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*Luke 8:1-3*
v I’ve been here nearly two years and I bet you are asking yourself one thing….
Ø When is Blake going to preach on giving!
§ Something you have all been waiting for with baited breath
v I have not preached on giving, tithing
Ø Not because I don’t want to…
Ø Not because I am afraid to…
§ There is always lots of emotion when your are talking about money
Ø Not because I don’t need to…
§ The church certainly is always in need of funds
Ø But because it simply has not come up
§ You see…
· Preach expositorily through books of the Bible allows the text to control the topic
v And hear we come upon a little transitional text in Luke…
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*READ 8:1-3*
v This transition text tells us 3 things, two of which we would not know except for this text…
v First…
Ø Jesus’ mission is being accomplished (v. 1)
§ Proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God
· Explain here
v Secondly…
Ø Women were prominent part of Jesus’ ministry (v.2)
§ This was unusual
· Women were low rung in society
¨ But the Bible keeps them front and center elevating their status
§ See this throughout early Christianity
· Gospels ~~ Women were first at the tomb
¨ Resurrected Jesus appeared to Mary M. first!
· Acts ~~ Pricilla, Lydia
· Pauline letters
¨ Always thanking, mentioning women in his letters
Ø Phoebe ~~ Deaconess in the church in Rome
Ø The accusation that the Bible demeans women simply is untrue
§ In fact, just the opposite is true
· The Bible elevates the standing of women
v Lastly…
Ø These same women helped support Jesus’ ministry
§ Notice in verse 3
· /“Woman were helping to support Jesus and the ministry out of their own means”/
Ø These women were, in essence, tithing…
§ Giving to the work of the Gospel
· But why?
v Well, as the Bible explains tithing, there are two reasons
Ø There are the practical reasons and the Spiritual (theological) reasons
*The Practical Side*
Ø There is a practical side of ministry
Ø No two ways about it
§ Jesus and his disciples were giving all their time to ministry
· Jesus left his carpentry job
· Some of the disciples left their fishing jobs, tax collecting, etc
¨ They were not making any income anymore
Ø But they still had to eat
Ø They still had to replace worn sandals, tattered cloaks
§ The ministry had to be supported
· So these women were doing just that
Ø This practical side of giving is evident in the OT tithe as well
§ *READ Num 18:8-10, 20-21*
§ Priests & Levites had to be supported
· So the Lord set up a system called the “tithe” that would take care of them physically
¨ They had no land inheritance
Ø No way to make money
¨ So the Lord provided for them practically
Ø And just as in OT Temple worship…
§ NT Church worship needs to be supported as well
§ The pastor has to be supported so that he can devote himself to the work of the Lord
§ Bills have to be paid
§ Programs must be funded
§ Organs must be bought
§ Steeples have to get fixed
Ø And the Lord practically supplies for this through the “tithe”
v But we would be missing the bigger picture if we looked at the practical side alone…
Ø Tithing is much more significant than that
§ Giving is also a very spiritual act
*The Spiritual Side*
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Ø I’d like to take a few moments for us to look at tithing spiritually and examine our own hearts in this regard…
v Tithing is an act of Gratitude
Ø This attitude goes all the way back Abraham
§ *Turn to Genesis 14:18-20*
Ø Explanation while turning
§ King Kedorlaomer and 5 kings allied
§ Conquered Sodom & Gomorrah
§ Took Lot captive (lived in Sodom)
§ Abram takes 318 men and routes alliance
§ On way back, Melchizedek comes out to meet him
Ø *READ Genesis 14:18-20*
§ Abraham gives Melchizedek a 10th…WHY?
· Schaeffer ~~ Christophany
· Because Melchizedek reminds Abram *who* actually defeated the alliance…
· The person responsible for the spoils that he has is…*Yahweh*
¨ Abram gives to God’s priest out of gratitude
Ø And that is part of the attitude that should dominate our tithing…
§ Gratitude
v God has given us everything that we have
Ø We are to recognize this just as the Israelites did
§ And give to God a portion recognizing everything is his
· *DT 26:9-10 (Moses)*
¨ /He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, O Lord, have given me/
Ø Moses is teaching the Israelites that God gave them everything and to give back to God recognizing this
v But how much should we give?
Ø The Israelites were told to give 10%
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