Marikina Foursquare Gospel Church August 17, 2014

1. CIRCLE OF GRACE IN GIVING

5. Tithing and
giving becomes
a duty instead
of an act of
joyful worship.

6. FIRST OLD
TESTAMENT RECORD

7. appeared in the
Bible when
Abraham gave one-
tenth of the
spoils of war to
Melchizedek, the
priest-king of
Salem

8. this?
Lev.27:30-32
every tenth of
land's produce,
grain from soil
or fruit from
trees.....belongs

10. required by
Levitical law to:
1) tithe for
Levites
2) tithe for the
use of temple and
great feasts

11. to God, and the
people did not
always give as
they should. (Mal
3:8-12) When the
people forsook
worship of Yahweh
their tithes went

12. It is all
about the
devotion of
the chosen
people of God

13. Israelites GAVE
LIBERALLY of the
BEST GRAIN, WINE,
OIL, HONEY AND OF
ALL THE PRODUCE
OF THE FIELD &
BROUGHT AN
ABUNDANT TITHE OF

14. destroys
idolatry.
NAPALAYA SILA SA
KASALANAN NG
IDOLATRY KAYA
NAGING MALAYA RIN
SILA SA
PAGBIBIGAY NG

15. NEW
TESTAME
NT

16. attention on
inward attitudes.
He rebuked the
people for tithing
to smallest grains
yet forgetting the
more important
things.

17. stewardship of
finances as an
indication of
trustworthiness
with spiritual
things (Luke
16:11), which were
more important

18. 1) those who minister are
entitled to receive support
(1 Cor 9:14)
2) the poor and needy should
be cared for
(1 Cor 16:1; Gal 2:10)
3) those who give can trust
God as the source of all
that is given (2 Cor 9:10),
to supply their needs (2 Cor
9:8;Php 4:19);
4) and giving should be done

19. The example of
Christ, who gave
even his life (2
Cor 8:9),
GRACE GIVING...
II CORINTHIANS
8:1-5, 9:8

20. Macedonian way
of giving:
• even in SEVERE TRIAL
• they had OVERFLOWING
JOY
• status: EXTREME POVERTY
• heart condition: RICH
GENEROSITY
• action shown: GAVE AS

21. The SECRET :
They gave
themselves
first of all to
the Lord,
and then by the
will of God

22. The GRACE OF
GOD IS THE
VERY
FOUNDATION AND
ROOT OF THIS
ATTITUDE IN

23. I JOHN 5:3
LOVE OF GOD GIVES
US GRACE TO LOVE
HIM BACK AND FOLLOW
HIS COMMANDS (WHICH
ARE NOT BURDENSOME
TOTHOSE WHO LOVE
HIM) ...THIS IS