WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.920 Whenever you're tired you're saying I believe in you Lord and I believe you are above me and I'm subject to you 2 00:00:05.920 --> 00:00:12.000 And I'm submitted to you and I gladly give that which is already yours. Here's your 10th back to you 3 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:20.360 And why a 10th anyway? Why 10% when I five when I 50 you could have picked any percent because a 10 is indicative of the whole 4 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.240 If you can count to 10 you can count to any number so when you give the 10th it's like you're giving it all 5 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:34.960 Welcome to the CityLight Church podcast. Thanks for joining us today as we look into God's word and discover the hope and truth that he has for us 6 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:41.000 If you want to connect with CityLight Church feel free to visit us at citylightnyc.com 7 00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:43.880 That's CityLight NYC.com 8 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:51.680 Pastor Boyan Janskik and his team believe that the power of the Holy Spirit is already working in our hearts and minds 9 00:00:52.200 --> 00:01:02.440 As you listen to today's teaching remember that you are deeply loved by God that you are surrounded by his grace and that he has a real hope and a future for you 10 00:01:05.680 --> 00:01:10.840 How many of you this is your first time in what we affectionately called a little house on the prairie church 11 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:14.640 Yeah, first time okay several of you 12 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.080 Because at the 13 00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:22.880 Normal location where we meet every Sunday. There's an event 14 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:29.720 And so occasionally a few times a year we have to meet here and 15 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:34.280 It's bitter sweet to me 16 00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:38.920 It's sweet because it just reminds me of the plan of God and how he works 17 00:01:39.880 --> 00:01:42.960 Because we were just in Manhattan only back in 2009 18 00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:45.720 Have in the time of our lives 19 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:47.320 growing 20 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:49.320 No need to complicate things 21 00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:52.320 and then I 22 00:01:52.320 --> 00:01:56.600 Sends the Lord just keep coming to me saying start a church in Queens 23 00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:00.760 You know and you first thought in the natural is 24 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:05.840 I don't need that 25 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:08.680 I got my hands full here 26 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.880 It will start start another one because we only had a Sunday evening service 27 00:02:19.760 --> 00:02:26.240 And I landed on a story and I drove around for months trying to get a location couldn't find one 28 00:02:29.160 --> 00:02:32.680 Found this when I first walked into this it was all statues 29 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:41.240 And I don't mean like a church that's religious that has a few statues. I mean it was all statues like this this was their 30 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:47.960 Repository for statues like you know, they weren't gonna get one of the storage bins over in Long Island City 31 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:55.040 So for all the other Anglican churches that are either gotten out or maybe was an old statue they didn't need they stored them in here 32 00:02:56.680 --> 00:03:00.920 So it was shoulder to shoulder statues and icons and just like church furniture 33 00:03:01.920 --> 00:03:03.920 Covered in dust didn't look nice at all 34 00:03:07.640 --> 00:03:11.040 And we had these small beginnings we started with services once a month 35 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:19.920 And then I would have never believed that this would have then become our main location and 36 00:03:21.760 --> 00:03:23.760 Then our only location 37 00:03:24.640 --> 00:03:29.720 I got my Queens because we were in Brooklyn. We had two locations in Manhattan one in Brooklyn 38 00:03:31.320 --> 00:03:34.360 Yet here and then we consolidated in 2021 39 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.280 And I think about the goodness of God. That's the sweet part 40 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:41.360 When I said it's bitter sweet the bitter part is just me 41 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:45.800 Remembering waiting on the line to get to use the one bathroom 42 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:54.520 So if if that thought crosses your mind while I'm preaching I got to use the restroom just do it 43 00:03:55.720 --> 00:03:58.200 If the thoughts comes out do it after service don't 44 00:03:59.040 --> 00:04:02.320 Don't wait for after service. There'll be 20 other people back there 45 00:04:04.480 --> 00:04:09.960 But it really is to me it's supernatural when I think because there's no air can that you know what it's like in the summer in here 46 00:04:10.480 --> 00:04:13.160 It's not pleasant and we installed 47 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:18.240 The the fans there was no ceiling fans for the first five six seven years 48 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:22.160 So it would just be hot 49 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:24.800 swamp air 50 00:04:25.200 --> 00:04:28.680 And yet the church kept growing which to me that's miraculous 51 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:32.480 Like we joke about being missionaries in Guatemala 52 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:36.000 You know we talk about some of the second world conditions there 53 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:41.080 But really here we are in the capital of the world New York City and we've had second world conditions 54 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:43.600 No air conditioning one toilet 55 00:04:46.080 --> 00:04:48.080 It's only one toilet 56 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:53.200 So if you go back there and you wonder why is there six different air fresheners and aerosol cans? That's why 57 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:56.160 Because there's only one 58 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:58.160 And we all have to share 59 00:04:58.960 --> 00:05:00.960 So share nicely 60 00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:07.480 Hallelujah and if you can't share nicely just like in the second world. There's a bucket outside for you 61 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:12.720 On that note 62 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:18.240 Baptisms are next Saturday 63 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:27.520 And so if you haven't made a decision yet you're on the fence 64 00:05:27.520 --> 00:05:33.600 I just urge you to do what Jesus said to do and he said if you believe in me 65 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.960 Get baptized. It's really that simple 66 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:43.360 There's just two prerequisites for baptism not a long list two things 67 00:05:44.080 --> 00:05:46.080 believe and 68 00:05:46.080 --> 00:05:48.080 repent 69 00:05:48.320 --> 00:05:51.600 Believe on Jesus and turn away 70 00:05:52.640 --> 00:05:57.200 From trying to please God on your own terms with your own good works turn away from your past life 71 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:02.240 Turn away from being your own God and doing what you want to do and submit to him 72 00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:07.360 You say well, I'm not perfect. I still need work to do. That's what most people say. I still need work 73 00:06:08.080 --> 00:06:10.080 Will join the club 74 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:12.800 I still need work 75 00:06:12.960 --> 00:06:15.760 Everyone here needs works to accept my wife. She's 76 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:18.720 She's fine 77 00:06:20.880 --> 00:06:23.680 All right, but I hear that I've when I get a little when I get a little better 78 00:06:23.680 --> 00:06:26.320 What they mean is when I clean up my life more I'll get baptized 79 00:06:26.400 --> 00:06:29.120 That's like saying when I when I heal I'll go to the hospital 80 00:06:30.080 --> 00:06:32.080 When I lose weight I'll go to the gym 81 00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:35.600 No come messy come with issues 82 00:06:36.400 --> 00:06:38.160 God loves you 83 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:42.000 He loves you just the way you are he will transform you as you yield to him 84 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:47.840 But begin the process before you think you have every t cross than every I dotted 85 00:06:49.840 --> 00:06:51.840 Amen, I want to open up with proverbs 86 00:06:53.440 --> 00:06:56.240 Excuse me Psalm 35 27 87 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.240 I like this verse so much 88 00:07:03.520 --> 00:07:09.360 So one of the first verses I memorized I liked it so much. I had it