.Power of Grace Giving

By Elvis Iverson

Copyright © 2006 by Elvis Iverson

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Contents

1.          Reformation Of Giving
2.          Tithing Question
3.          Partakers
4.          Gift of Giving
5.          Indulgence
6.          Grace Giving
7.          Principles of Grace Giving
8.          Curse of Tithing
9.          Generous Heart
10.          Love Is Charity
11.          Romancing Though Giving
12.          Reformation and the Tithing System
13.          Why should you Tithe?
14.          Preaching For Money
15.          Believing God for Provision


1.          Reformation Of Giving

We are to abound in the grace of giving. This is God's will for his church. There must be a transition between the tithe and grace giving. We will not see the greater harvest of wealth without this move in the Church. You would not have the greater without the grace.

This exceeding grace of God is in you. We are to be complete in this grace. It is by the grace of the Lord we will have financial breakthrough. It is by the grace of the Lord you will live in financial blessings. It is not God's will for any of you to be in poverty.

In addition, as God bestowed this grace upon the Churches of Macedonia to overcome great trial of affliction and their deep poverty and move them forth in this liberality. Poverty cannot stop this grace.

God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you will have sufficiency in all you do and will have abundance in every work. We must understand the manifold grace of God, in order to enjoy all grace that is giving to us through our Lord Jesus Christ. In 2 Corinthians 8, 9 the word grace comes up more then any other place in the Bible.

"It is more blessed to give then to receive." We give not only for reason to get blessings. We give first for reason we are blessed. However, when you give God will be blessing you very much. We give for these reasons we are blessed and when give we get blessed. From blessed to blessed and blessing. Moreover, it is God gives us grace and seed that we may give with a cheerful heart.

Beside, We come to a time of reformation of giving in the church. This reformation is of our foundational financial realm in the Church. The tithes are not under the Blood of Christ. It is work of the law and not of Grace. We are under grace and no longer under the law. Grace giving is New Covenant Giving. Jesus Christ is the Mediator of the New Covenant. The New Covenant is better then old. Grace giving is better. The power of grace giving is better. Grace Giving is under the Blood of Christ. The tithes are not the key to open Heaven! Jesus Christ is the key to open the windows of Heaven! The tithe cannot make you perfect but Christ is only one who can!

There is a fivefold purpose of the tithe. The tithe is for the Levite, strange, fatherless, widows, and the poor. Today Levite would be the Five-Fold Ministry. Do we take care of every modern day Levite? When their strangers that are among such as those who know not the Christ do we help them? When we see the fatherless among us do we to reach out our hands to aid them? When we see the widows in need does any local church help those among them? When we see you're brother in need do you help him. Well all these reasons were for the purpose of the tithe.

Today we are to take care of our families first before the Local Church! Apart from that, we are to take care of the Local Church, and the Pastor, Apostles and those in ministry. We are to free them up so that they can serve the Lord more. In addition, we our to reach out to every member in our Local Church and in the Body of Christ to help him or her when they are in need. Nevertheless, We are to appoint those who are trust worthy in handily the giving of the Local Church. The giving of the Church is not to be a grudgingly or of necessity. The Spiritual Leaders are not to minister for dishonest gain but eagerly. They are not to be greedy for money. And this also goes for the Deacons. Apart from that, each one of us is to lay something aside, we are to give according as we have proper.

What about the tithe? In Malachi 3:8-12,6 it taking that if you don't tithe you is stealing from God and your are curse! "Wow, God have mercy" To teach the tithe is such way to say if you don't tithe you are curse is putting cures upon those who obey in this matter. We are free from this curse! In Hebrews 7:1-10 is talking about how Abraham tithes to Melchizedek, here it was not telling that we should tithe. In Matthew 23:23 Jesus is not saying that we should tithe here at all. He is talking about the law. Moreover, in 2 Corinthians 8, and 9 is the most time it talks about giving throughout the New Testament it did not talk anyway here about that we should tithe. Paul with his knowledge of the Old Testament, and since he was a Pharisees did not tell anyone in these two chapter to tithe but to give by grace.

