Anointing Service || The Anointing || Pastor Joe Tarkon || City Of David Atlanta

If God is not first in your budget, he's not first in your heart. If what you give God is the leftover, then he has not gotten first place in your life. And when you give God the less leftover, what if God also gave you the leftover? I remember mommy j was telling us a story one day. Please keep that scripture there for me. She says, one day, the lord laid in her heart to go and give somebody something. And she she took it, packed it, and kept it by the door so that she would not forget. [01:16:23] (29 seconds)  #GodFirstBudget

We give because we love there's a difference between love and lust. Lust thinks of what can I take from you? Lust and greed. What can I take from you? And how much can I take from you? Love says, what can I give to you? That's a difference. You've got to know that difference. You you know? So as you grow on in life, I want you to learn how to honor God. Listen, whether you honor him or not, you will meet him eventually. [00:58:20] (30 seconds)  #LoveGivesNotTakes

I pray that your gift is never rejected by God in Jesus' name. The posture of your heart determines the value of your gifts. You can give a lot, but if your heart the posture of your heart is antithetical to the honor that should be associated with the gift, your gift minimizes in value. It loses its value. So for you, particularly, all of you professionals in this church, young people rising up in career, rising up in business, building your family, the most important thing is not so much about the size of your gift, but the posture of your heart and whether you are willing to give God in honor. [00:52:58] (43 seconds)  #HeartPostureMatters

Some people don't know how to receive. Some people don't know how to give. Some people are like the Dead Sea. They receive and receive and receive and receive, and they don't ever give. So the Dead Sea receives, and it's called the Dead Sea because everything in the Dead Sea is is dead. You know? And it's interesting. Let me say this before I forget it. The first homicide in the world the first homicide in the world was about giving. When God created the world, the first crime that was committed in the world apart from eating the the fruits in the world was about what? It's about giving. [00:47:25] (40 seconds)  #GivingAndConsequences

God's love was exemplified. God's love was expressed not by thinking about it, but by giving. God so loved that he gave. So giving is important. Let let me tell you this. If you are constantly restless, if you're constantly in a bad mood, I want to tell you, go out and give. Go to the hospital, Northside, Piedmont, any of the hospital. Just say, I I want to give something to somebody. Or go somewhere and help. Giving does good to your mind, to your brain, to your psychology, to your spirituality, to your well-being. [00:49:04] (46 seconds)  #GiveForWellbeing

Now in the New Testament, you are not cursed. Can somebody say amen? Oh, come on. Say a good amen. Amen. Oh, say it aloud. I am not cursed. I am not cursed. Is not cursed. I am the bless of the Lord because the one who took the curse, my curse, was nailed on the cross. Amen? The new test New Testament, you're not cursed. But when you do not tithe, you are not working in compliance with New Testament or covenant revelation. [01:23:01] (31 seconds)  #NewCovenantTithing

It releases the happiness hormone chemicals in your body, dopamine, and it make it just makes you feel better. So those of you it's not just about God loves a cheerful giver. You yourself, you love a cheerful giver. You need a cheerful giver. You need to give for your own well-being. Look at somebody and say it's good for you. It's good for you. It's good for you. Not just about giving to God, but giving to humanity, giving to people, giving to in fact, giving to your enemies, that's the best giving. [00:49:49] (32 seconds)  #GivingHealsYou

Because when you die, you breath you breath your last breath, you're gone. The things you stacked up here stacked up here. You know? And you didn't stack anything in heaven. You walk into heaven, your house is bankrupt. You walk into heaven, your mansion is Jesus puts it this way. He says he said, I want you to lay up treasures in a place where neither rust nor moth nor roaches nor bandits nor tariffs nor war can affect. You listening to no. The taxman, IRS cannot affect. I can imagine. Say, lay it up. [01:36:10] (52 seconds)  #LayUpTreasures