Tithing Gone Wild - God's Dare Part 3

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TITHING GONE WILD
“God’s Dare” (Part 3)
Dr. R. A. Vernon
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Screens> Tithing Gone Wild!
Screens> God’s Dare
Screens> Malachi 3:10 B- clause (NLT)
...I will pour out a blessing so great you
won’t have enough room to take it in! Try
it! Put me to the test!
I read a great article titled God’s Dare
and it really unpacked Malachi 3:10
Look at what the author says about this
risky dare by God!

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Screens> 1) THIS IS A RISKY DARE
BECAUSE IT INVOLVES UP-FRONT
FAITH.
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That’s risky, isn’t it? What if I give at the
start of the month and I have some
unforeseen problem, so that I come up
short at the end of the month? I read
about a man who was having trouble with
this concept of Godly tithing. He had
been taught tithing, so he told his pastor,
“I don’t see how I can give ten percent to
the church when I can’t even keep on top
of our bills.”
The pastor replied, “John, if I promise to
make up the difference in your bills if you
should fall short, do you think you could
try giving that much for just one month?”

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John thought about it for a moment and
then replied, “Sure, if you promise to
make up any shortage, I will try giving
ten percent for one month.”
“What do you think of that?” mused the
pastor. “You say you’d be willing to trust
a mere man like me, who possesses so
little materially, but you couldn’t trust
your Heavenly Father, who owns the
whole universe!” John began giving
regularly off the top each month, and
God always met his needs.
Screens> 2) THIS IS A RISKY DARE
BECAUSE IT INVOLVES MONEY.
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The longer I live and pastor the more I’m
discovering this immutable truth!!!

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Screens> Matthew 6:21 (NASB)
21
for where your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.
Screens> Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NASB)
9
"The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick; Who can
understand it? 10
"I, the LORD, search the
heart, I test the mind, Even to give to
each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
Screens> Proverbs 4:20-23 (NIV)
20
My son, pay attention to what I say;
listen closely to my words. 21
Do not let
them out of your sight, keep them within
your heart; 22
for they are life to those
who find them and health to a man's
whole body. 23
Above all else, guard your
heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

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The heart should be guarded for out of it
(a wellspring) come one's actions. Here
the word "heart" means more than
mental or emotional capacity; it also
encompasses one's values.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An
Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas
Seminary Faculty.
Screens> DOES GOD HAVE YOUR
HEART?
So God’s dare is, “Test Me now in this:
Give generously, up-front by faith, and I
will bless you.” But don’t overlook the
fact that the dare hinges on a condition:
Screens> The condition of the dare:
Give properly.

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Some promises in the Bible are
unconditional. They depend totally on
God and His faithfulness to His Word. But
other promises are conditional, and our
text is such a promise. We must fulfill the
condition, “give properly,” for God to
fulfill the blessing. The text reveals three
aspects of proper giving:
So, God’s dare is, “Test Me!” The
condition is, Give properly.
Screens> The reward of the dare:
Abundant blessing.
Screens>...I will pour out a blessing so
great you won’t have enough room to
take it in!

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Finally and I’ll see you this weekend!
Screens> GOD PROMISES THE
BLESSING OF ADEQUATE PROVISIONS
Screens> 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NASB)
8
And God is able to make all grace
abound to you, so that always having all
sufficiency in everything, you may have
an abundance for every good deed;