:22.960 of knowledge of good and evil? Could that have actually been a tithing issue? 286 00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:30.200 Because God says, look at all this, I'm gonna give you all 287 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:33.720 of this. Look at this beautiful eating, Look at this beautiful orchard, 288 00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:37.400 Look at all this fruit that I've prepared you, But just don't touch this 289 00:27:37.400 --> 00:27:45.759 one. This one's mine. This one's mine. You can eat of all 290 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:49.720 of the rest of this, but don't eat of this one. This one's 291 00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:56.359 mine. This is what's happening when we eat the tithe that we're actually eating 292 00:27:56.400 --> 00:28:00.920 the first fruit. We're actually eating the thing that he says is his, 293 00:28:03.359 --> 00:28:06.640 and we don't realize it, but we're missing out on at least ten of 294 00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:11.720 those crazy blessings that God would pour out upon our lives to set us apart. 295 00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:15.559 And our lives really don't differ. Maybe if we're not tithing, I 296 00:28:15.599 --> 00:28:18.759 don't know, maybe our lives don't differ that much from other Christians. Well 297 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:22.799 sure, don't you realize other Christians aren't tithing. Don't compare your life with 298 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:37.680 others who aren't tithing. They're not trusting god fully either. Anyway, I 299 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:40.960 just I just had that little I don't know what it was, but I 300 00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:45.599 just like, oh, my word. I wonder if that is part of 301 00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:51.079 what was happening with the Tree of Good and evil, is that it was 302 00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:56.680 the first of God giving them something and saying, but don't touch this one, 303 00:28:56.759 --> 00:29:07.440 it's mine. Another first fruits thought if you want, if you want 304 00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:11.240 another first fruits thought, Proverbs three nine through ten. You guys know this 305 00:29:11.279 --> 00:29:15.720 one. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all 306 00:29:15.759 --> 00:29:21.200 your crops. Then your barns will be filled to overflowing. He doesn't mind 307 00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:26.559 you having barnes. You know what chases? I mean, I know I 308 00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:30.000 really don't like him, but you know what, wells Fargo is it chases. 309 00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:37.839 It's your modern barn, your modern barn. Hello, have you got 310 00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:41.079 a bank account? Anybody got a bank account in the building, Let the 311 00:29:41.119 --> 00:29:48.759 barn account. Then your barns will be filled to overflowing. And your vats, 312 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:56.240 anybody got a vat? A vat is where you store your combucco new 313 00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:59.559 Burpee wine. You gotta have. I had a couple of kabooches yesterday. 314 00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:00.519 You know what that is. I don't know if I'm saying it right, 315 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:03.440 but it's just the fizzy drink. And I told Joel, I said, 316 00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:07.519 this is my beer, Honey, this is my beer. I just I 317 00:30:07.599 --> 00:30:11.559 just need one of these things right here. It's good for the tummy, 318 00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:18.680 rarely good for the growing rummy. Then your vats will brim over with new 319 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:22.640 wine. When when will your barns be filled with overflowing? When will your 320 00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:26.359 vats brim with new wine? When you honor the Lord with the first fruits 321 00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:30.559 of your crops, listeners, Israel was the first fruits of all the nations. 322 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:33.640 We know God is after all the nations. We know God is going 323 00:30:33.680 --> 00:30:37.720 to harvest all the nations. You have been harvested out of the nations. 324 00:30:38.200 --> 00:30:41.480 You are the result of God doing something with the nations. But listen to 325 00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:47.079 what he said through Jeremiah. Jeremiah two, verse three, Israel was holy 326 00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:52.200 to the Lord, the first of his harvest of the nations. All who 327 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:57.680 ate of it became guilty. Evil came upon them, declares the Lord. 328 00:30:59.039 --> 00:31:03.519 Oh that's why you don't mess with Israel. Why don't you mess with Israel. 329 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:07.039 Well, because they were the set apart. They were the holy, 330 00:31:07.440 --> 00:31:10.720 They were the first fruits of all the nations. They were God something. 331 00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:15.039 God was doing something special with Israel. That whatever he fashioned with Israel, 332 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:21.400 did with Israel, that he would then bring all of the nations into They 333 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:27.720 were a first fruits. And we talked about that in the Blessing of the 334 00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:33.720 First Fruits. Is that when we bring our first fruits, then God sanctifies 335 00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:37.680 the whole. He does something with the rest of it. When we bring 336 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:42.200 this in the ten percent and we sent it apart to Him and we've recognized 337 00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:48.119 that it's holy His Listen to this, Jesus is the first fruits of resurrection. 338 00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:52.400 This is a big principle. I don't even know if I've got a 339 00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:55.599 full grasp on it, but all through scripture, this is a big, 340 00:31:55.720 --> 00:32:01.480 big principle and our money is woven into this principle, our fruitfulness, our 341 00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:08.119 prosperity. First Corinthians, fifteen twenty. But Christ has indeed been raised from 342 00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:13.039 the dead the first fruits of those who fallen asleep. For since death came 343 00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:15.400 through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man, 344 00:32:15.759 --> 00:32:19.880 who in Adam all die. So in Christ all will be made alive. 345 00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:23.559 But each in turn Christ the first fruits. Then, when he comes those 346 00:32:23.599 --> 00:32:32.279 who belong to him. The blessing that comes on the ten percent, the 347 00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:38.319 blessing that comes on the first that you give to God. God intends to 348 00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:46.880 put that whole blessing on the ninety percent. Isn't that crazy? Isn't that 349 00:32:46.920 --> 00:32:54.759 amazing? So God's doing God's doing some interesting things here. First Corinthians chapter 350 00:32:57.200 --> 00:33:08.720 nine, thirteen and fourteen affirm that the Gospel, the Gospel message is the 351 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:17.480 message of Jesus, who is the high priest according to the order of melk 352 00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:27.079 Kazedek. He has stepped into the priesthood of melk Zedek, and Jesus fulfills 353 00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:36.039 that priesthood, and in doing so fulfills the promise given to Abraham. The 354 00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:42.880 law was only given until the seed of the promise would come Jesus, and 355 00:33:42.920 --> 00:33:50.160 then we enter into we enter into the priesthood of Jesus. Ephesians chapter four, 356 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:57.720 four through eight says that when he ascended, he gave gifts to men. 357 00:33:58.519 --> 00:34:05.559 When he ascended, then he appointed and gave gifts to men, offices, 358 00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:13.159 callings to men, so that they would fulfill he is priesthood. So 359 00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:16.960 we actually all that with my microphone. Sorry, I got a bad wire. 360 00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:27.119 So we actually this is interesting. Church leaders who are called of God 361 00:34:28.239 --> 00:34:36.519 or called of Jesus actually are serving under the fulfilled Melchizedek priesthood, which is 362 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:42.559 Jesus. And that's why he says that those who serve in the gospel in 363 00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:49.239 this way should receive their living from those who are benefactors of the gospel, 364 00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:54.679 which is the message of promise, it's the message of faith, it's the 365 00:34:54.719 --> 00:35:04.320 good news, it's the message of the kingdom. So sorry, I got 366 00:35:04.360 --> 00:35:07.280 a bad wire. Who though there's nothing you can do about it. In 367 00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:15.440 the booth, it is my it's running in my jeans. It's not a 368 00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:19.880 booth, not a booth fix. I think it's a gene fix. I 369 00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:28.639 need softer jeans. So I want you to see this though this is interesting 370 00:35:28.880 --> 00:35:34.320 is that the tithing is actually and it was here too. This is what 371 00:35:34.400 --> 00:35:39.880 it was here with Abraham. Tithing was recognizing spiritual authority, spiritual power, 372 00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:46.679 spiritual covering over your life. Abraham comes back from winning this giant battle. 373 00:35:47.039 --> 00:35:51.760 He's got three hundred and eighteen servants with him. He comes back, they've 374 00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:57.559 got the plunder of five kings. And he comes back and meets mel Kezedek 375 00:35:58.400 --> 00:36:06.559 and he offers or gives him ten percent of all this plunder because in he 376 00:36:06.719 --> 00:36:15.000 recognizes spiritual authority, spiritual covering and where the victory came from. Right, 377 00:36:15.639 --> 00:36:20.239 and so this is still the way it works to that the reason that we 378 00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:23.840 bring money to the church is because, like mel Kasdick wasn't an angel. 379 00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:29.280 He had a tangible, tangible being and he had needs. Likewise, your 380 00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:36.239 church leaders aren't angels. Your church leaders eat during the week, they sleep, 381 00:36:37.519 --> 00:36:39.800 some of them, some of them because they're highly spiritual, they sleep 382 00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:47.920 on sistel mats and hard futons. But most of your church leaders here sleep 383 00:36:49.039 --> 00:37:00.000 on pillow tops with foam. Trying to be fun and you're not even laughing. 384 00:37:00.119 --> 00:37:07.159 This is the driest crowd, or that mercy tough crowd. Tough crowd. 385 00:37:07.639 --> 00:37:13.360 Okay, so your church leaders have needs, so you're actually you're giving. 386 00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:19.079 You're giving into these church leaders. That's the practical side, because the 387 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:24.159 church leaders are caring for the flock, they're meeting in prayer, they're called 388 00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:30.800 of God, they're nurturing and equipping. That's the kind of the practical side 389 00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:35.239 is that they have needs. But on the spiritual side, you're actually not 390 00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:39.960 giving in the church leaders at all, because you might think, have you 391 00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:45.440 seen Pastor Dwayne, He doesn't need another dime. That man's driving a Mercedes 392 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:54.440 BNS, a black Mercedes bens. At that mind, ye's ancient mool. 393 00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:59.880 But nonetheless, that man is so wealthy he doesn't need another dime. Besides 394 00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:04.000 that, have you seen the way he talks to his wife when she doesn't 395 00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:09.199 put the rat sugar in his coffee? He gets so arrogant and upset. 396 00:38:10.000 --> 00:38:14.519 I'm not going to give that manidim? Is it twelve thirty six? What 397 00:38:14.679 --> 00:38:20.079 happened to our time? The first service? I had hours? We have 398 00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:28.400 to close six minutes ago? Oh my word? So you might you might 399 00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:31.079 think, though, I don't want to give into impure leadership or faulty leadership. 400 00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:36.199 Well, guess what, you can't find any impure leadership on the planet. 401 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:42.119 You can't find leadership without faults on the planet. Neither could they during 402 00:38:42.199 --> 00:38:47.119 this period over here. Right, So, on the practical side, you're 403 00:38:47.159 --> 00:38:51.719 giving to meet the needs of the ministry, but on the spiritual side, 404 00:38:51.760 --> 00:38:57.800 you're actually giving to Jesus. You're giving into Jesus. And what you're doing 405 00:38:58.360 --> 00:39:07.119 is you're keeping this. You're you're coming under the covering okay, and the 406 00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:17.679 authority okay, uh of Jesus. Right, so this is this is weird. 407 00:39:19.239 --> 00:39:23.639 But how is it that you but that's really what's happening. And so 408 00:39:24.400 --> 00:39:28.920 so you know, you might be tempted to evaluate ministry like, well, 409 00:39:28.960 --> 00:39:34.159 if I'm under the covering and the authority of New Horizon and pasture dying, 410 00:39:34.320 --> 00:39:37.159 oh boy, oh boy, or more. I needed visited last week, 411 00:39:37.199 --> 00:39:39.719 they didn't come out. I needed groceries, they didn't provide any That sermon 412 00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:42.960 last week didn't make any sense, they didn't get anything out of it. 413 00:39:43.440 --> 00:39:45.760 That worship stunk the week before. I don't know. And then I can't 414 00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:49.920 attend half the time anyway, And you might be thinking that, you know, 415 00:39:50.159 --> 00:39:55.840 you might be thinking in terms that relate to what you're receiving, like 416 00:39:55.880 --> 00:40:00.800 a consumer. But actually the way this works is that as you honor Jesus 417 00:40:00.800 --> 00:40:07.559 through church leadership, then the covering and authority isn't all that church leaders do 418 00:40:07.719 --> 00:40:13.119 for you. It's what Holy Spirit does for you. It's what God does 419 00:40:13.159 --> 00:40:16.400 for you. It's how He shows up to meet you and to bless you. 420 00:40:16.519 --> 00:40:22.800 Because you've honored those over you, then he releases the power of God 421 00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:29.440 and the Angelly Coast to care for you in ways that are way beyond what 422 00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:32.800 a few church leaders could do, even if they lived in your house like 423 00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:55.400 circuit secret service agents. Let's stand. I just don't want you to miss 424 00:40:55.440 --> 00:41:00.400 out. God doesn't want you to miss out. It's not about twist your 425 00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:15.719 arm. It's not about confronting. It's not about embarrassing. This whole discussion 426 00:41:15.800 --> 00:41:19.239 about the tide, it's not about oh, Dwayne must be trying to empty 427 00:41:19.280 --> 00:41:22.239 the church. This is a great church growth technique. This is perfect talk 428 00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:28.760 about tithing and it's just we'll be We'll be growing in negative numbers every week. 429 00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:30.800 It's going to be wonderful. It's it's not, you know, it's 430 00:41:30.800 --> 00:41:38.800 not God really wants to bless you. God really wants to be miraculous in 431 00:41:38.840 --> 00:41:42.880 your life. And and you know, the Lord gave me a little insight. 432 00:41:43.199 --> 00:41:45.360 You know, a while back, he said to me, he said, 433 00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:53.079 doubt or fear, or rebellion or distrust, you know, it will 434 00:41:53.199 --> 00:42:02.840 always be it will always be vindicated on your timeline, It'll always be vindicated. 435 00:42:04.679 --> 00:42:07.760 So like, I'm over here and here's my income, and there's no 436 00:42:07.800 --> 00:42:13.840 way that I can afford ten percent and I can't do that. And so 437 00:42:14.119 --> 00:42:15.800 I'm like, okay, I can't do that. That's just too much. 438 00:42:19.440 --> 00:42:21.519 I know that we're gonna have. You know, we've got troubles. We've 439 00:42:21.519 --> 00:42:22.920 got to prepare for money, and you know, for this and that and 440 00:42:22.960 --> 00:42:28.039 the inner thing and you know, bills and so and so. But thirty 441 00:42:28.079 --> 00:42:30.119 days later, when I get over here on the other side, when I 442 00:42:30.199 --> 00:42:36.760 look back, my doubt or my distrust is going to be vindicated. Like 443 00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:39.079 sure enough, sure enough, look at that the car broke down, and 444 00:42:39.159 --> 00:42:43.559 this happened, and that happened, and the inderhof. Sure enough, sure 445 00:42:43.639 --> 00:42:47.079 enough, it's a good thing we didn't give that five hundred dollars because man, 446 00:42:47.119 --> 00:42:52.480 we really needed that. Well, now you're doubt and unbelieved. It's 447 00:42:52.519 --> 00:43:00.119 got vindicated, all right, And I Jeff came to me afterwards. We 448 00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:04.280 were talking about this a little bit out of Malachi chapter three even and just 449 00:43:04.360 --> 00:43:09.159 talking about this whole thing, because in chapter three, various times the prophets 450 00:43:09.239 --> 00:43:15.800 have confronted Israel and brought Israel back into revival, and revival always was the 451 00:43:15.840 --> 00:43:21.159 restoration at Tithe. And Malachi's no exception. He's one of the prophets did 452 00:43:21.199 --> 00:43:25.480 this, Hagee I did it, and Neemiah did it. So I mean 453 00:43:25.519 --> 00:43:34.599 there's and there's another one. Two has Akaia Hazekaia restored the tithe and it 454 00:43:34.679 --> 00:43:37.480 was part of it, was part of a revival and part of restoration. 455 00:43:37.800 --> 00:43:42.599 But what's interesting, God says in Malaki chapter three, returned to me. 456 00:43:43.840 --> 00:43:45.639 And they're like, okay, what's that mean. We're still coming to the 457 00:43:45.639 --> 00:43:51.400 temple, We're still bringing our offerings, sacrificial offerings. What do you mean 458 00:43:51.519 --> 00:43:55.840 return to you? And he says, return in tithes and offerings. Oh, 459 00:43:55.960 --> 00:44:00.360 return in tithes and offerings. He wants to bring our money to Okay, 460 00:44:00.840 --> 00:44:04.039 all right, And then he says, and this is a little bit 461 00:44:04.079 --> 00:44:07.440 of a covenant lawsuit he's yapping at him a little bit through Malachi and then 462 00:44:07.480 --> 00:44:12.280 he says, oh, and I have another thing against you. Oh what's 463 00:44:12.320 --> 00:44:16.960 that? Your words they're arrogant. The King James says, your words are 464 00:44:16.960 --> 00:44:22.000 stout under translation, says, your words are arrogant, your words are abrasive, 465 00:44:22.400 --> 00:44:25.119 Your words are against me. And they're like, oh, what do 466 00:44:25.159 --> 00:44:30.199 you mean. Well, you've been walking around and saying that it's in vain 467 00:44:30.320 --> 00:44:34.519 that you serve the Lord. You've been saying that there's no profit in serving 468 00:44:34.559 --> 00:44:40.719 the Lord. And Jeff and I were kicking that around a little bit after 469 00:44:40.760 --> 00:44:46.360 service because I think we have to be careful. Calvinism has taught us that 470 00:44:46.440 --> 00:44:54.920 the will of God has revealed in your circumstances. Hello, God is sovereign. 