Take God At His Word The Best ReturnonInvestment Ever Offered Malachi 3:712

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Take God At His WordThe Best Return-on-Investmen
tEver OfferedMalachi 37-12
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• Tithing is a biblical principle
• The practice of tithing, giving 10 (Gen. 1420
  1st mentioned)
• God assures blessing and protection (Gen.
  2820-22)
• Later Law of Moses and Gods people encouraged to
  give free-will above their tithes (Lev. 2730-32)
• An essential part of worship

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• When the people of Malachis day failed to give
  their tithes and offerings, God said they were
  robbing Him.
• Neglecting their tithes was part of a general
  pattern of indifference and disobedience toward
  God
• Question Will a man rob God?
• Robbing God is shamefully ungrateful

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• 3. Giving a tithe invites Gods blessing and
  neglecting it invites His curse.
• Promises associated with tithing were
  reaffirmation of obedience blessing
  relationship that God made a part of the Mosaic
  Law (Deut. 281-6, 12, 15-20)
• Malachis people were experiencing drought and
  pests that dried up and ate their crops
  disobedient-curse part of their covenant with God

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• Earlier disobedience (586 BC) God allowed
  Babylonians to destroy Jerusalem Malachi was
  teaching Jews who had returned from exile and who
  should have known better than to disobey God by
  robbing Him of His tithe

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• 4. God invites His people to experience the
  blessing of tithing.
• God invites people to test Him (Mal. 37-12)
• That is Gods guarantee
• Christians are called to a higher standard of
  generosity and giving (2 Cor. 96-11)