Bridge Church Virginia Beach

March 2, 2025
Series: Money Matters: Unlocking the Blessings of Tithing

Sermon: Cultivating Courageous Faith in a Practical Way...

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-10 & Matthew 6:24

““I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your ancestors 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?’ “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the 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 there will not be room enough to store it.”

‭‭Malachi‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬-‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

““No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

INTRODUCTION: Faith without works is dead! (-James)

Money Prioritized: David Ramsey: Financial Peace University

1. Tithe
2. Expenses
3. Emergency Fund ($1000.00)
4. Retire Debt
5. Invest

The Whole Tithe:

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse.

-Malachi 3:10a

1. Tithe: a tenth
2. Tithe: returning the FIRST 10% of our income to God’s house.
3. Tithe: belongs to the Lord. (Lev. 27:30)
4. Tithe: practiced before the law of Moses. (Genesis 14:20)
5. Tithe: affirmed by Jesus. ( Matthew 23:23)
6. Tithe: giving God the FIRST and BEST so He can bless the 90%.
7. Tithe: passing the test.

CONCLUSION: Everytime we receive a paycheck, we get to choose our Master: God or money!