Sermon Notes - Grace Church - God's Financial Plan: What is the Tithe?

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

03/04/2007

Pastor Bob Yandian

God's Financial Plan 1 : What is the Tithe?

Man has a kingdom, it is run by taxation, it is not a contribution. God has a kingdom, it is run by tithes and offering, it is voluntary, and it will get returned to you.

Pro 3:3-7 KJV

(3) Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

(4) So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

(5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

(6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

(7) Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

In all your ways go to Him first. Guaranteed success in all areas in life:

1. Let love be your guide. (v. 3) Bind them around your heart is God's love guides your thoughts. To bind your neck means that God is guiding you where ever you look.

2. Trust the Lord (Word) and not understanding. You cannot be guided by needs.

3. Do not be puffed up in pride. When you get answers make sure that you know it comes from God (v.7).

Do not trust to your own understanding when it comes to finances. Know that when it comes to finances, it is the only thing that he says to put Him to the test. Verse 6 says we are to acknowledge His ways, that includes finances. You need to be guided by love and the Word.

Foundation level for finances is the tithe. Tithe means the tenth or 10%. Why does God ask for 10%? We do not know! God wants what you give so you can get it back 100 fold. It is referred to as first fruits as well. First fruits means the beginning of the income that comes in. Unlike taxes, the tithe is voluntary. The tithe is the beginning. Offerings are given on top of that. Both are to come from willing hearts. Offerings to other ministries should be given after the tithe is done. God can be trusted with your finances.

Because you are born again does not mean that you will live in victory.

Deu 8:1-10 KJV

(1) All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

(2) And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

(3) And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

(4) Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

(5) Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

(6) Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

(7) For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

(8) A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

(9) A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

(10) When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

God took care of them every day. Their clothing and shoes did not wear out. They got food every day. They had a cloud to cool them and a fire to heat them. He provided water from the rocks. He took care of their every needs and He will take care of them for you today.

Egypt was a place where they did not know the Lord, a land of not enough, like us when we were not yet born again.

The Wilderness was the land of just enough. They could not get extra manna or quail for many days. They had clothes that never wore out, but it would have been nice to have new ones once in a while.

Canaan land was the land of more than enough.

Most Christians are content to live in the wilderness, the land of just enough. God wants us to move to Canaan.

Jos 6:17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Jos 6:18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

Jos 6:19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

Accursed is bad translation in verse 17, it should be devoted. God is saying give it to me and you can have the rest of them. It was the tithe, the first fruits. Someone had taken God's part of the city and they could not win any more wars till it was returned. He gave them Jericho but He wanted them to give it back.

God will not take things away from you when you do not give him the tithe. You just cannot move into the blessings.

Mal 3:9-11 KJV

(9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

(10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

(11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

God wants you to move into the abundance so that the extra you have will not get eaten up. You are robbing God here of the opportunity to pour out the blessings to His people.

How does blessing come? Let mercy and love guide you. That is where we started. Then be obedient to tithe. Last, when money comes, do not be proud, but revere God.

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From the "I am not a bigot' department

FOXNews.com - Sharpton Denies Questioning Romney's Belief in God During Debate - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum:

"'As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don't worry about that; that's a temporary situation,' Sharpton said Monday during a debate with Hitchens at the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts headquarters."

Mr. Sharpton, could please join Mr. Imus at the back of the unemployment line.

From the 'Forgive us our debts as we forgive others' department

FOXNews.com - Obama: '10,000 People Died' in Kansas Tornado - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum:

"'There are going to be times when I get tired,' he said. 'There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes.'

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said later that the senator meant to say 'at least 10,' instead of 10,000.

During his speech, Obama stirred the crowd as he often does by skewering President Bush over the unpopular war and noting that he opposed it from the outset."

Seems like Obama wants to be able to make mistakes and not let any one else. You see if you are president, you should be able to know the difference between 10 and 10,000. How else are you going to not be able to make a mistake. Bush does not find WMD but you find 10,000 people dead???

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Sermon Notes - Grace Church - Who Is Anointed?

All scripture King James Version. These notes are what I got from sermon, not necessarily what was preached. Sermons are available to view/listen to at Grace Church website for approximately 1 month from time sermon preached.

Grace Church

Dr. Ken Stewart

02/28/2007

Who Is Anointed?

Luk 4:16-21 KJV

(16) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

(17) And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

(18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

(19) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

(20) And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

(21) And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Verse 21 does not say that He said, it says that 'He began to say unto them'. Many would rather have it be said Jesus said not that He began to say. This verse means that he did not end it, it began it. This is the start of miracles.

Act 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Jesus began to do and teach. That means we are to finish it.

Back to Luke 16:21. When you began to say it is in you but has not come out yet. He started it we have to finish it. Verse 18 would say that the Spirit of the Lord is on Jesus. Since we are to finish and the Spirit of the Lord is on us. Look at what the Spirit did with Sampson when it got on him.

Isa 10:27 KJV

(27) And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

Common misquote, 'the anointing will break the yoke'. This is not true. It will be destroyed not broken. If it breaks we can put it back together. Burdens come from Satan. Do not accept it. The anointing will remove the burden.

Anointing is God doing what you can not. Why do we believe that God can heal somethings with the anointing but we do other things? God can deliver from drugs but not smoking.

Mar 5:25-26 KJV

(25) And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

(26) And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

This verse is not here to put down doctors. It is there to tell you that everything that man could do had been done.

Mar 5:27-34 KJV

(27) When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

(28) For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

(29) And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

(30) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

(31) And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

(32) And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

(33) But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

(34) And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Jesus did not touch her. She touched His clothes. The anointing can take up residence in cloth. She had faith and that is why she was able to draw the anointing.

1Jn 2:20 KJV

(20) But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

1Jn 2:27 KJV

(27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Luk 4:18-19 KJV

(18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

(19) To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

You are a preacher no matter what you may think. You ever stub your toe in the middle of the night. You were preaching. That is not good preaching. You need to preach to the poor, not feed them. We need to heal the brokenhearted not council them. We are to preached deliverance to the captives. Laying hands will not do any good if you do not preach to them what to do to keep their healing. You need to preach deliverance so that when delivered they can cast them out of themselves.