3 John 1:2 (Amplified Bible)
2Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
3. Prophet Offering.
(St Mathews 10:41-King James Version)
41. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of the prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
(Mathew 10:41-New Living Translation)
41. If you welcome a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will receive the same reward a prophet gets. And if you welcome good and godly people because of their godliness, you will be given a reward like theirs.
A Prophet-is one that speaks for God.
-is God’s anointed messenger, sent to be a blessing to us.
-is a spiritual father.
·All the gifts given to the prophet attracts prophetic rewards, as it provokes prophetic utterances from him or her.
·A gift pleasing to their hearts gurantees a release of blessings from them. Thus one way of provoking a release of blessings from your spiritual father is to give unto them. For example in Genesis 27, Isaac released such a blessing to his sons.
·When we give to the prophets in our lives it is for our own prosperity. Never come under the shallow thinking that when you give to a prophet you are enriching them remember their prosperity is a function of their giving.
·To begin with when they declare God’s word upon your life they are releasing a blessing which is entitled to rewards which you in turn partake in.
·The two examples of those who benefited from the prophet offering are: 1.the widow of Zerephath (1Kings 17:9-16) and the Shunamite woman (2Kings4:8-17).
·Committing to take care of the prophets provokes God to take care of your own cares.
·One has to make a deliberate choice to embrace the ministry of caring for the prophets in their midst.
·To give with liberty, always know that you do not give to the prophets because they have needs. Remember you are not the one who called them neither did God say if you don’t give to them they starve. Let’s have a healthy mentality when we engage this covenant practice and above all keep watch to observe every covenant detail.On the contrary prophets are sent to service the needs of humanity.
·They are God’s messengers sent to humanity hence trying to manipulate them because of what you have given to them is against the word nor does it provoke a blessing.
41. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of the prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
(Mathew 10:41-New Living Translation)
41. If you welcome a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will receive the same reward a prophet gets. And if you welcome good and godly people because of their godliness, you will be given a reward like theirs.
A Prophet-is one that speaks for God.
-is God’s anointed messenger, sent to be a blessing to us.
-is a spiritual father.
·All the gifts given to the prophet attracts prophetic rewards, as it provokes prophetic utterances from him or her.
·A gift pleasing to their hearts gurantees a release of blessings from them. Thus one way of provoking a release of blessings from your spiritual father is to give unto them. For example in Genesis 27, Isaac released such a blessing to his sons.
·When we give to the prophets in our lives it is for our own prosperity. Never come under the shallow thinking that when you give to a prophet you are enriching them remember their prosperity is a function of their giving.
·To begin with when they declare God’s word upon your life they are releasing a blessing which is entitled to rewards which you in turn partake in.
·The two examples of those who benefited from the prophet offering are: 1.the widow of Zerephath (1Kings 17:9-16) and the Shunamite woman (2Kings4:8-17).
·Committing to take care of the prophets provokes God to take care of your own cares.
·One has to make a deliberate choice to embrace the ministry of caring for the prophets in their midst.
·To give with liberty, always know that you do not give to the prophets because they have needs. Remember you are not the one who called them neither did God say if you don’t give to them they starve. Let’s have a healthy mentality when we engage this covenant practice and above all keep watch to observe every covenant detail.On the contrary prophets are sent to service the needs of humanity.
·They are God’s messengers sent to humanity hence trying to manipulate them because of what you have given to them is against the word nor does it provoke a blessing.
2. Kingdom Promotion Giving.
There are to forms kingdom promotion giving which are free-will offerings and the kingdom demand offerings.
§ Free-will offering.-is coming before the Lord with something in your hands to appreciate His goodness upon your life. This is giving as you will. This is described in depth on my introduction.
( St.Mathew 5:23-King James Version)
23. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
(Mathew 5:23-New Living Translation)
23. “So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you;
· The scripture implies that there is a gift which you bring to the altar, each time you go to church.
· That implies that you make a deliberate choice as to what (in terms of quality and quantity) you bring to the altar, thus free will.
(Deuteronomy 16:16-17-King James Version)
16. Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty.
