THE MONEY CHALLENGE

How to Have God’s Blessings on My Money

The Generosity Challenge

3 Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on. Luke 21:3-4

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7

Three Steps to Money Management

True generosity is when I am .

Signs of Generosity

1. Generous people tend to .
2. Generous people tend to .
3. Generous people tend to (they ask for opportunities to bless).
4. Generous people tend to .

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:20-21

How Giving is Supposed to Look

1. Giving is to be . (First and best)

Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops Proverbs 3:9

2. Giving is to be . (Tithing)

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord. Leviticus 27:30

Three important aspects of tithing

1. .
2. .

1. The tithe is given out of .
2. The tithe .
3. An offering is given because of .

3. Tithe is both a and a .

For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. Romans 11:16

If you prioritize the God will take care of the .

3. Giving is to be . (Offerings)

From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze; Exodus 35:5

The whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting. Exodus 35:20-21

4. Giving is to be . (Attitude)

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. Isaiah 53:10

1 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. II Corinthians 8:1-4

I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting. Numbers 18:21