However, today we are giving in this matter: Give as you purpose in your heart. (2Cor. 9:7) Giving with a willing mind. (2Cor. 8:12) Give as you proper. (1Cor. 16:2) Lay something aside each on of you. (1Cor. 16:2) Give with a cheerful heart. (2Cor. 8:7) Give by grace. (2Cor. 8:7) God gives the seed. (2Cor. 9:10) Give in faith. (2Cor. 9:6) Worship God in your giving. (Phil. 4:17-18) Blessed is the Giver. (Acts 20:35)

The Churches of Macedonia was in a great trial of affliction for reason of deep poverty. Paul was using them as an example to the Church at Corinth who was not giving to the ministry of Paul. One of those Churches of Macedonia is the Church of Philippi, which was rated as most faithful out everyone who give to Paul's ministry. They were partakes of his Apostolic grace through their prayers and giving. They worship God in there giving, and it was a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. Through the grace of giving they had abundance in the riches of their liberality. God's will is for us to increase in the fruits of righteousness. There are fruits of righteousness that will increase through grace giving.


2.          Tithing Question

We are at the beginning of the next great reformation of the Church. Every part and every member of the Body of Christ will be reform. All groups in Christ will go through this reformation. God is going to take us through his holy fire to make us pure for the last days. God is beginning to judge the church from beginning to now so that in turn he cans work the works of completion. This will be manifest through this coming great reformation. In addition, Christ will deal with every group those names the name of Christ. After this is done the groups that remain will only be through those having Christ oneness between them. Moreover, through out the times of restoration God has been restoring and building his church up unlit these times. Now he will takes what has been restored to the rest of the Church through this great reformation.

However, one of the issues on God's heat is the tithing question. Before we can see the greater harvesters we must make the transition from the tithing financial institution to the grace giving institution. In addition, God wants greater financial increase and harvest in our lives. Under grace everything is better then the old.

Grace giving is new covenant giving. In addition, it is better then the old system of tithing, grace giving is under grace, tithing is under the law. Moreover, grace giving is under the Blood of Christ and tithing is under the blood of bulls and goats.

In Malachi 3:8-12 says if you don't tithe you are curse and you rob God, but if you tithe the windows of heaven will open unto you. And He will rebuke the devourer for your sake (they say this is that the devour is the devil). In addition, we are bringing all the tithes into the storehouse (they say the storehouse is the Local Church). Moreover, It is said that tithing is key to open windows of heaven and the offerings are the seeds? Those who teach this is putting those who obey under a curse for to obey for reason that don't want to rod God but not out of your heart. I believe this is opening a door to spirits of poverty to come into a believer's life. Jesus Christ is the key to open the windows of Heaven and the seeds is giving.

In grace giving it is God who gives us the grace and seed to give freely. In grace giving we give not to get bless as it was with the tithe but give for we are blessed, for it is from blessed to blessing we give. We give from blessing of the Lord and in turn we blessed. In addition, in grace giving we are to lay aside according as each on has we prospered. Nevertheless, giving is one way a Christian prospers, there is more then way to proper. The foundation to your financial blessing is through Christ Jesus our Lord.

There are no Scripture grounds for tithing in the Church. Jesus Christ did not tithe, Peter did not tithe, Paul did not tithe, and the early church did not tithe! Should I tithe or should I not tithe this is the question. However, this not question, the question is do you want to move in the grace for giving. (2 Cor. 8, 9)

Apart from that, then who did tithe and what are the Scripture grounds for tithing under the law and before redemption?