17. Every man shall he give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
(Deuteronomy 16:16-New Living Translation)
16. “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. They must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chosen on each of these occasions, and they must bring a gift to the Lord.
17. All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God.
· Every believer in church is to bring a gift because appearing without is an abuse of the privilege.
· Giving is to be done by everyone in the kingdom.
“I don’t have is a sign of self inflicted curse”-By Bishop David Oyedepo
· Everyone is to give according to the measure of their faith.
§ Kingdom Demand Offerings or Sacrifices-these are offerings given for the kingdom sake, by reason of kingdom demands and opportunities that come your way.
(Exodus 35:4-5-King James Version)
4. And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israels, saying.This is the thing that the Lord commanded saying.
5. Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
(Exodus 35:4-5-New Living Translation)
4. Then Moses said to all the people, “This is what the LORD has commanded.
5. Everyone is invited to bring these offerings to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze
· These are offerings commanded to be given in church either towards a particular project or any other need. This usually comes as an instruction from God to the prophet to instruct the saints to give to God.
§ Free-will offering.-is coming before the Lord with something in your hands to appreciate His goodness upon your life. This is giving as you will. This is described in depth on my introduction.
( St.Mathew 5:23-King James Version)
23. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
(Mathew 5:23-New Living Translation)
23. “So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you;
· The scripture implies that there is a gift which you bring to the altar, each time you go to church.
· That implies that you make a deliberate choice as to what (in terms of quality and quantity) you bring to the altar, thus free will.
(Deuteronomy 16:16-17-King James Version)
16. Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty.
17. Every man shall he give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
(Deuteronomy 16:16-New Living Translation)
16. “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. They must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chosen on each of these occasions, and they must bring a gift to the Lord.
17. All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God.
· Every believer in church is to bring a gift because appearing without is an abuse of the privilege.
· Giving is to be done by everyone in the kingdom.
“I don’t have is a sign of self inflicted curse”-By Bishop David Oyedepo
· Everyone is to give according to the measure of their faith.
§ Kingdom Demand Offerings or Sacrifices-these are offerings given for the kingdom sake, by reason of kingdom demands and opportunities that come your way.
(Exodus 35:4-5-King James Version)
4. And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israels, saying.This is the thing that the Lord commanded saying.
5. Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
(Exodus 35:4-5-New Living Translation)
4. Then Moses said to all the people, “This is what the LORD has commanded.
5. Everyone is invited to bring these offerings to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze
· These are offerings commanded to be given in church either towards a particular project or any other need. This usually comes as an instruction from God to the prophet to instruct the saints to give to God.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Giving Part 2-Tithing
B) Giving: Part II-Different Types of giving.
1. Tithe:-is a one tenth part of something. Translated from the Hebrew word “MAASRAH” which means one tenth of the whole. Tithe is the foundation of all other form of covenant giving; it’s the bedrock upon which other giving (s) is laid. It has to be paid by all children of God to the ministry they receive their spiritual nourishment. Tithe is to be paid in spite of the circumstances that surround an individual at the point of receiving an income.
(Genesis 14:18, Holy Bible, King James Version)-18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the highest God.
19. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20. And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand, And he gave him tithes of all.
• Abram tithed for everyone that was under him, thus, we may literally say he brought a corporate tithe.
• This entails that companies or business are to tithe at all times because there is income that is accrued by the organization. All the income that has accrued to a company within a particular month is subject to tithe on that particular month.
(Malachai 3:6-10, Amplified Bible)-6.For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob are not consumed.
7. Even from the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, How shall we return.
8. Will a man rob or defraud God. Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud you. (You have withheld your) tithes and offerings.
9. You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation.
10. Bring all tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me by it, says the Lord of hosts, if will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing ,that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
• God changes not nor does His principles change. The word of God says He is the same yesterday, today and forever more. This implies that the covenant of tithing is still in place even today and will forever be in place.
• The disobedience of not paying the tithe will right away activate a curse upon your life. God will not curse you, but rather you will not have his covering thus vulnerable or exposed to the curse.
