{ Qualifying For Greater Riches Pastor Rod Enos Sunday, May 11, 2014

Foundations of Financial Freedom Recognize & Renounce The Influence of Mammon Establish Sparrow Faith Establish the Tithe Close the Circle Step Up To Your Debt

A. A.A Matter of Trust I. Giving To God Matters to God

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling Luke 16:10-13 (NIV)

worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? 13 "No servant can serve two masters. Either he Luke 16:10-13 (NIV)

will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." Luke 16:10-13 (NIV)

A. A.A Matter of Trust B. B.A Matter of Honor I. Giving To God Matters to God

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"- -which is the first commandment with a promise-- 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." Ephesians 6:1-3 (NIV)

… Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. 1 Samuel 2:30 (NIV)

"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name… Malachi 1:6 (NIV)

If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name," says the LORD Almighty, "I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me. Malachi 2:2 (NIV)

But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. Malachi 3:2 (NIV)

How do you not spoil a kid as cute as that!

Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?’ Malachi 3:7-10 (NIV)

8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse--the whole nation of you- -because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the Malachi 3:7-10 (NIV)

storehouse, that there may be food in my house. 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. Malachi 3:7-10 (NIV)

A. A.A Matter of Trust B. B.A Matter of Honor C. C.Not Just A Matter of Law I. Giving To God Matters to God

This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls… Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

A. A.The City of Jericho II. Principle of First Fruits

The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. Joshua 6:17-18 (NIV)

18 But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. Joshua 6:17-18 (NIV)

The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the Joshua 7:10-12 (NIV)

devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they Joshua 7:10-12 (NIV)

have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction. Joshua 7:10-12 (NIV)

A. A.The City of Jericho B. B.Abel or Cain’s Offering II. Principle of First Fruits

In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Genesis 4:3-7 (NIV)

Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face Genesis 4:3-7 (NIV)

downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." Genesis 4:3-7 (NIV)

A. A.The City of Jericho B. B.Abel or Cain’s Offering C. C.You Have Cursed Yourself II. Principle of First Fruits

You are under a curse--the whole nation of you--because you are robbing me. Malachi 3:9 (NIV)

A. A.The City of Jericho B. B.Abel or Cain’s Offering C. C.You Have Cursed Yourself D. D.Reversing The Curse 1. 1.An Act of Spiritual Warfare 2. 2.An Act of Obedience of Faith 3. 3.A Way to Release God’s Blessing II. Principle of First Fruits

A.Realize Tithing Matters to God B.Repent of Robbing God of His Honor C.Receive His Forgiveness And Grace III. Our Response

Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Proverbs 3:9-10 (NIV)

God’s love is unconditional but His blessing and favor are reserved for those who honor and seek to obey Him. Something to Think About…