1. Levitical ministry: The tithing was setup to support the priestly ministry of Levitical Ministry. See that the other tribes had an inheritance, they had land but the Levi has no inheritance, so that the other 11 tribes had support them through the tithing financial system. Today all believers are priest, and all believers have an inheritance.
2. The Land of Canaan: Every Hebrew has an inheritance, which is in the land in of Canaan. However, only the tribe of Levi had not land. At the year of Jubilee if any Hebrew in the land of Canaan lost their land through debt it was to be return to them. Beside, the Hebrew that lived outside of land of Canaan did not have to tithe. Only those who lives in the land of Canaan. This was all to support the Levitical Ministry.
3. Tithing was only done by food: When a person tithe under the law they were to tithe food and not money.
4. Farmers and ranchers: Only farmers and ranchers were to tithe. Everyone else who was not a farmer or a rancher did not have to tithe. In addition, those farmers and ranchers only tithe food. (Deut. 15:22-29)
5. Storehouse: In Mal. 3:10 is not taking about a local church or the temple in those days. This was taking about a place set aside in every city in the land of Canaan. In Mal. 3:10 is taking about the tithe that went into the storehouse for the poor. This was tithe set aside for the Levite, stranger, fatherless and widows who were all poor and those who were poor among them. See that Israel did not always do right in taking care of the Levi so this storehouse was set aside to help them when they had nothing to eat. In addition, the poor never tithe and were not ordered to tithe. (Deut. 14:28-29, 15:7-11)
6. Festivals: At the times a fest they bring tithes, (food) and this was one big party and a time to rest from their labors. Moreover, if their journey is too long to the festival they can exchange the tithe for money and when they get to the festival they can exchange it back to the tithe however, they had to add may more to redeem it for one-fifth. (Deut. 22-23, Lev. 27:30-31)
7. Ongoing tithing: There are only Scripture grounds for ongoing tithing under the law not before and not after it. Abraham tithes once this was to Melchizedek. However, he didn't tithe his goods but the goods that he got through a battle. Moreover, these goods where not his but the king of Sodom, after that he give the rest back to the king of Sodom. You can clearly see Abraham tithe once and don't teach this to his children. Jacob vows a vow to tithe this only once and he did not teach this to his children.
8. First fruits: They're no place in the New Testament that we bring our first fruits, (the tithe) unto the Church. The first fruits in the New Testament is the Body of Christ.
9. Tithing in the New Testament: When Christ speaks about tithing he not teaching us that we should tithe but taking about the law and heart of people. (Matthew 23:23, Luke 18:12) In addition, Christ was not a Farmers and ranchers so he did not tithe. Peter was not a farmer or a rancher he did not tithe. Paul was not a farmer or a rancher so he did not tithe either. In Hebrews 7:1-10 taking about Abraham tithing to Melchizedek, this is teaching us that we should tithe at all! In 2 Corinthians 8, 9 are the greatest teaching on giving and there no place it says we should tithe. Paul who was a Pharisee knows the law and knows that it was not for the Church. Moreover, Jesus Christ who talk a lot about money but he never said we should tithe.


Are you saying that we should not give? No every Christian should give; this is one of the general roles of being a Christian. Are you saying that we should not support a ministry or our local church? No. We are to take care of the Five-Fold governemt gifts. If they sow into you spiritual things, they are to reap in your material things.

Apart from that, grace giving, which is for every believer in Christ, then there is the gift of giving. (Rom. 12:8) This is a gift that within some believers in the Church who are anointed by God to be a giver and they are ones who will be used by God to give more then all of us. In addition, God give them more grace and seed to give. However, if they don't give in liberty they can walk in control, and try to control those whom they give to for their own purposes this is out of order. Nevertheless, grace giving is for every Christian. God gives grace and seed to every believer. God's will is for us to abound in the grace for giving. In 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 through the Bible the word grace appears more times then any other place in the Bible. Let's us more forth in the grace for giving, grace giving.

Let's pray: Father, In Jesus name we ask you to forgive and we repent for the act of tithing based on Mal3: 8-10 that if we don't tithe we are curse. Cleanse us by your Blood. Teach us and give us grace and seed to give in liberty at all times. Set us free from any curses and spirits of poverty and bring full restoration in our lives and open the gates of heaven through Jesus Christ and rain your blessings upon us in every area of our life. Yes rain financial blessings upon us and set us free from debt. Protect us from our debtors. Free us up that we can serve you more everyday. Amen.

Furthermore, grace giving, is heart giving, is cheerful giving, is faith giving and is worship giving. It is God who give us grace and seed to give. Believe God now to use you to give and aid the ministries in your land and those you are leads to give to.