printed on all the offering envelopes 89 00:07:10.320 --> 00:07:11.840 15 years ago 90 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:18.160 And it shows you God's attitude towards finances and God's thoughts about abundance and prosperity 91 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:22.400 There's a hundred verses like this. I just like the way this one lands 92 00:07:29.680 --> 00:07:31.920 Normally when I minister on finances 93 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:40.960 I read these statistics about the average American and what they have saved and how much they have in debt and 94 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:45.760 And I'm not going to do that today because it would be too depressing 95 00:07:49.520 --> 00:07:52.320 I'm already a little down because of the one bathroom situation 96 00:07:54.560 --> 00:08:00.960 And you think I'm kidding but really I came all happy and then I walked in and I was like reminded of the one but and PTSD hit me 97 00:08:02.080 --> 00:08:06.960 And thank God for inner healing and the anointing that goes deep into our souls the bomb of Gilead 98 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:13.120 But the stats aren't good 99 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:16.800 In the natural 100 00:08:16.960 --> 00:08:21.040 In the natural the stats aren't good and they're not that great for this up and coming generation 101 00:08:23.600 --> 00:08:30.240 Do you know what somebody would have to make now to have to have the same purchasing power someone who made minimum wage in the 1970s 102 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:33.520 66 dollars an hour 103 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:39.680 To have the same purchasing power somebody in the 70s don't make me even talk about the 50s 104 00:08:41.040 --> 00:08:47.760 The 50s was when you can be a factory worker go off into the factory and still have a house and two cars and your wife stayed at home and you raise four kids 105 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:55.280 And it's another story how we got that way which is the real story of the problems we face as a nation 106 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:02.320 It really is all the other problems we think we have our direct result of the monetary policy and money delusion 107 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:08.000 But in the natural it's not so good, but the good thing is we don't have to live according to the natural 108 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:10.000 We can live according to the supernatural 109 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:14.160 We don't have to live subject to this world system and this world's economy 110 00:09:14.160 --> 00:09:19.360 We can live under God system the kingdom of God the kings domain 111 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:25.760 And his ways better and our citizenship is in heaven and we can live under that rule 112 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:29.200 But we have to we have to follow certain principles. Amen 113 00:09:30.560 --> 00:09:33.280 And so if you're a guest by the way 114 00:09:34.640 --> 00:09:38.320 Because you landed on me teaching on finances. I have to teach on finances 115 00:09:38.800 --> 00:09:41.360 Why because a church needs money? No 116 00:09:42.560 --> 00:09:44.560 Because you need money 117 00:09:46.400 --> 00:09:48.400 Yeah 118 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:54.240 I have to teach on finances because that's where all you think about is is money. No, I don't yes you do 119 00:09:55.280 --> 00:09:57.280 That's all you think about 120 00:09:57.360 --> 00:09:59.360 Everyone of your decisions goes through the filter of money 121 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:03.920 99% of your time is you have to think about money or trying to get more of it 122 00:10:05.280 --> 00:10:08.000 And then people want to pretend like oh money should matter 123 00:10:09.040 --> 00:10:11.600 And I met some of them when I was pastoring in the East Village 124 00:10:12.880 --> 00:10:16.240 These these these bright eyed bushy tail faces and who cares about money 125 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:19.440 You know they were talking in New York City people are so obsessed with money 126 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:23.440 And look at his Wall Street guy just going what also money money 127 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:28.800 You know, and I've been my 20s too, so I'm like listening and learning like oh wow, you know, I think maybe they're right 128 00:10:29.680 --> 00:10:33.040 But then I got to notice the face you're making you know, I'm going with this 129 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:35.440 I started notices when we're in the East Village 130 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:40.160 We had we had a lot now if you're if you're in the arts bless you if you're an actor or model 131 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:42.400 But when we were only in the East Village 132 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:46.720 We had like over 50 60% of the church that was either an actress actor or a model 133 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:50.080 And they were the ones saying it to me 134 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:54.000 But only a certain subset then I realized as I listened to their stories 135 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:59.280 They all came from wealthy suburb and parents who were funding their life in New York City 136 00:10:59.760 --> 00:11:02.960 So they get to say oh, it's all about money. Who cares about money 137 00:11:03.760 --> 00:11:05.760 Because my dad are giving you the money 138 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:09.600 But one day you'll also be concerned about the money 139 00:11:10.560 --> 00:11:12.560 Hey, man 140 00:11:12.640 --> 00:11:16.560 So it's what people work towards what they think about and 141 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:23.680 Then want to pretend like it isn't important. It is important. That's why the Bible has so much to say about it 142 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:28.480 That's why Jesus had so much to say about it. Jesus is a positive preacher 143 00:11:30.480 --> 00:11:36.800 But he preached as positive as he is he gave warnings and he preached twice as much about hell as he did about heaven 144 00:11:37.520 --> 00:11:41.600 But concerning finances stewardship 145 00:11:42.560 --> 00:11:48.880 Well-giving lands he preached more about those topics than heaven and hell combined 146 00:11:49.680 --> 00:11:53.920 Oh, why is it about money? It's because it affects you and that's why Jesus talked about it 147 00:11:55.280 --> 00:11:57.280 Hallelujah also how about this 148 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:00.720 He doesn't want you to be a slave 149 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:04.080 Proverbs 227 150 00:12:04.160 --> 00:12:12.160 The rich rules over the poor and the borrower is servant to the lender 151 00:12:13.760 --> 00:12:15.760 The rich rules over the poor 152 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:18.480 It was true back then 153 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:21.280 It was true a thousand years ago 500 years ago. It's true today 154 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:28.640 I don't know about you. I don't want to be ruled over by anyone or anything other than the Lord 155 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:30.720 I 156 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:36.320 And deep down in my heart. This is what I see happening. I hope I'm wrong 157 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:39.600 I hope Jesus comes back and says all right. You all had enough. Phew 158 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:46.000 I would like that, but right now the direction things are going in is that the robots with AI brains are coming 159 00:12:47.520 --> 00:12:49.520 they're coming and 160 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:54.720 Elon Musk 161 00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:58.160 As iron man like and goofy as he can be 162 00:12:59.440 --> 00:13:01.440 He doesn't say 163 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:03.440 Things that don't matter 164 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:07.840 He doesn't he sets them out landish stuff like we're going to go to Mars and then he puts stuff on the Mars 165 00:13:09.520 --> 00:13:11.520 And he's been tweeting nonstop 166 00:13:12.560 --> 00:13:20.640 About universal basic income what's gonna happen when the robots with AI brains come well universal basic income UBI people will just need you know 167 00:13:20.640 --> 00:13:26.160 You'll just sit at home and you'll collect money from the government if that excites you 168 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:29.680 because that is 169 00:13:29.680 --> 00:13:31.680 being a slave 170 00:13:31.680 --> 00:13:35.600 Slaves on every continent through any century. They also had free medical care 171 00:13:36.640 --> 00:13:39.280 Food a roof over their heads. Yeah, they were slaves 172 00:13:40.240 --> 00:13:44.720 There was subject to someone else universal basic income is nothing, but the rich ruling over you 173 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:46.720 You think everybody's gonna be on you. I know 174 00:13:47.520 --> 00:13:51.040 There's gonna