1. WHY THE TITHE
Malachi 3:8-12
Pew Bible p. 951

2. Characteristics of the Biblical Tithe
1. Tithing is proportional giving.

3. Characteristics of the Biblical Tithe
1. Tithing is proportional giving. 2. Tithing is responsive giving

4. Characteristics of the Biblical Tithe
1. Tithing is proportional giving. 2. Tithing is responsive giving 3. Tithing is up front giving.

5. Why the Tithe?
God required His people to tithe so they would not forget that God is the One who gives them all they have.

6. Deuteronomy 14:22-23
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. 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.

7. Why the Tithe?
God required His people to tithe so they would not forget that God is the One who gives them all they have.
God required His people to tithe so that His work would prosper and progress.

8. Numbers 18:20-21
The LORD said to Aaron, "You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and your inheritance among them; "I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the Tent of Meeting.

9. Why the Tithe?
God required His people to tithe so they would not forget that God is the One who gives them all they have.
God required His people to tithe so that His work would prosper and progress.
God required His people to tithe in order to provide for the needs of the poor.

10. Deuteronomy 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.

11. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
The reasons God gave for the tithe in the Old Testament are still compelling reasons for us to give in support of the Lord’s work today.

12. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
The reasons God gave for the tithe in the Old Testament are still compelling reasons for us to give in support of the Lord’s work today.
God required His people to tithe so they would not forget that God is the One who gives them all they have.

13. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
The reasons God gave for the tithe in the Old Testament are still compelling reasons for us to give in support of the Lord’s work today.
God required His people to tithe so that His work would prosper and progress.

14. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
The reasons God gave for the tithe in the Old Testament are still compelling reasons for us to give in support of the Lord’s work today.
God required His people to tithe in order to provide for the needs of the poor.

15. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
The reasons God gave for the tithe in the Old Testament are still compelling reasons for us to give in support of the Lord’s work today.
Tithing was practiced voluntarily for centuries before the Law was ever given.

16. Why Christians Ought to Tithe
In the New Testament, Christ calls His people to a far higher level of commitment than Moses ever did in the Old Testament.

17. Matthew 5:20
Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Scribes and the Pharisees you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

18. Mark 10:21
One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.

19. What Malachi Says about Tithing
The one who fails to tithe robs God. Mal. 3:8

20. What Malachi Says about Tithing
The one who fails to tithe robs God. Mal. 3:8
Failing to tithe brought a curse upon Israel. Mal. 3:9

21. What Malachi Says about Tithing
The one who fails to tithe robs God. Mal. 3:8
Failing to tithe brought a curse upon Israel. Mal. 3:9
Those who tithe give God what He is due.

22. What Malachi Says about Tithing
The one who fails to tithe robs God. Mal. 3:8
Failing to tithe brought a curse upon Israel. Mal. 3:9
Those who tithe give God what He is due.
God blesses those who tithe. Mal. 3:10

23. Truth to Take with You
Tithing helps us to put God first in our finances. When we put God first, He takes care of us.

24. Challenge
If you don’t tithe, try it. If you already tithe, keep on, and ask God if there is something more He would have you give.