1. God Grants to Each the Ability to Get Wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18 You shall ______________ the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may confirm his ______________ which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.
2. The Earth Is the Lord's.
Psalms 24:1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD's and the ____________ thereof, the world and those who dwell ____________;
3. The Silver and Gold Belong to God.
Haggai 2:8 The __________ is mine, and the gold is mine, says the LORD of _________.
4. Will a Man Rob God? How?
Malachi 3:8-11 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How are we robbing thee?' In your tithes and offerings. [9] You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me; the whole nation of you. [10] Bring the full tithes into the __________________, that there may be food in my house; and ____________ put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the ____________ of heaven for you and pour down for you an ___________________ blessing. [11] I will rebuke the ______________ for you, so that it will not ____________ the __________ of your soil; and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.
5. If We Honor God First, He Will Pour Out Heavens Richest Blessing.
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your ________________ and with the first fruits of all your produce; [10] then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be ______________ with wine.
6. Seek God's Kingdom First, and You Will Not Lack Anything.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his ____________ and his _______________________, and all these things shall be yours as well.
7. Abraham Paid Tithe to Melchizedek Who Was a Type of Jesus.
Genesis 14:20 And blessed be God Most High, who has ________________ your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him a tenth of __________________.
8. A Tithe Equals a Tenth.
Leviticus 27:32 And all the tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth __________ of all that pass under the __________________ staff, shall be holy to the LORD.
9. Jesus Said We Ought to Pay Tithe But This Does Not Take the Place of Mercy, Justice, and Compassion.
Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, __________________! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith; these you ought to have done, without __________________ the others.
10. God Loves a Cheerful Giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not ___________________ or under __________________, for God loves a cheerful giver.
11. They Which Preach the Gospel Should Live of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the ___________________ ________________? [14] In the same way, the Lord ________________ that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
12. The Laborer Is Worthy of His Hire.
1 Timothy 5:18 For the ________________ says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is ______________ out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages."
13. The Heart That Freely Gives Will Be Constantly Blessed with More by Our Lord.
Proverbs 11:24-25 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another ________________ what he should give, and only suffers want. [25] A liberal man will be ______________, and one who waters will himself be watered.
14. We Are to Pay God a True Tithe.
Deuteronomy 14:22 "You shall tithe all the yield of your seed, which comes _________ from the _________ year by year.
15. It Makes You Happy When You Do What the Lord Asks.
John 13:17 If you know these __________, ____________ are you if you do them.
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