Living Under Heaven's Open Windows: The Power of Giving

Here's why I'm telling you this, because you are never more like god than when you give. We're supposed to be like him. Our god is a giving god. You are never more like god than when you give. God wants you to be a giver so you break that spirit of selfishness from your life. Amen? And the cool thing is that that god promises that whatever you give, he wants you to be a giver. But watch this. He promises that whatever you give, he'll bless and multiply back to you in return. [00:57:25] (33 seconds)  #BecomeAGiver

And before I go any further in this and just we start getting into the heart of everything today, I want you to know this. Whenever it comes to you having faith, there is nothing that proves your faith in God more than your giving. Amen? You can come here on Sunday morning when you're going through a bad day and sing a song in faith. You can offer up the sacrifice of praise and do that in faith and believe God's gonna meet your need. That's one thing. [00:49:09] (27 seconds)  #GivingProvesFaith

Each of you everybody say each of you. Each you. Not a few of us. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion because I'm twisting your arm. If that's how you feel like, you know, we're, you know, twisting your arm, don't give. Each of you should give what you've decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for god loves everybody say a cheerful giver. A cheerful giver. A cheerful giver. [01:00:08] (30 seconds)  #GiveFromHeart

So just because it's in the old testament doesn't mean that it's an invalid principle. It's a very valid principle, and it's actually a principle that is throughout the word. Amen? The other reason people give for why they don't tithe is because they'll say, I can't afford to tithe and you're right. You'll never be able to afford to tithe until you tithe. Amen? Because the devourer cannot get rebuked from your finances and the windows of heaven can't be opened up over your life until you start tithing. [01:21:26] (31 seconds)  #TitheToThrive

Come on, folks. God will do some crazy things for his kids. He will richly give us all things to enjoy. He gives us the victory. How many of you are glad he gives you victory? He gives us a song. How many of you are glad when you're sad, he gives you a song to sing in the night? That's actually what it says. He gives us rest from sorrow and fear. Thank you, Jesus. He gives us peace. He gives us grace and glory. He gives us what we need. [00:55:50] (61 seconds)  #GodGivesAllThings

Can I tell you, people who give, you know, and it doesn't really hurt, I don't know how much faith is there, but can I tell you there's a great deal of faith where you're giving out of your living, amen, and trusting god to bless you because you have? Man, that woman's gotta be looking to god as her source. Otherwise, there's she's hold otherwise, she's holding on to those 2 pennies with everything she's got because it's all she's got. But you know what? If you're in that position, how many know it's not enough to meet your need anyway? [01:26:59] (34 seconds)  #GiveOutOfLiving

Anytime you get into a place where what you've got is not enough to meet your need, there's a good chance that what you've got is your seed. And what god is looking for you to do is take that and instead of trying to hold on to it tightly, seat it. Somebody says, pastor, you're talking about listen. Let me show you the number of times in the Old Testament, New Testament, both where the little woman who is going to make a cake and then eat it, her son her and her son are gonna eat it, and they're gonna die because that's all they got left. [01:27:33] (30 seconds)  #UseYourSeed

So in other words, it's not enough to think, you know what? I get it. I I hear you, pastor. I I really believe god will do that and then sit there today and not do anything. I think, you know, I'll start next week. No. You won't. Because you'll walk out of here because you didn't act on the word in faith. You'll walk out of here and you'll talk yourself out of it, and the enemy will see to that between now and next week. You'll have you'll have something come up as a need that you weren't expecting. You're just asking for something to break down. Come on. [01:29:34] (40 seconds)  #ActInFaithNow