His House- Week 2

Alright? That was under the law. But let me just say this, we are still a part of what I would call, there is always a divine portion that belongs to God. Under the law, giving in in investing in the kingdom was a part all the way back to the beginning. Do you know the first person was killed over an offering? Y'all hearing what I'm saying? And here's a revelation. There weren't guns there. There were rocks. I'll stop. But listen to this. You ready? Here's the truth. One gave his first and his best, the other gave what was left over of the fruit of the ground. Go back and read it. Cain killed Abel because Abel offered his first to God. [00:30:56] (50 seconds)  #FirstfruitsFirst

Because watch. Where your treasure is, what you value, what you esteem, then my goodness, your heart follows it. So watch this. Let me translate it. What I invest in, my heart follows it. When I invest into the God's house, in God's kingdom, in what God's doing, guess where my heart goes? In the God's house, singing the God thing. There are some people, they never invest in God's house, and the reason they they never invest in God's house, for whatever reason, they never have a real heart for God or the things of God. [00:22:31] (34 seconds)  #HeartFollowsInvestment

Do you see what I'm saying? Never give out of grudgingly or out of necessity, the Bible says. We'll get to that verse here in a minute. You give willingly with a willing heart. Give when it's a blessing in your heart. Does that make sense everybody? Listen to the I've thought about doing a message one time called why your tithe isn't working. I've thought about preaching that sometime. Because there's a principle in giving that if you give it stingy and grudgingly, and you give it to say, I'm giving it, but I don't really want to. Well, you know what? You've already negated the blessing of it. [00:24:30] (33 seconds)  #GiveWillingly

But but I use that as an example though to say, man, when it comes to God, it is more blessed to give than to receive. And you are storing up for yourself treasure in heaven. Look at this. Because it's a reflection of your heart. Has little to do with the item. The truth of the matter is using the gun as an example. That that didn't belong to anybody. God owns the metal that's on this earth. Praise God. It all belongs to God. So get this. Do not lay up for yourself treasure in on earth where moth and rust can destroy it, where thieves break in and steal it. If God gives tells you to give it, give it. But lay up for yourself treasure in heaven, [00:15:45] (33 seconds)  #TreasureInHeaven

Those you are the steward of those animals. You're the steward of it. That's it. It doesn't belong to you. So when you recognize that even what I have doesn't really belong to me, then it's easy for you to give it back, and it's easy for you to give a portion. And I will tell you, when we understand that I I own nothing, but I'm the steward, what it allows me to do is give back to God, invest back into the kingdom, and this is a added blessing, but I'm telling you it's the truth. [00:11:01] (28 seconds)  #StewardshipAllowsGenerosity

I don't need their money. This is not about the American coming here and getting their money. What this is about is without teaching your people to sow, they will never reap. See, you might find this hard to believe. I'm a I'm a say it again. You might find this hard to believe, but there's a whole culture in the world that believes the only way you get anything is by scamming people, robbing people from rich Americans being ripped off. There's a whole coal I don't know if you see it. I don't know. I wouldn't got it, Lord. But here's my point. My point is this. [00:20:04] (43 seconds)  #TeachSowingNotScamming

But I gave it away. I really did because I felt like the Lord told me that. And can I tell you what it more had to do with than anything? Had little to do with the gun. It had more to do with my heart. Will you give something that you've been believing for? Once you get it, will you give it? I'm telling you, it makes a difference. And you say, did you get an eternal heavenly reward for that? Good lord. I hope so. [00:14:39] (23 seconds)  #HeavenlyRewards

Because, man, I gave it with the heart of wanting to please God. And and there's been many other things in my life that I've done that with. So and and can I tell you? You say, well, pastor, you just said it's more blessed to give than to receive. I'll be honest with you. Whenever I gave it, there was a lot of joy because I seen that person's face, and I was like, man, God, I get it. I get it. I get it, God. I get why you had me do it. They may have never have had, now they have. Praise God. And that's a blessing to me. And I'm not gonna lie about this. You ready? [00:15:01] (31 seconds)  #JoyOfGiving