• It is entirely within your choice whether to pay the tithe or not, thus it’s not like you have to be prompted by the Spirit to pay a tithe you just have to do it at all times.
• The payment of tithes is an expression of your faith in God, thus an evidence of one’s compliance to the statutes and principles of God. It is also an act of obedience to God.
• Failure to pay a tithe is an act of fraud or robbery to God. In other words this implies that a tithe you have to pay it in spite of how you feel or the amount you have received.Thus, a tithe is money that we will forever owe as long as we receive an increase in our monies.
• A tither will always have a blessing more than enough for him or her. God is the one responsible for opening the doors in your life.
For example
1. Lets make an illustration of Jack and John. Jack lends John US$1,000,000.00 as capital for his business. After 5months John pays back Jack the aforementioned amount. Jack is not expected to tithe on that amount because there was no increase on it. In other words he is just returning the money that he borrowed.
2. If John returns the US$1,000,000.00 with US$50,000.00 on top as a token of appreciation for the favor granted to him. In principle that means he will receive US$ 1,050,000.00.He is to tithe on the US$50,000.00, thus the tithe will be US$5,000.00.The US$50,000.00 is an increase on the initially lender money thus subject to tithe because it had never been tithed on by the lender.
NB: Tithe is always done on an increase at any given time that one receives an increase in income. Always know that if you are to lend someone any money that money should be taken from an income that has already been tithed upon.
1. Tithe:-is a one tenth part of something. Translated from the Hebrew word “MAASRAH” which means one tenth of the whole. Tithe is the foundation of all other form of covenant giving; it’s the bedrock upon which other giving (s) is laid. It has to be paid by all children of God to the ministry they receive their spiritual nourishment. Tithe is to be paid in spite of the circumstances that surround an individual at the point of receiving an income.
(Genesis 14:18, Holy Bible, King James Version)-18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the highest God.
19. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20. And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand, And he gave him tithes of all.
• Abram tithed for everyone that was under him, thus, we may literally say he brought a corporate tithe.
• This entails that companies or business are to tithe at all times because there is income that is accrued by the organization. All the income that has accrued to a company within a particular month is subject to tithe on that particular month.
(Malachai 3:6-10, Amplified Bible)-6.For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob are not consumed.
7. Even from the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, How shall we return.
8. Will a man rob or defraud God. Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud you. (You have withheld your) tithes and offerings.
9. You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation.
10. Bring all tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me by it, says the Lord of hosts, if will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing ,that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
• God changes not nor does His principles change. The word of God says He is the same yesterday, today and forever more. This implies that the covenant of tithing is still in place even today and will forever be in place.
• The disobedience of not paying the tithe will right away activate a curse upon your life. God will not curse you, but rather you will not have his covering thus vulnerable or exposed to the curse.
• It is entirely within your choice whether to pay the tithe or not, thus it’s not like you have to be prompted by the Spirit to pay a tithe you just have to do it at all times.
• The payment of tithes is an expression of your faith in God, thus an evidence of one’s compliance to the statutes and principles of God. It is also an act of obedience to God.
• Failure to pay a tithe is an act of fraud or robbery to God. In other words this implies that a tithe you have to pay it in spite of how you feel or the amount you have received.Thus, a tithe is money that we will forever owe as long as we receive an increase in our monies.
• A tither will always have a blessing more than enough for him or her. God is the one responsible for opening the doors in your life.
For example
1. Lets make an illustration of Jack and John. Jack lends John US$1,000,000.00 as capital for his business. After 5months John pays back Jack the aforementioned amount. Jack is not expected to tithe on that amount because there was no increase on it. In other words he is just returning the money that he borrowed.
2. If John returns the US$1,000,000.00 with US$50,000.00 on top as a token of appreciation for the favor granted to him. In principle that means he will receive US$ 1,050,000.00.He is to tithe on the US$50,000.00, thus the tithe will be US$5,000.00.The US$50,000.00 is an increase on the initially lender money thus subject to tithe because it had never been tithed on by the lender.
NB: Tithe is always done on an increase at any given time that one receives an increase in income. Always know that if you are to lend someone any money that money should be taken from an income that has already been tithed upon.
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