Intro: There are three groups of people interested in your money: 1. You –some handle their money badly due to ignorance and some due to disobedience. 2. God –as it relates to your justification and sanctification (Mark 4:19 and 1 Timothy 6:10) but also because God wants to bless you! (God doesn’t need your money, Psalm 50:12) 3. Satan -wants to distract and take your focus off of God’s Kingdom through mismanagement of funds.
I. God’s plan originates with return of the tithe, Malachi 3:7. A. The charge by God. B. The response of the people. C. Malachi’s defense of the charge, Malachi 3:8-9.
II. God’s plan necessitates the release of the tithe, Malachi 3:10. A. Tithing involves a definite proportion. B. Tithing involves a definite place, 1 Corinthians 16:2. C. Tithing involves a definite purpose.
III. God’s plan yields the reward of the tithe, Malachi 3:11-12. A. God will renew your faith. B. God will rebuke the devourer. C. God will restore your testimony.
Personal Application:
· When we fail to tithe we rob God. · When we fail to tithe we rob ourselves. · When we fail to tithe we rob others.
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