Spiritual Growth Class

Spiritual Growth Class Notes

Minister Jenkins

Malachi 3:10

Tithe is the first 10% ...not just 10%. One option for doing this is to have it come right out your check before you see it.

Tithe on gross or net - both are right. If you tithe on net though, if you get money back you should tithe off that return too.

Don't expect to be rewarded all the time for what you're supposed to do (e.g., kids doing well in school; you doing your job you were hired to do, etc.)

When you tithe you:

- Unlatch and open the window.

- He will rebuke the devourer from your finances.

God won't give you what you're not willing to take responsibility for (e.g., if someone wants to be the boss but doesn't want responsibility of it...you will have to work harder responsible for all rather than just yourself).

Matthew 25:14-30

- God gives you what you can handle

- Worrying about what others have / gets you no where.

- You need to compete with yourself. You are your biggest competition.

- Realize eveything that happens to you know is supposed to happen to you. YOu've been built for it but someone else in your situation could die from your life cause they weren't built for it. You didn't start out at age 5 knowing your purpose cause you weren't supposed to. You were specifically designed for YOUR purpose. ...not someone elses.

- GOD IS SMARTER THAN YOU!

- If you're not doing what you're supposed to

Being successful at what you do can make you a lot of money but money will not make you successful. Money is neutral

You should work to remove the hinderances and weights that keep you from doing all you can for Christ (debt, clutter / excess stuff, etc).

Whenever you give, give with a purpose.

When you give to someone else it could revolutionize their life and relationship with God.

If someone didn't tithe and offer you wouldn't benefit from all CCC can now give you.

As the Lord continues to impart those talents, what are you doing with them. Do something with them and you'll get more. So, if you have them do something with it. If you don't realize you have something, even what you have will be taken away.

If you want to do something good, get out of debt!

Debt = doing everything BUT tithing...

It take discipline to get out of debt (and to accomplish most anything worth accomplishing).

Tithing teaches you how to walk in humility, submit to something greater than you and how to be disciplined.

Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment.