Joshua 23:14 (KJV)



d) Tithing expresses __________ for what I have been given.

"Each of you should bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you." (Deuteronomy 16:17)

e) Refusing to tithe is actually like _____________ from God!

"God says 'Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me!' But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' God says 'In tithes and offerings ... Bring your whole tithe to My house.'" (Malachi 3:8-10)

f) Tithing gives God an opportunity to _________________!

"'Bring your whole tithe to My storehouse. Test me in this' says the Lord, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you won't have room enough for it! I will prevent pests from devouring your crops and the vines in your fields will be protected from plagues.'" (Malachi 3:10)

g) Tithing proves that I really _________________ God.

“But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving.” (2 Corinthians 8:7)

5. _______________________________________

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• Ephesians 5:16-17 (PH) Make the best use of your time, despite all the evils of these days. Don’t be vague but grasp firmly what you know to be the will of the Lord.

• Mark 1:35 (CEV) Very early the next morning, Jesus got up and went to a place where he could be alone and pray.

• Jeremiah 2:32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

• Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

FOUNDATION STONES

Stewardship

Part 3

• The word “steward” is from the Greek word “oikonomos” which means “an employee that ___________________ a household, an agent or a treasurer.”

Scriptural Principles About Stewardship:

• The most important quality that a steward can possess is ______________________.

1 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV) Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

• God gives us our gifts to manage for the benefit of the ______________________.

1 Peter 4:10 (KJV) As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

• You can’t understand stewardship unless you understand ______________________.

Psalm 50:12 (KJV) If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Daniel 5:23 (KJV) But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven … and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

1. _______________________________________

• Matthew 25:14-15 (KJV) For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

• The Master delivered to the servants “________________.”

• Each was given talents “according to his _____________.”

• Each servant was judged on ___________________ alone.

• Luke 12:48b (KJV) For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

• Matthew 25:23 (KJV) His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

2. _______________________________________

• Revelation 12:11 (KJV) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

THE VALUE OF YOUR TESTIMONY:

• It is __________________ – there are no others just like it.

• It is personal and easy to ___________________________.

• I am the authority on it, so it is difficult to _________ with.

• People love a personal story – and _________________ it.

• People can _________ to it, so it builds a relational bridge.

• In a skeptical world, it is the most _____________ witness.

• 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.

3. _______________________________________

• 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (KJV) Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

• The Scripture teaches us not to allow ourselves to come under the _______________ of any power other than God.

• 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 (MSG) Who would think of setting up pagan idols in God's holy Temple? But that is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way: 'I'll live in them, move into them; I'll be their God and they'll be my people. So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good,' says God. 'Don't link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself.’

• ____________ must conform to God’s opinion, not yours!

4. _______________________________________

• Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

• 1 Timothy 6:18-19 (LB) Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven--it is the only safe investment for eternity! And they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well.

SEVEN BIBLICAL REASONS WHY I SHOULD TITHE:

a) Because God _________________ it.

"A tenth of all you produce is the Lord's, and it is holy." (Leviticus 27:30)

b) Tithing shows that God has _________________ in my life.

"The purpose of tithing is to teach you to always put God in first place in your life." (Deuteronomy 14:23)

c) Tithing reminds me that _________________ is from God!

"Always remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the ability to produce wealth." (Deuteronomy 8:18)

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