Heavenly Perspective of Wealth 1 Chron 29:10-17
Outline • Introduction • Giving financially is a GRACE of God 1 Chron 29:14-17 • All I have is from God Ps 24:1 • The chance to give is a grace of God • The offering we give is to God not man 1 Chron 29:1-3, 27 • it requires preparation • it requires love • What is God pleased with as an offering? • The giving of SELF Rom 12:1 • The giving is to do the ministries of God Mal 3:10-12 • Conclusion • What can I give to God that will please Him? 1 Chron 21:24-25
Introduction • Money and Church • Wrong Theology • Give and God will give you even more • Seeing and claiming theology • Church or pastors shouldn’t talk about money.
Introduction • Approx Bible? • Jesus talked about money more than He did Heaven and Hell combined. • Jesus talked about money more than anything else except the Kingdom of God. • 11 of 39 parables talk about money. • 1 of every 7 verses in the Gospel of Luke talks about money. (Money Matters, Kelly Benton
Introduction 10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. 12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
Giving financially is a GRACE of God 1 Chron 29:14-17 14 “But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. 15 For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours. 17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
All I have is from God 1 Chron 29: 14, 16; 14 “But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? from You, and from Your hand we have given You. we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
All I have is from God • Ps 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.
The chance to give is a grace of God 15 For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.
The Willingness to give 17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have WILLINGLY have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings
The offering we give is to God not man 1 Chron 29:1-3, 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the Lord God. 2 God the gold for the silver, and the bronze for the things of inlaid all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance. in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
It requires preparation 1 Chron 29:1-3, 1 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the Lord God. provided for the house of my God the gold for the the bronze for the wood for the onyx stones and inlaid stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance. 17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these have seen Your people, who are present here, make You.
It requires preparation 1 Chron 29:1-3, 17 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the Lord God. the gold for the the bronze for the “personal treasure” (s ĕ gullâ) occurs only wood for the seven times in the Hebrew Bible, elsewhere of onyx stones and inlaid Israel as the Lord’s precious, private stones of antimony and stones of various colors, possession and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance. 3 Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my PERSONAL treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: (1 Chronicles 29:3 NIV)
It requires love 1 Chron 29:1-3, 17 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king. (1 Chronicles 29:20 NIV)
It requires love 1 Chron 29:1-3, 1 17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make “willingly” (n ā dab) is in reference to making freewill offerings for building the tabernacle (Exod 25:2; 35:21, 29) and the second temple
The giving of SELF • Rom 12:1 • Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, spiritual service of worship.
The giving • Mal 3:10-12 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast grapes call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.
The giving • Mal 3:10-12 11 Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts. Jn 15:1-2, 8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and prove to be My disciples.
Conclusion • What can I give to God that will please Him? 1 Chron 21:24-25 24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy what is yours for the Lord, or offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.” shekels of gold by weight for the site.
Conclusion • it brings Joy… • John 15:11 11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and
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