Sunday Service || What About Tithing? || Pastor Joe Tarkon || City Of David Atlanta

So let each one who gives how should he do it? Please look at this look at the screen and be a part of this how should he give? As there are proposes in his heart. And when you give, how should you give? Not grudgingly. And when you give, how should you give? Cheerfully. Do you see that? You give you make up your mind what you’re gonna give, not by manipulation. Even when I come in here and I tell you a need and I say, hey. We want to buy a new screen. This screen will cost us $2,000, and I want people to contribute. You decide what you are going to give. [01:35:17] (50 seconds)  #GiveWillingly

some people says, you because I have seen Christian leaders misuse money. Oh, they misuse money. They don’t know how to use money, so why should I give them money? Haven’t you seen fake medication? Haven’t you seen fake dollar? Perhaps you’ve not seen it, but there are some people who have seen fake money. But do you stop using money because there’s fake money? You’ve seen some women who killed their husbands. Do you stop marrying because women killed their husbands? [01:09:13] (29 seconds)  #FaithOverFraud

So you see that in the New Testament, it’s not about the economy of 10% because grace makes you give more. Oh, I think somebody should say amen there now. Whether you believe it or not. Because grace will compel you. In the old testament, God told her, give this. Give but in the new testament, as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. I’ll tell you two stories from my personal life. My tithing practice, I give 10% of everything that I get. But I give twin at least 20% of every gift that comes to me. [01:42:20] (42 seconds)  #GraceLeadsToGenerosity

God does not need your money. Please, I beg you. God does not need anybody’s money, and I so thank God for the way God had disciplined and trained me. There is nobody whose money can hold me hostage. Nobody. There’s nobody. God does not need your money. I remember when six seven six seven, there was a guy at if you watch your service, that’s good. His wife was a pharmacist. We’re so few then. Pastor Florence, you remember? He came to me one day and said, he said pastor Joe, if me and my wife don’t give offering in this church, how will this church survive? [01:13:16] (38 seconds)  #GodDoesntNeedMoney

I have a answer for you. The bible says to obey God is better than to sacrifice. To obey God is better than to sacrifice. Not because of of a curse, not because of punishment, but to just obey God. Number three, some people do not tithe because they don’t see the need to tithe. Because after all, the church has money. And I’m not talking just about this church. I’m talking about globally. The church has money. Or what is the church doing with money anyway? [01:07:07] (37 seconds)  #ObedienceOverSacrifice

Because it is the posture of your heart that determines the quality of your giving. Can I say that again? It’s the condition of your heart, the posture of your heart. God. Because you can give God a lot with a bad heart. It means nothing to God. I’m sure you know that. You know, if you came to my house now and I gave you and served the best meal, I got I got a what do you call these people who cook? What do you call them? Chef the best chef from from from let’s say, Louisiana, you know, and he prepares a wonderful meal. [01:16:02] (36 seconds)  #HeartMattersInGiving

We got to a place where you guys don’t know if you were in the building the the the planning team, know what happened. Think money became hard. It became hard. The Lord spoke to me verifiably. He says, sell all the stocks you have and put the money in this project. You know? But I’ve seen the the thing happen too many times. So that one, I didn’t argue much. I just calculated all the stocks, everything, everything, sold everything, Put the money to the projects. [01:48:26] (77 seconds)  #SacrificeForVision

Because some of you, you are holding back. You’re holding back. You’re holding back. No. You’re cheating yourself. I’ll tell you another two sad stories. One sad, one happy. When we’re raising money for the church building, the Lord laid in my heart to sell one of our properties. I said, I lie. I said, God, do you know the value of properties now? The thing that’s appreciating. I struggled and wrestled. My wife says, sell this property. I say, I’m not selling it. I say, I will give God the money. I knew how much we’re gonna give. I will raise that money and give God. Eventually, I raised the money, but that property became a pain. A pain. [01:47:13] (43 seconds)  #StopHoldingBack