be elites and it'll be an even smaller subset than today 175 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:54.240 We might be governed by a technocracy 176 00:14:00.560 --> 00:14:06.240 I want to say we I mean in general. I'm not believing that for me or my wife or my kids 177 00:14:07.760 --> 00:14:09.760 Don't believe that for yourself 178 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:12.320 God provides escape hatches 179 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:15.120 Hallelujah, listen 180 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:19.760 If you think I'm too extreme this is what I started to realize in 2019 181 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:24.640 See I came I'm gonna I'm gonna go a little slower than the first service because we have more time 182 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:29.120 I'll share as both the back doors 183 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:34.480 I grew up every summer going to Yugoslavia 184 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:39.040 America did not know what inflation was 185 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:46.560 Now you maybe know of it back when I was talking inflation people didn't even know what it was unless they took an economics class in college or high school 186 00:14:47.760 --> 00:14:52.640 But I would go back throughout the 80s every summer to Yugoslavia and I would see new money 187 00:14:53.280 --> 00:14:58.480 Like they would have to they couldn't fit the zeros anymore on on on the bills they had to keep 188 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:05.440 Inventing new money fiat paper currency and so my little candy bar that I would buy as an annual that was 10 dinars 189 00:15:05.520 --> 00:15:10.480 The next summer was a thousand dinars then thousand then 10 thousand and I that did something to me 190 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:14.720 Because I would ask grandpa. Why what we don't have this in America. Why is this happening? 191 00:15:15.280 --> 00:15:20.560 Oh inflation what's inflation? Well the government just keeps making money they keep printing it out of thin air yeah 192 00:15:21.600 --> 00:15:26.240 When you have too much of something and devalues what you have that had an impact on me 193 00:15:26.800 --> 00:15:28.800 so in 2020 194 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:31.760 During COVID you know that the government just invented 195 00:15:32.320 --> 00:15:37.120 Invented created four trillion dollars out of thin air. That's a lot by the way 196 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:41.280 It's a lot as far as how many dollars we have in circulation 197 00:15:42.400 --> 00:15:47.840 It hit me I talked to other people are like yeah, what do you mean? Yeah, that's really gonna affect your life 198 00:15:48.640 --> 00:15:51.440 So I went all in on another asset 199 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:54.960 That is finite 200 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:59.360 That has programmed digital scarcity that can be printed ad nauseam 201 00:15:59.920 --> 00:16:01.920 Bitcoin 202 00:16:02.560 --> 00:16:04.560 I'm not gonna preach about Bitcoin 203 00:16:04.640 --> 00:16:09.760 But here's what I'm trying to have you realize that it meant so much to me. I saw what was on the horizon 204 00:16:10.880 --> 00:16:16.480 That I had a huge wake. I talked to my wife. She was on board and it financially transformed our lives 205 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:19.360 It financially transformed this church's life 206 00:16:22.560 --> 00:16:24.560 I want you to know that 207 00:16:25.520 --> 00:16:26.720 This 208 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:30.800 This is in your hands you get to decide how the next 10 years play out 209 00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:40.160 And if that makes you nervous like oh, I only see three options you get to decide not to see three options 210 00:16:40.560 --> 00:16:44.240 You get to decide God you're the one who makes an escape hatch 211 00:16:44.560 --> 00:16:49.120 You're the one even though I'm silly at times. You're the one even though I've made mistakes in the past 212 00:16:49.360 --> 00:16:53.760 You're the one even though it looks like it's not gonna be right. You're gonna make it all right because I believe 213 00:16:54.640 --> 00:16:59.920 That you're gonna make for me. You got to appropriate it for yourself. God. You're gonna do a miracle in my life 214 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:04.160 You're gonna speak to me. I will obey you will talk to me 215 00:17:04.320 --> 00:17:07.600 You will see me as the head and not the tail above and not beneath 216 00:17:07.840 --> 00:17:11.360 You will see me lending and not borrowing and you don't want me to be a slave 217 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:14.640 You don't want me to be ruled over by someone else lord 218 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:19.120 I'm gonna do the ruling and I'll be a loving compassionate merciful just ruler 219 00:17:20.800 --> 00:17:22.800 Hallelujah 220 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:24.880 So 221 00:17:27.600 --> 00:17:30.880 Proverbs 11 24 is also another great principle 222 00:17:34.080 --> 00:17:37.520 There is one who scatters one who so seed 223 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:42.640 One who's generous one who gives and yet somehow he's not 224 00:17:43.840 --> 00:17:45.840 I'm the negative side 225 00:17:45.840 --> 00:17:48.320 He hasn't yeah, he's not the one out of loss 226 00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:53.920 He's increasing more. He's got a net gain yet. He scatters 227 00:17:55.040 --> 00:17:59.680 And there is one who withholds more than is right, but that leads to poverty 228 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:04.160 Well, what is more than it's right more than is right 229 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.480 You don't get to make up what's more than is you ever hang around stingy people 230 00:18:09.840 --> 00:18:11.840 It's terrible 231 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:17.520 It's terrible they'll they'll give a nickel to a homeless person an act like they're opening up their you know 232 00:18:17.600 --> 00:18:19.760 Whole savings account here you go 233 00:18:21.360 --> 00:18:25.360 Don't spend it all in one place, you know for them. That's more. That's what is right 234 00:18:27.360 --> 00:18:29.360 No, it really is 235 00:18:31.520 --> 00:18:35.120 So what's what is right? Well, I'm so glad you asked 236 00:18:36.000 --> 00:18:39.120 What is right? It will God instituted with Abraham 237 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:42.480 Something called the tithe a tenth 238 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:46.320 Aren't you glad that God works with percentages and not numbers? 239 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:51.280 And here's what it says about the tithe Leviticus 2730 240 00:18:58.080 --> 00:19:03.280 And all the tithe of the land whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree is the Lord's 241 00:19:04.000 --> 00:19:08.960 It is holy to the Lord so the tithe is holy 242 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:15.040 That's another reason why I preach on this and I haven't preached on the tithe and I don't remember 243 00:19:15.040 --> 00:19:17.040 It's been over 16 months 244 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:19.920 It was last February 245 00:19:20.800 --> 00:19:26.560 And actually feel like I was agree like it's I don't want to preach on the tithe in the natural and myself. I don't want to after the R knots 246 00:19:29.360 --> 00:19:31.920 Especially here you're already uncomfortable 247 00:19:33.360 --> 00:19:35.360 One bathroom that I mentioned that 248 00:19:37.280 --> 00:19:39.280 But it's holy 249 00:19:39.920 --> 00:19:46.240 And holy doesn't mean clean we think holiness means cleanliness holiness means separation 250 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:52.240 The tithe is separate onto the Lord what God is saying is it doesn't even belong to you. It's mine 251 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:59.920 And when you give the tithe you really not giving that's why Jesus said you pay your tithe you're just giving back what's already mine 252 00:20:02.080 --> 00:20:07.840 And it is a holy subject giving the tithe should be a time of worship between you and the Lord 253 00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:10.960 You're coming to the altar with a gift 254 00:20:12.320 --> 00:20:17.360 The altar is no joke whether it's Old Testament or New Testament the altars were a sacrifice takes place 255 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:22.480 And the tithe always has the spirit of sacrifice introduced into it 256 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:29.280 And God sees it as holy and he receives it as something that's holy 257 00:20:31.360 --> 00:20:33.840 So I want to just talk to you about principles of tithing 258 00:20:34.320 --> 00:20:41.760 Some people don't get the full benefit because they they never really got the word on the subject 259 00:20:42.800 --> 00:20:48.000 I didn't until I did my own studies when I got saved the churches that I went to they all had the same tithing message 260 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:50.800 It was an angry preacher screaming Malachi three at you 261 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:53.680 Well a man robbed God 