This document discusses the spiritual discipline of giving. It encourages honoring God with one's wealth by acknowledging that everything belongs to Him. It recommends bringing the tithe to worship God and rejoice in His provision. While tithing was practiced before the Law, Jesus also expected it of Jews. Giving is part of living out the gospel through love in action.

1. PROV. 3: 9-10; ACTS 20: 25

2. The need for spiritual disciplines
“Discipline yourself for the purpose of
godliness” (1 Tim 4:7, NASB)

3. Proverbs 3:1-2; 9-10
1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart
keep my commandments,
2for length of days and years of life and peace they will
add to you.
….
…..
9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the
firstfruits of all your produce;
10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your
vats will be bursting with wine.

4. Discipline of Giving
 Honour God with our wealth – everything belongs to Him.
 Deuteronomy 26:1–3 (ESV)
1“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you
for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it,
2you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which
you harvest from your land that the LORD your God is giving you….
3And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to
him, ‘I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come into the
land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.’

5. Discipline of Giving
 Deuteronomy 26:10–11 (ESV)
10And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the
ground, which you, O LORD, have given me.’ And you
shall set it down before the LORD your God and worship
before the LORD your God.
11And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your
God has given to you and to your house, you, and the
Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

6. Discipline of giving
 Honour the Lord with your wealth – everything
belongs to Him.
 Acknowledge God who has provided for you –
trust Him instead of money
Deuteronomy 8:18 (ESV) 18You shall remember the
LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to
get wealth….
 Bring in the tithe, to worship God and rejoice in
the good He has given to you and for your
community. TITHING IS NOT TAXING.

7. Discipline of giving
 What about tithing?
 Abraham gave 10% of his booty to Melchizedek, a
type of Christ long before Moses was born and the
Law of tithing given. Moses was the 6th
generations after Abraham.
 Jacob also promised to give 10% to the Lord at
Bethel if he were to come back safely, also before
the Law was given.

8. Discipline of giving
 What about tithing?
 In the New Testament, Jesus expected the Jews to
continue tithing
Matthew 23:23 (ESV) 23“Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and
cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the
law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought
to have done, without neglecting the others.
Charles Spurgeon: Give as you love, and measure your
love by your gift.

9. Discipline of giving
 Honour the Lord with your wealth – everything belongs to Him
 Acknowledge God who has provided for you – trust Him instead of
money
 Bring in the tithe and rejoice with thanksgiving for the good He has
given to you for the community and strangers
 Giving is part of living out the gospel. Love in action.
 Acts 20:34–37 (ESV)
 34You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my
necessities and to those who were with me. 35In all things I
have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help
the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
36And when he had said these things, he knelt down and
prayed with them all.

10. Discipline of giving
TITHING IS NOT TAXING.