THE #1 MYTH ABOUT MONEY

1. A IS A MANAGER.

“The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” Psalm 24:1 

2. THE IS 10% OF YOUR INCOME TO YOUR LOCAL CHURCH.

“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your increase…” Deuteronomy 26:12

3. ULTIMATELY, TO BE CHRISTLIKE, YOU MUST BE A .

“So God created man in His own image.” Genesis 1:27

• Giving is a reminder of .

“The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” Psalm 24:1

• Giving is praise and .

“God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 2:9

• Giving is spiritual .

“I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground.” Malachi 3:8

ULTIMATELY, TO BE CHRISTLIKE, YOU MUST BE A GIVER!

For Further Thought:

• Share about a time in the past year, when your financial situation limited your ability to give.
• Discuss a time when you were able to meet another person’s financial need. Did that act of giving change you? If so, how?

When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. Deuteronomy 26:12 (NIV)

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. Malachi 3:10 (NIV)

• What types of blessings have you seen come from tithing? Why do you think God says to test Him in this? Have you tested Him in this?

What have been the results?

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 (NIV)

• In order to be truly Christ-like, we must be givers. Even though God created us in His own image to be givers, why is it often difficult for us to give ?

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thererof. Psalm 24:1 (NKJV)

• Giving is a reminder that we are to be good managers of what God has blessed us with. What happens when we start acting like “owners” instead of “managers?”

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)

• Have you ever given reluctantly or out of guilt? Why isn’t God interested in this kind of giving? What is the connection between our hearts and our giving?
• Has giving been a way of praising and worshiping God for you personally? Why or why not? If so, how has it brought you closer to God?

I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground. Malachi 3:8 (NKJV)

• Giving is a powerful weapon when it comes to spiritual warfare. describe a time when you saw giving bring light into a place of spiritual darkness.

Final thought:

Ask God to continue His work in your heart to make you look more and more like Him. Ask Him to guide your management of His resources so you can be the radical and extravagant giver He designed you to be.