262 00:20:55.360 --> 00:20:59.120 Yeah, you have robbed him you are cursed with the index finger you 263 00:21:00.080 --> 00:21:02.080 You 264 00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:09.840 Every church was like that. There was no like word teaching like let me understand it was just basically it felt like an extortion racket 265 00:21:11.520 --> 00:21:17.360 So let me keep you the word on the subject and you can decide for yourselves and if you rejected at least you know what you're rejecting 266 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:27.040 The tithe here's some principles number one it shows faith in God's word and his provisional care 267 00:21:27.760 --> 00:21:32.880 It shows faith when you tithe whenever you tithe you're saying lord 268 00:21:32.880 --> 00:21:37.120 I believe your word because tithing makes no sense in the natural 269 00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:40.400 It doesn't 270 00:21:40.400 --> 00:21:44.240 Nobody wakes up and thinks you know how can I how can I give my money away 271 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:47.440 And God is asking for a tenth 272 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:50.240 But he's asking for it as a test 273 00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:53.280 To see if you can be entrusted with more 274 00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:55.920 And there's a leap of faith 275 00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:59.680 That's why some people are at that place of faith and maturity where they do tithe and others 276 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:04.080 They still give way to fear they give way to rationalizations excuses 277 00:22:04.080 --> 00:22:08.000 But at the end of the day it comes down to one thing do you trust God and take him at his word 278 00:22:08.800 --> 00:22:14.160 Do you believe his word do you believe that when he said when you tithe when you're the one who actually scatters 279 00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:16.160 You will actually increase more 280 00:22:19.840 --> 00:22:21.840 Before financial breakthrough 281 00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:27.040 We weren't living high on the hog at all. We had an any given point 282 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:32.880 $1,500 in our bank account. That's nothing like to brag about one hot water heater blow out boom 283 00:22:32.880 --> 00:22:37.840 But we had no debt and somehow still even when the lord had us in that testing and waiting period 284 00:22:38.560 --> 00:22:40.560 Did you lack anything? 285 00:22:40.560 --> 00:22:42.320 I didn't lack anything 286 00:22:42.320 --> 00:22:46.240 I actually think back. I'm like we went to Montenegro so many times. How did we pay for that? 287 00:22:47.520 --> 00:22:48.880 How did we 288 00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:51.360 But the lord because we were tithers the lord always 289 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:53.680 made it so that 290 00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:59.360 We came out on top. Amen never once did we think oh we shouldn't have tithe 291 00:23:01.040 --> 00:23:06.320 We'd have more money for ourselves because I know it's not true. We'd have less money something else would happen 292 00:23:07.280 --> 00:23:09.280 And drain that away 293 00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:18.960 The tithe is a way to acknowledge Jesus's lordship in every area of your life 294 00:23:19.440 --> 00:23:23.200 That's what Abraham did when he met Melchizedek the first tithe 295 00:23:24.240 --> 00:23:26.080 And he recognized that a greater than he 296 00:23:27.040 --> 00:23:28.800 And he gave a tenth of all his spoils 297 00:23:29.520 --> 00:23:33.520 Whenever you tithe you're saying I believe in you lord and I believe you are above me 298 00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:39.360 And I'm subject to you and I'm submitted to you and I gladly give that which is already yours 299 00:23:39.600 --> 00:23:43.360 Here's your tenth back to you and why a tenth anyway why 10% 300 00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:49.520 When I five when I 50 he could have picked any percent because a 10 is indicative of the whole 301 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:52.320 If you can count to 10 you can count to any number 302 00:23:54.080 --> 00:23:58.640 So when you give the tenth it's like you're giving it all the tenth represents the whole 303 00:24:00.080 --> 00:24:02.080 All right quiet down now. I got a preach 304 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:05.200 Showed him me down 305 00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:08.160 ah 306 00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:12.160 The tithe thank you 307 00:24:13.120 --> 00:24:16.400 We'll challenge our flesh our carnal nature 308 00:24:16.960 --> 00:24:24.880 What is the flesh our carnal nature that's not subject to the lord the flesh is nasty the flesh wants to do what it wants to do 309 00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:28.000 the flesh is selfish 310 00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:30.480 flesh is a consumerist 311 00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:34.640 And when you tithe you're putting your flesh under you're dying to the flesh 312 00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:38.800 You're saying no this belongs to the lord he is my head 313 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:43.280 It's a way to show proper headship whenever you give the tithe to the lord 314 00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:50.880 A lot of people want to have Jesus as their savior but not as their lord 315 00:24:51.920 --> 00:24:56.000 But he's lord and savior and if he's not lord of all he's not lord at all 316 00:24:57.760 --> 00:25:03.040 And it seems to be the last thing that's converted or given up is the wallet the purse the bank account 317 00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:07.680 I'll live you 318 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:10.320 By the way 319 00:25:10.320 --> 00:25:15.280 I just because there's so many different faces. I don't know who's thinking what whatever and I'm just I'm just free 320 00:25:16.080 --> 00:25:19.600 The church is doing fine financially. It's not in danger 321 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:26.160 And I guess I have to say that because also whenever the preacher will get angry shouting on the tithe the men 322 00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:28.160 Uh-oh the church is doing bad financially 323 00:25:28.800 --> 00:25:30.800 It the church is doing great 324 00:25:31.040 --> 00:25:33.040 And 325 00:25:33.040 --> 00:25:35.040 Tithing transform my life 326 00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:41.600 So much so that my wife and I last year were able to tithe 2.1 million dollars to the lord 327 00:25:42.160 --> 00:25:43.840 Amen 328 00:25:43.840 --> 00:25:47.600 We practice what we preach he blessed us he over blessed us 329 00:25:49.120 --> 00:25:51.200 So God doesn't have to receive anything 330 00:25:51.920 --> 00:25:53.920 But people must give 331 00:25:54.320 --> 00:25:59.280 He's not trying to take something from you trying to get something to you, but it's activated with giving 332 00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:02.800 Hallelujah 333 00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:06.640 Hallelujah 334 00:26:08.560 --> 00:26:10.960 Why is he got to talk about money because that's all you think about 335 00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:18.640 Hallelujah 336 00:26:19.840 --> 00:26:23.520 Proverbs well, let's look at this next principle tithing 337 00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:29.520 Exhibits godly stewardship and financial discipline 338 00:26:31.600 --> 00:26:37.840 The tithe the tenth is a way to consistently exhibit. What does godly stewardship mean financial discipline 339 00:26:40.080 --> 00:26:42.080 Proverbs 27 23 340 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:46.640 I found this in talking to people when they want to talk about their finances 341 00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:51.040 I'll ask how much debt do you have and they don't know 342 00:26:51.760 --> 00:26:54.480 I said well eight months ago. It was like 25,000 343 00:26:55.040 --> 00:26:59.200 What do you mean like 25,000 and what do you mean eight months ago? What was it yesterday? 