This Week’s Experience – 3/5/2023

Message

You people are robbing me, your God. And, here you are, asking, "How are we robbing you?" You are robbing me of the offerings and of the ten percent that belongs to me. You are suffering under a curse, yet you—and the whole nation—are still robbing me. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

-Malachi 3:8-10

Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”

-2 Corinthians 9:6-7

EARN all you can. SAVE all you can. GIVE all you can. ENJOY it all.

Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

-Luke 12:33

By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is in need. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, "More blessings come from giving than from receiving.”

-Acts 20:35

1. I must be that opportunities for giving are all around me.

2. I need to keep .

As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.

-Genesis 8:22

3. I must give and .

LIFE APPLICATION
To discuss during the week with your family, Life Group, or Campus.

1. What is the difference between tithing and giving? Why are both important?

2. Gilbert multiple times in this message used an illustration about fair tickets. How did this help you understand money in a better way?

3. Of the 3 points he made about giving, which do you find hardest? What can you do about that?

4. What else stood out to you in this message?

5. What next step is Jesus asking you to take as a result of this
message?