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We hear a lot about the sin of not honoring God with our tithe and offerings, Malachi 3 v 8-9 is often used. But did you know God talks about 32 sins in Malachi and the 29th sin deals with not tithing. What about all the sins that come before that sin? You see where "this sin" is on the list... almost at the bottom. God wants a relationship with us, He wants us to love Him, obey Him. trust Him and He wants us to grow up and stop sinning in all areas, so that His blessing can flow to us. Any sin blocks the flow of God's blessings.
1. Dishonoring God (1v6)2. Irreverence
3. Despising the name of God
4. Offering polluted bread to God (1v7)
5. Contempt for Gods table (1v7,12)
6. Offering the lame and sick animals to God in sacrifice (1v9,13)
7. Profaning God's table (1v12)
8. Insincerity (1v13)
9. Deception (1v14)
10. Refusal to glorify God (2v2)
11. Backsliding (2v8)
12. Causing others to stumble
13. rebellion (2v8-9)
14. Violating the law (2v9)
15. Profaning the covenant (2v10)
16. Treachery (2v11)
17. Profaning God's holiness
18. Marriage with heathen
19. Hypocrisy (2v13)
20. Unfaithfulness (2v14-16)
21. Covering up sin (2v16)
22. wearying God with words (2v17)
23. Excusing sin
24. Sorcery (3v5)
25. Adultery
26. False swearing
27. Oppressing the poor
28. Breaking God's ordinances (3v7)
29. Robbing God of tithes and offerings (3v8,9)
30. Stubbornly resisting God (3v13)
31. Working wickedness (3v15)
32. Tempting God. ~ from the Dake Bible
Pastors:
Some: Worship God, Teach the word of God & Have offerings
Some: Worship God, Teach the word of God & Pray for the power of God.
George Mueller: "When in the deepest poverty, he never gives any human being the least intimation of his needs, either by word or look, but always carries every matter great and small to God, and continually rejoices in the Lord. He declares that his countenance never looks sad or anxious when in need, as he considers that would be dishonoring to God, and inconsistent with a perfect trust in Him." George Mueller had no offerings, no email requests, no news letters etc and look what God did through him.
The Four Stages Of Life - After You Meet God:
1. Babies Cry for what they want,they will even throw a temper tantrum if they do not get what they want.
2. We learn to Work for what we want and/or Reason with people for what they want. (Most Christians Are Here In This Stage)
3. We learn to go into our closet and Pray for what we want and let God give it to us in His time.
4. In the closet we learn that we do not really know what we want, because He shows us things we have not even thought about asking for.
Where are you?
Hebrews 11 verse 6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
1. Babies Cry for what they want,they will even throw a temper tantrum if they do not get what they want.
2. We learn to Work for what we want and/or Reason with people for what they want. (Most Christians Are Here In This Stage)
3. We learn to go into our closet and Pray for what we want and let God give it to us in His time.
4. In the closet we learn that we do not really know what we want, because He shows us things we have not even thought about asking for.
Where are you?
Hebrews 11 verse 6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
