1. Essential lifestyle: my stuff Copyright © Simon G. Harris Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission

2. Malachi 3:6 I the LORD do not change. Essential lifestyle: my stuff

3. Malachi 3:6 I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. You deserve judgement!

4. Malachi 3:7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. See it straight …

5. Malachi 3:7.. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ Time to take responsibility But how?

6. Luke 19:9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. The issue: money Gets to the heart of the matter reveals true change

7. Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, … You cannot serve both God and Money. The issue: money Gets to the heart of the matter reveals true control

8. Galatians 3:27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Essential lifestyle: my stuff The issue: money Gets to the heart of the matter reveals true commitment

9. Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Essential lifestyle: my stuff

10. Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me Stealing from God

11. Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me … in tithes and offerings Stealing from God

12. Malachi 3:9 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. Essential lifestyle: my stuff Stealing from God … has left them under a curse

13. 1 Cor. 16:2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, … Essential lifestyle: my stuff Because God asks

14. 2 Cor. 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things.., having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. We have a heavenly Father who knows … A few of observations

15. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe … Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven …. No-one seems to lose out A few of observations

16. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe … Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven …. Essential lifestyle: my stuff God can be “proved” A few of observations

17. Malachi 3:10 ………throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. Essential lifestyle: my stuff God can be “proved” A few of observations How much do we want it?

18. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each.. should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, God loves a cheerful giver. Essential lifestyle: my stuff Give willingly Final thoughts about giving It’s about attitude not amounts

19. 2 Corinthians 8:7 But just as you excel in everything— …see that you also excel in this grace of giving. … Give in the light of the giver Final thoughts about giving

20. 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you... might become rich. Essential lifestyle: my stuff Give in the light of the giver Final thoughts about giving The foot of the cross is the place to decide

21. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! Essential lifestyle: my stuff Give in the light of the giver Final thoughts about giving The foot of the cross is the place to decide

22. Ephesians 5:2 … and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a …sacrifice … Essential lifestyle: my stuff Give sacrificially Final thoughts about giving If it doesn’t hurt, it’s probably not enough

23. 2 Corinthians 8:3 - 4 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, Essential lifestyle: my stuff Give sacrificially Final thoughts about giving If it doesn’t hurt, it’s probably not enough

24. Malachi 3:7 Return to me, and I will return to you," says the Lord Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?' Essential lifestyle: my stuff Prove me NOW!

25. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse,.. "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much … Prove me NOW!