344 00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:03.200 I don't know why don't you know and it's they never say this way 345 00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:06.000 But what they're really saying is I don't know because I can't bear to look 346 00:27:07.120 --> 00:27:09.840 I don't know what's coming in. I don't know what's going out 347 00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:14.960 If I look I'll get depressed so I put you know stick my head in the sand 348 00:27:16.320 --> 00:27:18.480 And if I don't see my debt my debt won't see me 349 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:21.920 That's what the emu bird thinks 350 00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:26.880 It sticks its head in the hole and the things if I can't see the coyote the coyote won't see me 351 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:30.480 But he does and the debt sees you they're coming for you 352 00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:34.400 Thank god you serve the god of supernatural debt elimination amen 353 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:43.440 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks and attend to your herds 354 00:27:44.560 --> 00:27:48.720 You ask a shepherd how many sheep do you have 87 two more on the way? 355 00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:54.480 How many goats do you have 32 how many cattle 55 they know the state of their flocks 356 00:27:54.960 --> 00:27:57.600 And yet people die don't know the state of their finances 357 00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:02.640 They don't know what they have in a savings account and checking account is my wife and I we have to meet every single week 358 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:05.680 It's like the highlight of our week right babe 359 00:28:07.360 --> 00:28:11.680 You're so sweet, but we never look forward to that we got lots of other things to do right 360 00:28:13.120 --> 00:28:14.800 It's not fun 361 00:28:14.800 --> 00:28:18.160 But we take 15 20 minutes apart. No, it's like the last thing you want to do 362 00:28:18.800 --> 00:28:20.480 Be forced yourself 363 00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:24.320 15 20 minutes. Let's go over all the amics bills. Let's go through checking 364 00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:30.400 Let's go through how much taxes are due let's bring 15 20 minutes and we get an idea. We know what's up 365 00:28:31.840 --> 00:28:38.240 Tiving helps you know what's up because it's actually forcing you to consider your finances see tiving shouldn't be willy nilly 366 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:40.960 and I kind of like 367 00:28:41.520 --> 00:28:47.040 When I back in the day before everything got digital tiving was a holy time you thought about it 368 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:49.840 You separated God's portion you worshiped with it 369 00:28:50.880 --> 00:28:57.680 It took longer now. It takes like two minutes point your phone set up automatic and all that's fine and Danny, but make sure in your heart 370 00:28:59.600 --> 00:29:05.200 You're worshiping the Lord and you're recognizing what's happening there. You're seeing him as your head 371 00:29:05.840 --> 00:29:07.840 You're showing that you can be trusted with increase 372 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:10.640 You're putting your flesh under 373 00:29:11.840 --> 00:29:13.040 And 374 00:29:13.040 --> 00:29:15.040 It's forcing you to do the math 375 00:29:15.600 --> 00:29:20.800 Some people just to have never even done the math of carrying the decimal place over two points 376 00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:28.640 And considering their flock and tithing causes you to consider your your flock know the state of your flock 377 00:29:31.600 --> 00:29:35.280 If you're alive just say amen. Okay 378 00:29:37.760 --> 00:29:41.520 If you're if you're alive just shoot a quick text to your face and notify it 379 00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:44.000 That you're alive 380 00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:46.000 It's hard for me to tell sometimes 381 00:29:50.800 --> 00:29:55.440 The principle of tiving positions ourselves for financial increase 382 00:29:57.760 --> 00:30:00.800 This is God's ordained way to financially increase us 383 00:30:02.560 --> 00:30:05.520 And he already takes pleasure in our prosperity 384 00:30:06.880 --> 00:30:10.720 Now if you're not experiencing prosperity, guess what you need to do business with God 385 00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:13.360 Do you know you can do business with God? 386 00:30:14.080 --> 00:30:17.360 You can actually talk to him and if you're serious you really talk to him 387 00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:21.440 See I pray all the time 388 00:30:22.800 --> 00:30:26.960 But when it's a 9-1 situation 9-1-1 I notice I don't pray I pray 389 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:31.760 And I've noticed something that God is actually moved by our passion 390 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:38.160 He actually is you think oh gods and I'm like yeah, he is in James. It says the fiery fervent 391 00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:43.600 Passionate prayer avails much has the kind of got a death sentence. He cried. I didn't go 392 00:30:44.080 --> 00:30:46.080 Maybe you give me a few more years 393 00:30:46.560 --> 00:30:49.920 He cried a lord give me more yeah 394 00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:57.040 And guys like 15 more years. I like your passion. I like your sincerity 395 00:30:58.080 --> 00:31:01.520 You know who's wedding I did last night? Matt Dirlack 396 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:04.240 oh 397 00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:05.520 fastest 398 00:31:05.520 --> 00:31:08.480 fastest wedding I've ever done but also fastest courtship I've ever 399 00:31:10.080 --> 00:31:12.080 five six months 400 00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:14.720 and and 401 00:31:15.520 --> 00:31:18.000 And I only did it that fast because the hand of the Lord was on 402 00:31:19.360 --> 00:31:23.040 And they went through primital counseling at all, but as I'm doing the wedding I begin to leap 403 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:29.520 I hope if ever do your wedding I'm more composed. I'm like weeping they're then weeping or like the anointing's there 404 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:32.160 And I remember 405 00:31:32.720 --> 00:31:37.280 They said they would be watching but they're not watching they just got married and I was like yeah if you're watching 406 00:31:37.520 --> 00:31:39.520 Yeah, sure you're watching 407 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:48.240 What's what's the over under on whether they're watching right now? 408 00:31:50.800 --> 00:31:56.240 Here's what I remember we have you know 21 days of prayer and fasting at the start of every new year 409 00:31:57.200 --> 00:32:00.080 And we all gather the whole church gathers and praise on zoom 410 00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:04.240 And Matt and we all by the way we pray for New York City, right? 411 00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:08.000 We pray for people to get saved the church. We don't pray for ourselves 412 00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:14.800 Matt was the only one every year. He's praying for his future wife. Oh lord, you know, I just 413 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:17.440 I was so annoyed 414 00:32:17.920 --> 00:32:20.880 And I'm like all right. It's just next year. He's doing it again 415 00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:25.760 I'm like this guy. It's the only one 416 00:32:27.360 --> 00:32:29.360 But you know what he was 417 00:32:29.600 --> 00:32:31.360 passionate 418 00:32:31.360 --> 00:32:35.920 Sirius he just decided you know what I'm tired of being single 419 00:32:36.320 --> 00:32:40.160 I'm gonna get hitched and I'm gonna grab a hold of God and be serious about it 420 00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:45.200 I found that works for everything. I got a whole sermon. I preached on brief prayers 421 00:32:46.800 --> 00:32:50.000 I pray all the time talk a lot to God, but that's not I'm not asking for stuff 422 00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:55.120 I'm just sharing my heart, but when it comes for something you need let it be quick. Jesus said don't let 423 00:32:55.840 --> 00:32:58.960 Don't don't don't think that you will be heard for your much speaking. Oh 424 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:01.680 You need something 425 00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:08.960 Tell God what you need and do it with gusto do with passion put your heart in his hand. It actually does move him 426 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:12.240 Hallelujah 427 00:33:12.480 --> 00:33:14.480 I 428 00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:21.840 Don't know how I got on that, but someone needed to hear it. I mean it looked back there. I thought maybe it was one of the principles, but it's not 429 00:33:23.840 --> 00:33:28.480 Let's read the book of Milachi chapter three 430 00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:35.120 The book of Milachi 431 00:33:36.800 --> 00:33:40.400 Chapter three because the tithe positions you for financial increase 432 00:33:42.640 --> 00:33:47.440 The tithe is gods ordained way for us to get blessed and increase 433 00:33:49.920 --> 00:33:55.520 Is it a coincidence that the most tithing nation? I don't know today, but definitely 30 years ago was the United States 434 00:33:56.080 --> 00:34:01.200 And then we became the world's economic superpower responsible for 94% of all global missionaries 435 00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:03.440 That 436 00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:11.520 So that even secular people like Robert Kiyosaki 437 00:34:11.680 --> 00:34:14.640 I don't know where he is in his Christianity, but you look at his books. There's a lot of those 438 00:34:15.200 --> 00:34:18.000 Finance gurus real estate gurus. They all say tithing 439 00:34:18.560 --> 00:34:20.560 Giving very very important 440 00:34:21.680 --> 00:34:25.200 I don't even know they don't talk about the Lord and other areas, but they've tapped into a principle 441 00:34:25.200 --> 00:34:30.000 And it's a biblical principle and it works like gravity whether you believe it or not. It's gonna work for