ANCHOR SCRIPTURE(S): MALACHI 3:7-12
MESSAGE TOPIC: THE TITHE
By: Dr. Paul Enenche
SERVICE OBJECTIVES:
1. Understanding the Tithe
2. Understanding the value of the Tithe
3. Understanding the place or otherwise of the Tithe in the New Testament
The Tithe is a controversial and grossly misunderstood subject
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Tithing is such a controversial issue because of the grip that money has on people (Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:13)
True spirituality is confirmed in money matters
WHAT IS THE TITHE ABOUT?
1. The Tithe is one-tenth of a person’s income
2. The Tithe existed before the law of Moses (Gen. 14:18-20; 2Cor. 9:6-7)
The Tithe did not come with the law of Moses so it cannot go with the law Moses. It existed far before the law and will continue to exist far after the law.
3. The Tithe did not begin as a commandment, it began as a Kingdom principle delivered by revelation (Gen. 14:18-20)
4. Kingdom principles and revelations are universal in application (Mark 13:37)
Time does not change Divine principles and revelations (Gen. 17:1; Matt. 5:48; 2Cor. 13:11)
5. Believers are the seed of Abraham and are commanded to walk in the steps of Abraham (Gal. 3:16, 7; Rom. 4:12)
As a child of God, you are a seed of Abraham and are expected to follow his steps
THE STEPS OF ABRAHAM:
5a. Unconditional obedience to God
5b. Believing God without question
5c. Seeing the future before it arrives (Gen. 13:14-15)
5d. Servicing the needs of the needy (Gen. 14:14)
5e. Holding nothing back from God (Gen. 22:2)
5f. Giving God a tenth of your income
5g. Looking up to nobody but God (Gen. 14:22-23)
6. Tithing was confirmed and commended by the Master in the New Testament (Matt. 23:23; Luke 11:42; Lev. 27:30)
7. The Tithe was validated by Paul the Apostle in the New Testament (Heb. 7:1-
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8. In the New Testament, believers exist far beyond the Tithe (Prov. 23:26; Rom. 12:1; 2Cor. 8:1-5; Phil. 4:15-19)
Anyone that struggles with the payment of tithes either does not know God or has not surrendered themselves totally to God
WHY DO WE TITHE?
1. God owns both the earth and everything in it (Ps. 24:1; Ps. 50:12; Hag. 2:
2. God owns man’s life, man’s strength and everything responsible for man’s income (Isa. 43:21; Acts 17:28)
3. God receives our honour and appreciation through our giving (Prov. 3:9-10)
WHAT DOES TITHING CONFIRM?
1. It confirms God’s ownership of all things
2. It confirms man’s stewardship of God’s resources
3. It confirms our conquest of mammon (Matt. 6:24)
4. It confirms our God-first existence (Matt. 6:33)
5. It confirms the authenticity of our worship (Rom. 12:1-2)
FACTS ABOUT THE TITHE:
1. The Tithe belongs to God
2. The Tithe is paid at the place of one’s spiritual covering
3. The Tithe is meant to be the Tithe of all
4. The Tithe is to be paid in whole
5. Everybody pays Tithe including the priest (Heb. 7:9)
THE BENEFITS OF THE TITHE:
1. Access to supernatural supplies (Mal. 3:10-12)
2. Existence above earthly economy (Mal. 3:10-12; Phil. 4:19)
3. Open heavens for the rain of visions, revelations and Divine ideas
4. Security and insurance of man’s blessings
5. The resistance of the activities of the devourer
6. The conversion of promises to blessings (Heb. 7:6)
7. The blessing of the next generation (Heb. 7:9)
PRAYERS
Father, thank You for Your Word, I receive the grace to be faithful in tithing from today in Jesus’ Name
Father, give me the grace, from today, to access the storehouse of Heaven, in Jesus’ Name
Father, I receive the grace to exist above earthly economy. I cannot be tied down by my nation’s economy, in Jesus’ Name
Father, I make demands for open Heavens for the rain of visions, revelations and Divine ideas. I receive it now!
Father, I receive Divine security for Your blessing on my life, and I rebuke the devourer. Oh you
devourer, the Blood of Jesus is against

Num 18:24 Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the LORD. That is why I said concerning them: 'They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.'" Num 18:26 "Speak to the Levites and say to them: 'When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the LORD'S offering. Num 18:28 In this way you also will present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites. From these tithes you must give the LORD'S portion to Aaron the priest. Num 18:28 In this way you also will present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites. From these tithes you must give the LORD'S portion to Aaron the priest. Num 18:31 You and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere, for it is your wages for your work at the Tent of Meeting. Deu 14:22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. Deu 14:23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the LORD your God always. Deu 14:24 But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by the LORD your God and cannot carry your tithe (because the place where the LORD will choose to put his Name is so far away), Deu 14:25 then exchange your tithe for silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the LORD your God will choose. Deu 14:26 Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice. Deu 14:27 And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own. Deu 14:28 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns, Deu 14:29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. Deu 26:12 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. Deu 26:13 Then say to the LORD your God: "I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them. Deu 26:14 I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything you commanded me. 1st timothy 1 vs 8. the law is good if it is used correctly