471 00:44:55.559 --> 00:45:00.400 Have you ever heard that God's in charge of everything? God's in you 472 00:45:00.440 --> 00:45:05.360 know? Well, that's happening for a reason. Calvinism has taught us that 473 00:45:05.440 --> 00:45:10.199 God's will is revealed in your circumstances. But that is not true. The 474 00:45:10.239 --> 00:45:15.159 Word of God has taught us that God's will is revealed in his word, 475 00:45:15.960 --> 00:45:23.400 and that you are supposed to change your circumstances by invoking his word over your 476 00:45:23.400 --> 00:45:29.360 circumstances. But here's what happens. Here's what happens. You're looking at these 477 00:45:29.400 --> 00:45:32.480 ten promises and you're like, oh, well, promise number three, that's 478 00:45:32.519 --> 00:45:36.880 not happening for me. Promise number five, that's not happening for me. 479 00:45:37.199 --> 00:45:40.239 And the enemy wants to come up against you in your thought life and say, 480 00:45:40.679 --> 00:45:44.920 see there, there's no prophet in serving God. See there, it 481 00:45:44.960 --> 00:45:50.039 doesn't work to tide. See there, it's in vain that you're sacrificing. 482 00:45:50.079 --> 00:45:53.880 It's in vain that you're setting aside his ten percent. Why don't you just 483 00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:58.800 not do that and see what happens. You'll see life isn't that much worse. 484 00:46:02.079 --> 00:46:06.320 And what's happening is the enemy wants to get our heart and get our 485 00:46:06.880 --> 00:46:10.440 confession and get our words. We begin to all at once get activated with 486 00:46:10.480 --> 00:46:15.320 that Malachi three and we're like, yeah, that's yeah. God's done nothing 487 00:46:15.360 --> 00:46:21.639 for me, Yeah, tithing testimony nothing. Now it's not happening for me. 488 00:46:22.519 --> 00:46:25.360 And now all at once what's happening is we are releasing. We're coming 489 00:46:25.400 --> 00:46:30.719 into agreement with negative circumstances that were touched by the enemy, the enemy hoping 490 00:46:30.760 --> 00:46:36.280 that if our circumstances were touched, we'd get into agreement with a negative thing 491 00:46:36.280 --> 00:46:46.360 over our circumstances because we've elevated our circumstances above the word of God. Because 492 00:46:46.400 --> 00:46:52.400 theology has taught us that God is in your circumstances, and whatever is happening 493 00:46:52.440 --> 00:46:58.400 to you right now, that must be God's will. That's a lie. 494 00:47:00.480 --> 00:47:05.880 It's not necessarily God's will. We're supposed to be led by the spirit. 495 00:47:06.079 --> 00:47:12.440 The sons of God Romans eight fourteen and fifteen. The sons of God are 496 00:47:12.519 --> 00:47:15.679 led by the Spirit of God. They're not led by circumstances. They're led 497 00:47:15.719 --> 00:47:19.239 by the Spirit of God. I've really gone over now, so we need 498 00:47:19.280 --> 00:47:28.199 to close. Holy Spirit. Ah, we welcome you right now. Butt 499 00:47:28.199 --> 00:47:37.800 you just offer up your heart to him, offer up your hands to him. 500 00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:46.840 Holy Spirit. We welcome him. Grab our hearts, Grab our hearts, 501 00:47:46.840 --> 00:47:52.239 grab our hearts, grab our perspective. Holy Spirit. We let go 502 00:47:52.320 --> 00:47:59.280 of fear, We let go of bread, we let go of disobedience, 503 00:47:59.320 --> 00:48:04.800 we let go of a belief, we let go of doubt. We welcome 504 00:48:04.840 --> 00:48:08.360 you, Holy Spirit. Calm over us as a people, over those watching. 505 00:48:08.519 --> 00:48:15.159 Calm, Holy Spirit, make your word alive to us more than ever 506 00:48:15.199 --> 00:48:24.119 before. We receive from you and from your word, the grace to restore, 507 00:48:24.199 --> 00:48:30.400 to return your ten percent to you, and to see you do miracles 508 00:48:32.440 --> 00:48:40.519 with the ninety percent remaining. Calm, Holy Spirit. Calm, Holy Spirit, 509 00:48:42.239 --> 00:48:45.840 break out in our midst with miracles, break out in our midst with 510 00:48:45.880 --> 00:48:50.639 miracles. Make us a delightful people, are delightful, land enviable, Set 511 00:48:50.719 --> 00:48:55.760 us apart, Oh, even show us right now what you would do. 512 00:48:57.800 --> 00:49:01.760 I asked that the rama of the spirit would come with a visitation over our 513 00:49:01.800 --> 00:49:14.320 hearts and lives, with the whispering words of instruction, blessing, breakthrough, 514 00:49:14.599 --> 00:49:22.039 increase, even spiritual treasure that would come and will come as we lean into 515 00:49:22.880 --> 00:49:29.639 the giving you the first fruits. We thank you for it today. We 516 00:49:29.760 --> 00:49:35.960 bless you for it today in Jesus name, and everybody said, Amen, 517 00:49:36.039 --> 00:49:37.320 God, bless your church, Thank you so much.