you 442 00:34:31.360 --> 00:34:32.880 That's how giving is 443 00:34:32.880 --> 00:34:36.560 Will a man rob God now here he's rebuking them. You know why? 444 00:34:37.040 --> 00:34:39.680 Because there is stiff-necked rebellious people 445 00:34:40.240 --> 00:34:44.560 Withholding from God. So he's angry and and and he's rebuking them 446 00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:48.400 This isn't how I believe a pastor should address a Sunday morning congregation 447 00:34:49.520 --> 00:34:52.960 Because you're not a stiff-necked rebellious people you love the Lord 448 00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:56.320 You worship him you give your tithe 449 00:34:57.520 --> 00:34:59.600 Will a man rob God yet you have robbed me 450 00:34:59.600 --> 00:35:01.600 But you say in what way have we robbed you 451 00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:04.800 Entides and offerings 452 00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:09.680 You are cursed with a curse for you have robbed me even this whole nation 453 00:35:11.040 --> 00:35:18.720 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be food in my house and try me now in this 454 00:35:21.040 --> 00:35:23.360 Says the Lord of hosts if I will not open 455 00:35:24.080 --> 00:35:27.280 For you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such a blessing 456 00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:31.040 That there will not be room enough to receive it 457 00:35:31.520 --> 00:35:35.120 So we actually says test me in this. This is my way for you to increase 458 00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:40.320 And when you put together all that Jesus said and you put together the financial themes of the Bible 459 00:35:40.640 --> 00:35:42.640 It seems that God has set it up to 460 00:35:43.040 --> 00:35:44.320 where 461 00:35:44.320 --> 00:35:46.800 You prove to him that you can handle money 462 00:35:47.920 --> 00:35:51.120 You you know why we gave 2.1 million dollars. Do you want to know why? 463 00:35:52.240 --> 00:35:54.240 Thank you 464 00:35:54.480 --> 00:35:56.480 Because I wanted more 465 00:35:57.920 --> 00:36:02.880 I could give you a lot of holy reasons yes to submit to the Lord to follow the word but all behind that was 466 00:36:04.240 --> 00:36:06.240 I wanted more money 467 00:36:07.520 --> 00:36:10.400 Now I couldn't ask him for more if I didn't do what was right 468 00:36:11.200 --> 00:36:16.800 So now and you think oh you gave 2.1 so it's that's never easy to do 469 00:36:19.200 --> 00:36:22.400 It's actually gets harder to do it's never easy 470 00:36:23.120 --> 00:36:32.960 But I'm showing the Lord and you every time you tie if you're showing the Lord I can be trusted with more because money isn't ruling over me 471 00:36:34.640 --> 00:36:38.880 And I I stand on your were oh tithing isn't working make it work 472 00:36:40.320 --> 00:36:45.360 I remember years where I thought will come tithing isn't working so you know what I just doubled out 473 00:36:45.600 --> 00:36:47.600 I don't care 474 00:36:47.840 --> 00:36:50.160 It's like when you're sick and you you believe you're healed 475 00:36:50.640 --> 00:36:55.120 But you're not getting better. What are you going to do? Oh, it doesn't work. No get stubborn 476 00:36:55.840 --> 00:36:57.600 double down 477 00:36:57.600 --> 00:36:59.440 Believe more 478 00:36:59.440 --> 00:37:02.000 I just I just made a covenant with the Lord a decision 479 00:37:02.320 --> 00:37:07.840 Lord, I don't care if I'm my last can of beans. I'm going to tithe to you and your word is your word 480 00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:10.000 I don't care what's happening around me 481 00:37:10.560 --> 00:37:15.280 I don't care how much it hurts right now your power will come in and will change my environment around 482 00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:20.080 But I'm not budging from obedience to your word some of you that's what he's waiting for 483 00:37:21.840 --> 00:37:24.480 Last week the art not we're joking and they were saying you know what happens 484 00:37:24.480 --> 00:37:27.760 It was about the prophetic and the prophetic word and I was laughing to myself because 485 00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:33.200 When you get a prophetic word usually not out of ten times the exact opposite happens 486 00:37:34.720 --> 00:37:38.080 God's gonna use you you're gonna increase you should go to work tomorrow you got fired 487 00:37:39.120 --> 00:37:41.120 You're getting kicked out 488 00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:45.120 You know your passport expired you don't even have a year and where are you going to go now 489 00:37:47.200 --> 00:37:48.880 That's how it's been with every prophetic word 490 00:37:49.600 --> 00:37:54.080 The word will test you you have to actually believe it when it's very difficult to believe 491 00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:57.200 That is the test 492 00:37:57.200 --> 00:38:02.960 That's something I have to recognize every time is I'm actually trying to encourage you in the words that the Lord has spoken to you 493 00:38:03.520 --> 00:38:10.240 A lot of Sunday services are staying on track and being encouraged to persevere until that word is fully manifested 494 00:38:10.320 --> 00:38:12.320 hallelujah 495 00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:14.880 hallelujah 496 00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:25.120 The tithe the principle of the tenth demonstrates to God that we can be trusted with money 497 00:38:26.800 --> 00:38:28.800 The principle of the tithe 498 00:38:31.680 --> 00:38:38.560 Helps you to honor worship the Lord and that's scriptural. I'm not giving to an organization 499 00:38:40.720 --> 00:38:42.720 I'm not giving 500 00:38:44.160 --> 00:38:49.520 To a person I'm worshipping the Lord proverbs three nine through ten 501 00:38:54.160 --> 00:38:57.360 And the big the big switch happens when you realize you're giving to God 502 00:39:00.240 --> 00:39:02.240 I've never I never give to man 503 00:39:04.160 --> 00:39:06.800 My gift is always aimed at Jesus. I'm on earth 504 00:39:06.880 --> 00:39:11.440 So it has to be something physical that I can see but in actuality. I'm giving it to the Lord 505 00:39:13.760 --> 00:39:17.200 Don't ever give under compulsion. Don't ever give under guilt 506 00:39:18.080 --> 00:39:20.640 Real biblical giving should be filled with joy and free 507 00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:26.320 hallelujah honor the Lord see that word honor 508 00:39:27.840 --> 00:39:33.600 Honor the Lord you know the wise men came to the small child Jesus 509 00:39:34.560 --> 00:39:39.760 And it says opening their treasure bags they worship them opening their treasure bags. They worship them 510 00:39:40.160 --> 00:39:44.240 There is a connection between giving to the Lord and worshipping him 511 00:39:44.560 --> 00:39:48.400 honor the Lord with your possessions worship the Lord with your possessions 512 00:39:48.800 --> 00:39:53.760 And with the first fruits of your increase and please note that note that there is never 513 00:39:57.120 --> 00:40:00.000 A benefit not attached to the sacrifice 514 00:40:00.880 --> 00:40:03.360 He always attaches the benefit 515 00:40:04.160 --> 00:40:06.160 because 516 00:40:06.480 --> 00:40:10.240 Because we need that encouragement and we do we need to know why we do the things we do 517 00:40:12.400 --> 00:40:20.160 What happens when I honor the Lord with my tithe my barns will be filled with plenty and my vats will overflow with new wine 518 00:40:20.560 --> 00:40:26.480 And if my barns aren't filled with plenty then I'm applying faith pressure to the word. I'm saying Lord straighten me out 519 00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:29.440 What am I doing wrong? 520 00:40:30.960 --> 00:40:35.920 You know you can be a titheur you never read a book you never take any risks you're just scrolling all day 521 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:41.440 God is limited to how much those windows are gonna open up and he's gonna bless you that's a fact 522 00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:49.040 I have to say that that's where I think a lot of preachers get it wrong because it and really what I hear then is you don't really care about me 523 00:40:49.840 --> 00:40:53.520 You just want me to tie but you don't really care because I'm gonna be a broke dumb titheur 524 00:40:53.680 --> 00:41:04.800 But you challenge me to look for another job look how to increase dress better be smarter read a book a week 525 00:41:04.880 --> 00:41:11.120 You can do it stop scrolling six hours a day go take some risk you can't he'll bless the work of your hands 526 00:41:11.280 --> 00:41:17.760 Not to see to your pants to go on a then mix that with tithing things are gonna shake rattle and roll amen 527 00:41:17.760 --> 00:41:27.120 Hallelujah go learn something develop yourself some people are like they're they're stuck in fear and in their shyness 528 00:41:27.760 --> 00:41:31.920 Well, you need to you're network is your net worth go meet some people 529 00:41:32.480 --> 00:41:38.000 I think that's been telling me to go meet some people he's been telling you to go to a life group for three years now and you're still in a corner somewhere 530 00:41:38.160 --> 00:41:40.960 Who's for about again 531 00:41:45.600 --> 00:41:50.800 And this you know this message is always funny because Jesus called money manman 532 00:41:51.360 --> 00:41:55.280 What is a manman a Latin word for money? No manman was the money god 533 00:41:56.720 --> 00:42:01.120 And when you talk about money you're touching people's gods you're