2. Your Money and Your Life
What the Bible Say About Money
What is a Tithe?

3. Origin of the word Tithe
as a noun 
Old English teogotha
Middle English tighethe
tenth;
as a verb
Old English teogothian
Middle English tithen
to take the tenth of
Source: Dictionary.com

4. Genesis
13:2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
13:5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
13:12 Lot settled among the cities of the Plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

5. Abraham and a Tithe Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
maker of heaven and earth;
and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”
And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.
Genesis 14:19-20

6.  The Covenant
Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field. In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose as a dwelling for his name, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock. – Deuteronomy 14:22-23

7.  Every Third Year
Bring out the full tithe of your produce for that year, and store it within your towns; the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you. – Deuteronomy 14:28-29

8. Giving is a response to God’s blessings!
God always honors giving!

9.  Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.

10. Giving is a response to God’s blessings! God always honors giving!
Giving is a response to God’s blessings!
God always honors giving!
It’s not a bribe!

11.  Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others.

12.  Luke 18:14
“All who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

13. Tithing is a significant Biblical concept!
Tithing is a significant Biblical concept!
Giving shows love and appreciation to God!
We can give because Jesus gave everything for us!