Week 1 Good news, bad news

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Week 1 Good news, bad news Week 2 Deceitfulness
of riches Week 3 Why did God make you rich? Week
4 How to BE rich
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Week 3 Why Did God Make You Rich?
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2 Corinthians 911 11 You will be made rich in
every way so that you can be generous on every
occasion, and through us your generosity will
result in thanksgiving to God.
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Because I have more, I will give more
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How can you learn to give more?..
...being an intentional giver.
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2 Corinthians 97 7 Each man should give what he
has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly
or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful
giver.
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We need to give from the heart, not the head .
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If you want to give from the heart,
intentionally, then return to God what belongs to
God
Consider the principle behind returning to God
what belongs to God
Leviticus 2730
30A tithe of everything from the land,
whether grain from the soil or fruit from the
trees, belongs to the Lord it is holy to the
Lord.
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If you want to give from the heart,
intentionally, then return to God what belongs to
God
Consider the principle behind returning to God
what belongs to God
Malachi 310a
10 Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, that there may be food in my
house.
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If you want to give from the heart,
intentionally, then return to God what belongs to
God
Consider the principle behind Tithing that helps
us put God first
Deuteronomy 1423 (TLB) 23The
purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put
God first in your lives.
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If you want to give from the heart,
intentionally, then return to God what belongs to
God
Consider the principle behind Tithing that helps
increase our faith in God
Malachi 310b
Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty,
and see if I will not throw open the floodgates
of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you
will not have room enough for it.
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Is the spiritual discipline and principle of
tithing affirmed by Jesus? Matt 2323 Woe to
you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spicesmint,
dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more
important matters of the lawjustice, mercy and
faithfulness. You should have practised the
latter, without neglecting the former.
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Giving more and more?
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Giving more and more?
2 Corinthians 87 But just as you excel in
everything see that you also excel in this grace
of giving
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God has blessed me with more than I need. Im
rich. (Wk 1) I will not trust in riches, but in
Him who richly provides. (Wk 2) Because I have
more, Ill give more.(Wk 3)
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