missing with people's gods 534 00:42:01.920 --> 00:42:07.040 That's why there's a funny funny air whenever you talk about money even though Jesus had no problem talking about money 535 00:42:08.000 --> 00:42:13.680 Talked about it all all the time go through the gospels and just pay attention to when Jesus talks about giving 536 00:42:14.160 --> 00:42:18.160 stewardship money the offering lands talents 537 00:42:20.240 --> 00:42:22.800 Quite often and he uses it quite often in his parables 538 00:42:33.920 --> 00:42:37.360 The principle of tithing activates the first fruit principle 539 00:42:38.320 --> 00:42:44.800 And that's if the first fruits be holy the lump is holy and that's found in Romans 11 16 540 00:42:48.080 --> 00:42:50.080 Hallelujah 541 00:43:08.160 --> 00:43:10.160 You 542 00:43:10.160 --> 00:43:12.160 Hallelujah 543 00:43:18.160 --> 00:43:20.160 Hallelujah 544 00:43:21.280 --> 00:43:23.280 If the tie the 10th 545 00:43:24.080 --> 00:43:27.040 That oh can you go to Romans 11 16 is what I meant 546 00:43:27.440 --> 00:43:29.440 Because 547 00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:38.960 Because that's where the first fruits principle is for if the first fruits is holy the lump is also holy 548 00:43:39.440 --> 00:43:42.320 Here what the scripture saying it's saying when I give the first 10th 549 00:43:43.040 --> 00:43:48.240 That's giving of the first tank sanctifies the lump or the remaining 90 percent 550 00:43:49.200 --> 00:43:51.200 If 551 00:43:54.240 --> 00:43:57.040 If the root is holy so the branches so in other words 552 00:43:57.680 --> 00:44:01.840 I gladly give the tithe because then the remaining 90 percent is blessed 553 00:44:02.960 --> 00:44:06.560 And I would rather have a blessed 90 percent than a curse at 100 percent 554 00:44:07.760 --> 00:44:09.920 So there is this principle throughout the scriptures 555 00:44:10.000 --> 00:44:12.000 And 556 00:44:14.400 --> 00:44:18.400 Evil men have tapped into this principle good men have tapped into this principle 557 00:44:18.880 --> 00:44:24.880 Study the titans of industry from the Vanderbilt to Rockefeller to they all talked about tithing 558 00:44:25.600 --> 00:44:29.120 Napoleon Hill think and grow they all talked about tithing 559 00:44:30.080 --> 00:44:38.400 They understood that it was a biblical principle you cannot be a miserly small minded stingy minji dead sea with no outlet 560 00:44:39.200 --> 00:44:42.400 And then say oh god won't you increase me no you have no outlet 561 00:44:42.800 --> 00:44:48.240 But I found that he will get all sorts of things to you if he knows that he can get them through you 562 00:44:54.480 --> 00:45:00.320 All sorts of wild things my pastor gave me this brightling watch it was rose gold 563 00:45:01.040 --> 00:45:03.040 Did I show it to you? Oh you were there that day 564 00:45:04.160 --> 00:45:07.920 I forgot I was gonna tell I'm telling a story you were there that I love that thing 565 00:45:08.480 --> 00:45:10.480 And 566 00:45:10.480 --> 00:45:12.960 And then John not what John R. Not was over last year 567 00:45:15.040 --> 00:45:20.160 When he was minutes not like hanging out for cut when he was ministering here he came at a few people over for breakfast 568 00:45:21.200 --> 00:45:26.240 And this was by far the most expensive watch I owned I almost very even award 569 00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:31.920 And I fell and I didn't want to give it away for sentimental reasons because my pastor gave it to me 570 00:45:32.560 --> 00:45:34.560 And I felt give it to John R. Not 571 00:45:35.200 --> 00:45:37.040 That's all I need to hear 572 00:45:37.040 --> 00:45:39.360 Waited about 30 seconds just for confirmation 573 00:45:39.920 --> 00:45:42.560 But when it feels like a mountain of fire is resting on you 574 00:45:43.040 --> 00:45:45.520 You're like I better not I don't need much more confirmation 575 00:45:48.480 --> 00:45:50.960 So I gave it gave it glad and you know he took it and he's like 576 00:45:51.520 --> 00:45:54.880 Well, he actually he's so honest and he's so sweet and transparent like 577 00:45:55.440 --> 00:45:59.040 I'm preaching in Mexico all the time on the street. What am I gonna do with this? 578 00:46:00.800 --> 00:46:03.360 I'm like I don't know what you're gonna do with it because I looked at his watch 579 00:46:03.440 --> 00:46:05.360 It was like a $12 timings 580 00:46:06.000 --> 00:46:09.280 I'm like I don't know what you're gonna do with it, but I know you need to have it 581 00:46:13.360 --> 00:46:18.000 And then I know and I was done. I don't really want to collect watches or whatever 582 00:46:18.560 --> 00:46:20.960 Collecting always sounds a little weird, you know, it sounds like a golem 583 00:46:21.280 --> 00:46:25.600 Wow my precious collecting and like it's all gonna burn and go to dust and rust anyway 584 00:46:26.720 --> 00:46:32.960 But but then in the next year and this really hit me and you know I got watches and 585 00:46:33.440 --> 00:46:35.920 Why they they were like coming to me 586 00:46:36.720 --> 00:46:39.520 No, I pay for them, but they were coming to me 587 00:46:40.080 --> 00:46:44.880 One old friend called me up and he said because I gave away my Submariner 588 00:46:45.200 --> 00:46:49.840 He said I have a Submariner the waiting list is three years on him. You can buy it from me for retail. I was like I think I will 589 00:46:51.040 --> 00:46:56.800 Uh, they were and the money to buy them with the Lord just made it so now I gave one away that I really like 590 00:46:57.120 --> 00:47:00.800 But I have a whole bunch more than just they're there. Oh 591 00:47:01.040 --> 00:47:03.040 Hallelujah 592 00:47:05.360 --> 00:47:08.880 Work the principle of see time and harvest showing and reaping 593 00:47:10.560 --> 00:47:13.360 Concerning pulse at giving and receiving 594 00:47:14.080 --> 00:47:16.080 There's a giving there is a receiving 595 00:47:16.880 --> 00:47:24.400 When Paul was taking a three chapter long offering messages when he introduced this agrarian principle of sewing and reaping 596 00:47:25.600 --> 00:47:30.080 My grandfather, you know, he fought in World War II killed a lot of Nazis 597 00:47:30.880 --> 00:47:37.760 But also had wild stories like one day found a Nazi in the forest and he just looked at him with compassion and gave him half a loaf of bread 598 00:47:40.400 --> 00:47:43.680 He would all he was a kind of old school. He also didn't didn't give his life to Christ 599 00:47:44.320 --> 00:47:46.240 But he was at old school 600 00:47:46.240 --> 00:47:51.600 Montenegro and peasant like guy who would give if you needed something you were never gonna go hungry or you know 601 00:47:51.680 --> 00:47:55.680 You know all of you have a family member would give you the shirt off his back. You know what I mean the salt of the earth 602 00:47:56.240 --> 00:47:57.360 Giving 603 00:47:57.360 --> 00:47:59.360 He never ever lacked anything 604 00:48:00.800 --> 00:48:03.840 He was always contented with his belly full. He never 605 00:48:04.720 --> 00:48:07.280 Because he tapped into a principle without even realizing it 606 00:48:08.400 --> 00:48:12.000 There's a sewing and there's a re now think about some of the most miserable people you know 607 00:48:12.560 --> 00:48:15.200 And I guarantee you they have something in common. They're not givers 608 00:48:16.880 --> 00:48:21.520 They're usually some of the most miserly stingy they have skinny, scrawny hearts 609 00:48:22.320 --> 00:48:25.840 And so that's what they're reaping consistently scrawniness 610 00:48:27.280 --> 00:48:29.280 leanness 611 00:48:31.760 --> 00:48:36.000 You see somebody does anybody wonder see I don't know by the way. I don't know who tides 612 00:48:36.160 --> 00:48:40.240 I really do not know I treat everybody like they're the number one giver in the church 613 00:48:41.360 --> 00:48:46.480 If you're wondering you know from locking eyes with you when I'm preaching. Oh, he's that I have no idea 614 00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:51.040 But look at Mauricio right now. Do you wonder I wonder if he tides or not 615 00:48:54.240 --> 00:48:56.240 I never wonder about that 616 00:48:56.960 --> 00:48:58.960 Because there's joy you will never see 617 00:49:01.120 --> 00:49:02.800 Joy on the face of somebody who's 618 00:49:04.080 --> 00:49:06.080 My precious 619 00:49:10.800 --> 00:49:12.800 Aren't you so glad you came today 620 00:49:16.560 --> 00:49:18.560 Hallelujah 621 00:49:18.880 --> 00:49:20.880 I believe with all my heart 622 00:49:21.440 --> 00:49:25.600 That what happened to my wife and I financially in 24 and 25 was a setup 623 00:49:26.480 --> 00:49:28.480 For what's still gonna happen 624 00:49:29.040 --> 00:49:34.000 I believe with all my heart that there's gonna be a huge shaking and a huge financial transfer 625 00:49:34.400 --> 00:49:40.560 I believe the world as we know it is gonna be turned upside down the economy is gonna be turned upside down 626 00:49:46.000 --> 00:49:48.800 We're at an inflection point on the technology curve 627 00:49:50.400 --> 00:49:52.800 Where things are gonna change very quickly and rapidly 628 00:49:53.760 --> 00:49:58.240 Some people are gonna become modern-day slaves to the elite technocrats 629 00:49:59.200 --> 00:50:04.560 But there's gonna be a lot of money moving shaking. There's gonna and whenever there's a lot of shaking and a lot of movement 630 00:50:04.560 --> 00:50:06.560 There's also great opportunity 631 00:50:07.520 --> 00:50:10.560 And I believe the gods people who are submitted to him 632 00:50:11.200 --> 00:50:13.200 Or searching after him 633 00:50:13.440 --> 00:50:19.600 Who God knows I can trust you you don't do what you want to do you do what I want you to do you do what my words 634 00:50:19.680 --> 00:50:25.040 To do they're the ones who are qualified and then the ones who are gonna experience a 635 00:50:26.000 --> 00:50:28.000 rapid rapid increase 636 00:50:28.720 --> 00:50:30.720 Hallelujah 637 00:50:31.120 --> 00:50:37.680 The principle of tiving it blesses God with your obedience and that's what he's after it's not the money that blesses him 638 00:50:37.760 --> 00:50:43.920 It's the obedience worship team come on up the obedience is an expression of love 639 00:50:49.680 --> 00:50:51.680 Hallelujah 640 00:50:54.480 --> 00:50:56.480 Thank you, Jesus 641 00:50:56.960 --> 00:51:01.200 In just a little bit we're gonna worship and honor the Lord with our tides and offerings 642 00:51:06.400 --> 00:51:08.400 If you're a guest 643 00:51:09.600 --> 00:51:11.600 Wow, you came on a funny Sunday 644 00:51:13.520 --> 00:51:18.240 Because this is I get it. This is what most non-churchgoing people think churches talk about all the time 645 00:51:20.560 --> 00:51:25.360 So if you're a guest and you're like I knew it 646 00:51:28.240 --> 00:51:35.280 We actually talk about Jesus his person his miracle working power how to live the victorious Christian life 647 00:51:35.280 --> 00:51:38.480 That's 99% of what comes forth from this pulpit 648 00:51:40.320 --> 00:51:47.200 But I cannot leave a subject that God himself calls holy that Jesus himself addressed 649 00:51:48.160 --> 00:51:49.120 I 650 00:51:49.120 --> 00:51:54.560 Cannot leave that out it would be very very cowardly of me and I'm a whole lot of things 651 00:51:55.280 --> 00:51:57.280 But a coward I'm not 652 00:51:57.680 --> 00:52:03.280 It would be cowardly of me and then I would have to give an account to God why I didn't share principles that work for me 653 00:52:04.320 --> 00:52:08.720 Why didn't share them with you biblical principles to bless you to promote you to increase you 654 00:52:09.120 --> 00:52:14.160 Why was I such a coward because people might think oh he's one of those money preacher guys 655 00:52:18.080 --> 00:52:20.080 Oh 656 00:52:24.080 --> 00:52:29.200 Hallelujah did you put that last one up that last principle did you have it? I just wanted to see it 657 00:52:31.200 --> 00:52:33.200 The very last one about obedience 658 00:52:34.800 --> 00:52:36.800 Yeah 659 00:52:37.520 --> 00:52:43.120 Because really truly God doesn't need the money, but what he does requires our obedience and every time we tie 660 00:52:43.200 --> 00:52:45.680 We're saying Lord where we're obedient to your word 661 00:52:46.880 --> 00:52:48.080 Now here's the beautiful thing 662 00:52:49.040 --> 00:52:51.440 Nobody knows whether you tie they're not 663 00:52:52.240 --> 00:52:55.920 There's no accounting team going through and go you know there's that guy in the fourth row 664 00:52:56.560 --> 00:53:01.200 If we have no idea and so that makes it actually beautiful and pure 665 00:53:02.160 --> 00:53:07.120 And by the way, you're not going to get a call from me ever go wow you're a number one tether 666 00:53:07.920 --> 00:53:09.920 Thank you 667 00:53:10.160 --> 00:53:14.880 You know there's and it's a me there's people here they they they they're huge gifters 668 00:53:14.880 --> 00:53:18.160 They've never ever gotten a data boy from me, you know, I really appreciate you 669 00:53:19.120 --> 00:53:21.520 I'm so glad you know, I don't you I don't we don't know 670 00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:25.120 So that requires even more faith on your part 671 00:53:26.000 --> 00:53:30.400 Because you're not doing it for the recognition of man you're definitely not doing it to get a better seat 672 00:53:33.120 --> 00:53:35.120 You know tithers in the front 673 00:53:35.680 --> 00:53:36.640 No 674 00:53:36.720 --> 00:53:40.320 No, guess what this is where it gets raw it's you and God 675 00:53:41.040 --> 00:53:43.440 Just like your salvation is between you and him 676 00:53:44.960 --> 00:53:51.200 Your destiny is you partnering with him as he walks you to fulfill it and this tithing thing is between you and God 677 00:53:52.400 --> 00:53:55.680 And for the record I look at everybody like they're the number one giver in the church 678 00:53:58.880 --> 00:54:00.880 So 679 00:54:01.680 --> 00:54:03.680 You approached the Lord you and him 680 00:54:04.240 --> 00:54:07.680 And you you allow him to search your heart 681 00:54:09.280 --> 00:54:13.360 And basically comes down to you deciding whether you want to live a skinny life or fat life 682 00:54:14.640 --> 00:54:16.640 I'm all about that fat life 683 00:54:19.040 --> 00:54:24.000 Why because I'm exhorted to in the Bible it says eat the fat and drink the sweet 684 00:54:27.920 --> 00:54:31.760 The call in the Bible has come up here come up and I come down 685 00:54:32.480 --> 00:54:36.720 I want to it is not humble or sweet to say oh, I don't want much 686 00:54:38.640 --> 00:54:41.280 That's not how are you going to help people if you don't want much 687 00:54:42.400 --> 00:54:48.000 How are you are you going to build a church since you don't want much and people always parade that around like they're being holy 688 00:54:48.000 --> 00:54:50.000 Oh, you know, I just need 689 00:54:50.000 --> 00:54:55.120 Yourselfish is what you are because you're thinking about all that you need a great you can survive on a can of beans 690 00:54:55.120 --> 00:54:57.600 And that's all you need what about there's people who can 691 00:54:58.080 --> 00:54:59.080 I 692 00:54:59.080 --> 00:55:02.160 Can't survive on a can of beans baby. You know that I need steak 693 00:55:03.280 --> 00:55:09.440 Carnivores healing me from the inside out. I got to have and I'm believing for wagoo level 694 00:55:10.160 --> 00:55:15.200 Next Lord not prime ribs not cutting it anymore baby. I need it flown in from Japan 695 00:55:15.200 --> 00:55:17.200 I 696 00:55:24.960 --> 00:55:27.040 Want to know whatever pastor Brian's eating 697 00:55:28.160 --> 00:55:30.160 He looks like a superhero 698 00:55:30.720 --> 00:55:32.720 I want to know what 699 00:55:40.640 --> 00:55:43.680 Did we receive the tides and offerings yet? Let's do that 700 00:55:45.600 --> 00:55:47.600 Hallelujah 701 00:55:47.680 --> 00:55:49.680 You 702 00:55:55.680 --> 00:55:57.680 Thank you Lord 703 00:55:58.400 --> 00:56:00.880 Give with a glad heart give and faith 704 00:56:02.640 --> 00:56:06.400 We're going to have the ministry team come up to the front you might be 705 00:56:08.480 --> 00:56:14.160 Really facing something and I preach the message that's important. That's right. That's necessary to preach 706 00:56:15.120 --> 00:56:20.880 But maybe this isn't the number one message you needed to hear we have a ministry team to lay hands on you and pray with you 707 00:56:20.880 --> 00:56:23.120 We want to see you come up. We want to see you do better 708 00:56:23.680 --> 00:56:28.320 So the altar will be open in about 60 seconds. Don't care about who sees you. Don't care about what will people 709 00:56:28.320 --> 00:56:30.560 Then just come up there and say pray for me. That's all you got to do 710 00:56:31.200 --> 00:56:37.040 Even better if you can come up with that once one main thing you need prayer for so they can zone in and be specific with you 711 00:56:37.920 --> 00:56:40.160 So ministry team want you to come on up to the front 712 00:56:44.240 --> 00:56:46.160 You 713 00:56:48.560 --> 00:56:50.560 Hallelujah 714 00:56:56.080 --> 00:56:58.240 Matt if you're really watching the service 715 00:57:01.680 --> 00:57:03.680 I 716 00:57:03.680 --> 00:57:08.800 Will send you a $250 seamless card so you don't have to leave your house for the next few days 717 00:57:09.200 --> 00:57:14.080 Who breeds seamless of your choice if you text me in the next 60 seconds 718 00:57:16.080 --> 00:57:18.080 If you're really watching 719 00:57:19.120 --> 00:57:21.200 Babe can you get my phone out can you let me see if you 720 00:57:23.840 --> 00:57:25.840 Anything yet nothing 721 00:57:26.880 --> 00:57:30.560 How long is the streaming delay four minute streaming you got five minutes 722 00:57:31.360 --> 00:57:37.440 There's a four minute streaming delay that's how much of a delay you need for me to manage me 723 00:57:38.960 --> 00:57:45.600 At the Oscars. It's like 12 seconds in case the celebrities curse you got four minutes on me in case I just flip out, huh 724 00:57:48.240 --> 00:57:50.240 Let's all stand 725 00:57:50.480 --> 00:57:52.480 Heavenly father move on your people 726 00:57:54.240 --> 00:57:56.240 We trust you as we move into the future 727 00:57:57.680 --> 00:58:00.560 We're the head and not the tail say it out loud. I'm the head 728 00:58:01.680 --> 00:58:03.920 Not the tail. I'm above 729 00:58:04.880 --> 00:58:06.640 Not beneath 730 00:58:06.640 --> 00:58:08.640 I do the lending 731 00:58:08.880 --> 00:58:10.880 Not the borrowing 732 00:58:10.880 --> 00:58:12.880 In Jesus name 733 00:58:13.360 --> 00:58:16.160 Amen go and be blessed 734 00:58:20.160 --> 00:58:24.800 This is the city light church podcast if you've missed any part of today's message 735 00:58:24.960 --> 00:58:29.120 Or if you would like to find out more about pastor boy on janskick and city light church 736 00:58:29.520 --> 00:58:33.360 Visit us at city light NYC dot com that's city light 737 00:58:33.520 --> 00:58:35.520 NYC dot com 738 00:58:35.520 --> 00:58:40.640 Feel free to visit us online or in person anytime we would love to connect with you 739 00:58:41.440 --> 00:58:46.400 We pray that you have been encouraged today that you have been reminded how much god loves you 740 00:58:46.960 --> 00:58:49.120 And that you are surrounded by grace 741 00:58:49.840 --> 00:58:56.720 Thank you for listening make sure that you subscribe to city light church podcast wherever you find your favorite podcasts worldwide 742 00:58:59.120 --> 00:59:02.080 You