Sermon Tone Analysis

In t */1st/* part of this *V* we can see that it is the “The */thief/* that */steals/, **/kills/, and **/destroys/*.”

And */who is the thief/*?

It’s */not God/*, if it was, that would */make God/ **/partaker in sin/*.

No, the */thief is Satan/*.

But I also think that */you can see/* the */contrast/ **/between/ **/Jesus and Satan/* in this *V*.

*/Satan/* */comes/* to */steal/*, */Jesus/* comes to */give/*, */Satan/* comes to */kill/*, but */Jesus/* comes to */give life/*, */Satan/* comes to */destroy/*, but */Jesus/* comes to */build us up/* and */lift us/* to heavenly places.

*I.

*In this *V* we *see God’s plan for* *His children*.

*A.

*He said, */“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly/*.”

*1.

*This word “*/Abundantly/*” means (in the */sense of beyond/*); */superabundant/* (in */quantity/*) or */superior/* (in */quality/*); by implication, */preeminence/*: */exceeding abundantly above/, **/more abundantly/, **/advantage/, **/exceedingly/, **/very highly/, **/beyond measure/*.”

*a.

Jesus came* to *bring* us *this kind of life* in *all areas* of our life.

*B.

*He wants us to have */PLENTY/*.

*1.

*In the book of (*/DEUT/*) it says, “*/And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods/*.”

*a.

**/GEN 27:28/*

                                                *i.

*The word “*/fatness/*” means “*/richness/*” in other words it means the “*/best/*.”

*ii.

*The */Lord/* will */give/* you the */best of the Earth/* if we will serve Him fully.

*2.

*In (*/PSA 23:1/*) David said, “*/The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want/*.”

*a.

*The word “*/want/*” means “*/lack/*.”

*b.

*What David is trying to say is that */because/* the */Lord/* is */his shepherd/*, */he will not lack any good thing/*.

*II.

/It’s great to know/* that t */Lord wants us to have a full supply/, to **/prosper/*, */but how are we going to get it/*?

*A.

**/PRO 13:22/*

                             *1.

*That tells us that t */sinners have the wealth/* and that */it’s ours/*, but */how do we get it/*?

*B.

*Look at */DEUT 28:1-2, 13/*

                             *1.

/How/* are we going to */prosper/*?

*a.

*If we, “*/Harken/ *diligently* **/unto t voice of t Lord/*.

and

                                      *b.

*If we, */Observe/ **/and do/ **/all His commandments/*.

*2.

*Turn with me to */LUKE 6:38/*

                                      *a.

*That */last part/* is a little */hard to understand/*, “*/For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again/*.”

*i.

*What */that means/* is that “*/With the same measure you give, it will be given back to you/*.”

*ii.

/If you give little/*, */little will be given to you/*, but */if you give much/*, */much will be given to you/*.

*b.

*(*/2 Corinthians 9:6/*) Says, “*/But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully/*.”

                                                *i.

/God/* says that he */is going to multiply our giving/*.

*3.

*In (*/GAL 6:7/*) it says, “*/Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap/*.”

*a.

*That *V* can */apply/* to */many/* different */things/*, but it */also means/* that if a */man sows his money/*, as seed, into the kingdom of God, */that is what he will reap/*.

*/Finances/*.

*b.

**/ISA 30:23/*

                                                *i.

*That’s */not real clear/* to us, listen to t */NIV/**.

*“*/He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground/*, (*/that’s your finances that you sow into the kingdom of God/*), */and the food/* (*or fruit*), */that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful.

In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows/*.”

*ii.

*Again that’s */prosperity/*.

*III.

**/PRO 3:9-10/*

                   *A.

*In the */OT/* a */sign/* of a */farmer/* or a *herdsman* *being **/prosperous/* was that their */barns/* were */full/*.

*1.

*But in */order for them to prosper/*, */they had to give their tithes/* to the Lord.

*a.

*The */definition/* of the word “*/Tithe/*” is “*/1~/10/*.”

It referring to */1~/10 of your income/*.

*2.

*(*/HOS 4:6/*) Says “*/My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge/*.”

*a.

/If we don’t understand God plan/* of blessing us then */we/* can */lose out/* because of it.

*b.

*The */1st/* */thing/* that */we should know about/* our */tithe/* is that */it is/* */holy/* to the Lord.

*i.

/LEV 27:30/* (“*/And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD/*.”)

*ii.

/We/* */should not/* */take/* the */subject/* of the */tithe/* lig*/h/*tly, */or/* */hold/* it */back/* from the Lord, because */it is His and it is Holy/*.

*c.

*(*/DEUT 14:22/*) Says, “*/Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year/*.”

*B.

/Jesus/* always seemed to be in */agreement with giving the tithe/*.

*1.

*Look at */MAT 23:23/*

                                      *a.

/He’s telling them that they should have done all these things/*.

*b.

*He */said/* */something very similar/* in (*/LUKE 11:42/*) “*/But woe unto you, Pharisees!

for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone/*.”

*i.

/Again/* He */saying/* that they */ought to give their tithe/*, */just/* */don’t forget all the other things/*.

*C.

*In the */book of DEUT/* as well as in other places, God gives us some */very specific instruction/* on */where to give our tithe/*.

*1.

*Turn with me to */DEUT 12:5-8/*

                                      *a.

*Again the */KJV/* is a */little blind/* to us, but */listen to it from the NIV/*, “*/But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling.

To that place you must go;  6 there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks/*.”

*b.

/The Lord is saying the place that the Lord has called you to go to/* (*/We call it the church today/*) */is where you are to give your tithe to/*.