5. Why do
we tithe?
A way to worship
and honor God
An act of worship
• Using our abilities to serve in the
church
Appreciate His
provision and protection
e.g. Israelites and circumcision,
Noah and the rainbow.
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6. Builds up our faith
• Acknowledge and trust God as
one we can depend on.
Why do
we tithe?
• Reminds us that He is our provider.
• Place Him first, before our money
and materials
Ex 20:3
“You shall have no other gods before
me”
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7. Why do
we tithe?
Opportunity to receive
His abundant blessings
Mal 3:10
“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.”
Everything we have belongs to Him
Ps 24:1
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it”
8. Support God’s
full-time servants
Bible Egs
Why do
we tithe?
• Levites
• Apostle Paul
Tithing enables His
full-time servants to
• Covers their daily living costs.
• Have more time and freedom to
build the church
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9. Why do
we tithe?
Support God’s
work in the local
church
Helps the church to
Keep running
electricity
water bills
Start new and cont.
current projects
mission trips,
community projects
building projects.
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10. How did
Jesus teach
about
tithing?
Matt
Give with correct
attitude rather
than out of ritual
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and
Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give
a tenth of your spices-mint, dill and
cumin. But you have neglected the
more important matters of the lawjustice, mercy and faithfulness. You
should have practiced the latter,
without neglecting the former.”
11. Mal 3:8-10
• It’s a sin
• We can lack God’s
blessings in our lives.
Prov 11:24
We can experience natural
and spiritual poverty
What happens
if we don’t
Give tithes to
God?
12. 4 reasons
why some 1
Christians
2
don’t give
tithes to 3
God?
4
Lack understanding and teaching.
Love money and materials more
than God.
Difficulty in trusting God, that He
will provide for them.
May not value God’s grace with
the same gratitude as others.
13. Note
Since God is God, He can choose how
He blesses us. It could be 1 of the 4, a
couple of the 4 or all of the 4. It is really up
to Him.
4 promi
of God
those w
give tith
14. 4 promises
Spiritual
Blessings of God for
“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 you will not have room
enough for it”
Mal 3:10
those who
give tithes?
15. 4 promises
Material
and financial of God for
blessings those who
Prov 3:9-10
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the
first fruits of all your crops; then your barns
will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will
brim over with new wine.
2 Cor 9:6
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will
also reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap generously.”
give tithes?
2
16. 4 promises
of God for
Mal 3:11 those who
give tithes?
God will
protect
“I will prevent pests from devouring your
crops, and the vines in your fields will not
cast their fruits.” says the Lord Almighty.
God will take care of us and protect
us.
3
17. We will receive 4 promises
eternal blessings of God for
Receive blessings both now and in
the future, and rewards in heaven.
those who
give tithes?
4
18. “Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal. But
store up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where moth and rust
do not destroy, and where thieves
do not break in and steal. For where
your treasure is, the your heart will
be also.”
4 promises
of God for
those who
give tithes?
Matt 6:19-21
19. Where
should we
give tithes?
“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
you will not have room enough
for it”
Mal 3:10
20. God’s storehouse
Where
is the local church
should we
give tithes? Local church is where we
receive our spiritual food
Thus, we should give our
tithes to the local church
as it says in Mal 3:10