3.          Partakers

Partakers with me of grace; when we stand with a governmental office in the Body of Christ through our giving and our prayers we become partakers with the grace that is upon them as ministers. To each governmental gift there is a grace, such as the grace of the pastor, the grace of the apostle, etc. When we become partners with them we then partaker with them in the grace of Christ according to their gifting. Moreover, when they are rewarded for their labors in this life and the next we too are partakers of their rewards. Wow! (Phil. 1:7)

There are two things that every governmental office needs to move forth and fulfill their ministry. The first is prayer, prayer is number one, and the second is giving.

Every Ministry in order to move forth and fulfill its mission needs a shield of intercessors. Greater the call the more intercessors is need it to shield the ministry from attack. You can't be Successful in your offensive we you don't have the proper fortification of defense. Your defense must be stronger then the offensive attack. Apostle Paul talks about two of his personal intercessors, Euodia and Syntyche. (Phil. 4:2)

Out of many Churches that Apostle Paul fathered, the Church at Philippi become faithful in their giving, to the point that it is said that this church is noted as giving more then the others that Paul plant it. Today God is rising up many Churches and many people that will stand with the apostolic ministry in these times when others don't. The bound between them will be strong and holy that will not be broken in coming days. (Phil. 4:10-20)

An Elder is worthy of double honor. This is talking about those of the governmental gifts that are called to a local Church. Double honor means three things: 1. They are a priority in the financial budget of the Local Church. 2. A first-born child always gets two portions. 3. We are to set them before us. (1 Tim. 5:17-18, I Thess. 5:12-13.

In addition, any governmental gift that teaches well shall share in all good things. This means we are sharing with them the goodness of the Lord from our lives. (Gal.6: 6)

Moreover, we are to aid the apostolic ministry who has become a father to our local churches. They are not to go out to war on their own expense. They are not to plant a vineyard and they not are then allow eat of its fruit? If one tends a flock and he then has the right to drink of the milk of the flock, and if they plows should plow in hope, and if he threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. If an apostle sows into our lives in spiritual things shall he not reap of your material things? Above this the Lord himself has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. Beside, let this be heart of every apostle; "What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel." (1 Cor. 9:1-18)

Beside, There are those governmental gifts that God is raising up that will have their own support. What do you mean? Like Apostle Paul is type of this, He is an Apostle but also a tentmaker. The reason for this is those who give there self to their call will not have to worry about provision for the vision and will not own any Local Church anything at all.

Apart from that, the handling of the financial system must be done in order and with trustworthy persons whom fear the Lord and have wisdom in dealing with money. In addition, when taking up the giving of the church, the giver should not feel like this: 1. Grudging obligation, 2. Not grudgingly or of necessity. It should be with a willing mind and a cheerful heart. People should worship God in their giving and have freedom to hear from the Holy Spirit on what they should give. (2 Cor. 9:5,7) Moreover, The Elders and any governmental gifts should not be in the ministry for dishonest gain but eagerly. (1Pet. 5:2) We should not be greedy for money. (1 Tim. 3:3)

However, Pastors who have family have to take care of their house before the can be caretakers in the Local Church. Just as we are to take care of our loves before anyone else even the church. This is same when a Pastor is in need it is not for gain sake but for need sake they ask for us to give. This should not be in the Household of faith!

Beyond this, we are to help and aid in supporting the work of Lord. Help in aiding the gospel, feed the poor and paying the bills of the Local Church, etc.


4.          Gift of Giving

We are abounding in the grace of giving. Every day in the Church restoration is going on; the more we will understand the manifold grace of God. Throughout the Bible the word grace appears more times in 2 Corinthians 8, 9 then any other place in the Bible, Wow! God has bestowed this grace upon us and we are to grow and abound in this grace for giving.

The Churches of Macedonia was going through a great trial of affliction for the reason of deep poverty. However, God bestowed this grace for giving and they were able to give beyond their own ability. In addition, they give with a willing mind and a cheerful heart! One of those Churches was the Church at Philippi; they give faithful and more then any other church that Paul plants it. It is said they worship God in their giving. Apart from that The Church at Corinth was very blessed in deed and having good all the time. But they give very little to the ministry of Paul. Here they had much but give little, on the other hand the Church at Philippi had little and give much.

It is God who gives us grace and seed. It is he that enriches us that we may be faithful givers unto the work of the Lord. "For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. Giving should not be a burden to anyone but liberality experience. Moreover, we are to lay something aside, storing up as he may proper. (2 Cor. 8:12, 1 Cor. 16:1) We are to give with a cheerful willing heart! The Holy Spirit is to have communion through our heart by leading what we shall give. A giver must be free to hear the Holy Spirit through their heart on what they should give. We must lean to obey the Holy Spirit in the grace of giving. (2 Cor. 9:7)

God gives grace and seed to sow, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. This should be the goal of every giver to sow sparingly and bountifully. However, this comes by grace and through the communion of the Holy Spirit and through your heart. (2 Cor. 9:6) The Church at Philippi worship God in their giving, Wow! How does this happen? When a giver worships God in Spirit and in Truth in everyday life and moves forth in grace and communion with the Holy Spirit, then their heart is open to worship God in their giving. Moreover, it is Christ who gives you strength, anointing, grace and provision for your vision!

Unfortunately, not every one hears the Holy Spirit and abounds in this grace for giving. So God in his foreknowledge give unto certain members in the Body of Christ to make up the lack in giving. This is called the gift of Giving. A person whom has this gift will have more grace in giving and more seed to give. They even may live a better life then others around them, for reason they are givers. They lean to obey the Holy Spirit in their giving. God using these kind of people to come along side of ministry to make up the lack of giving. In turn this persons may leave a church that has much and go to a church that has little. In addition, they may be lead to stop giving to a ministry that has much and to give to ministry that has little. This grace and faith that God given them according to their gifting. They have the power when they give to open doors in the spirit realm that in turn touch the hearts of those around to give. Even those that have little will move to give. In addition, when they give since it gift of God this brings blessings to the whole of Body, just for reason of one persons obedience.

Moreover, The person who has the gift of giving immaturity use there gifting for wrong purposes such as to control a pastor, etc. This is why the one with this kind of gift must give in liberty.

Apart from that, the dimensional giving of the Church is somewhat like this:

1. Grace of giving: This is every believer in Christ giving by grace.
2. Gift of Giving: These are certain persons in the Body of Christ who has been giving this gift.
3. Businessperson: This is a Christian who is in business that God uses them to aid the work of the Lord.
4. Marketplace Apostles: This is ministry of an Apostle. Every Apostle has the gift of an Apostle but not every apostle has the same ministry.
5. Wicked persons: This is unsaved people being used by God to give to the Church.
6. Cyrus anointing: This is a wicked leader or someone with great power and wealth that is used by God to give.
7. Supranational: This is when provision comes out of nothing, outside of the hands of man.

Furthermore, God wants every believer to grow and abound in this grace for giving. Beside, God is releasing the gift of giving into the Body of Christ. He is calling those whom have this giving to find their place in the Body and those whom they are give to. Many of you are called aside Apostles to help them birth their movements from Christ.


5.          Indulgence

Today's indulgence is the teaching that Christians should tithe. There is no Scripture foundation that we are to tithe. To tithe is a work of the flesh. Not a work of the Spirit. It is a work of salvation that try to stand next to the work of Christ at the cross. You are ether under grace or the law. If you obey the tithe you are under a curse, the curse of the law. If you want to break poverty don't tithe and come under grace. Tithing is not under the blood of Christ. Grace giving is under the blood. Everything under the new is better then the old. Those who preach or teach that you should tithe are leaders in the trampled of the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace. Wow unto you who teach or preach that one should tithe. Are you preaching another work of salvation outside of the blood of Christ? Those who tithe have fallen from the grace of God by keeping a law of man. The tithing teaching is a doctrine of man and not of God. Today's modern teaching on the tithe has no Scripture foundation to stand upon!

The first and second reformation is about grace, and the third reformation again shall be about grace. The silver trumpets are about to blow again. The second reformation was about indulgence and one of the third reformation's issues will be on indulgence or you can say the tithe. I believe that one of the major issues of the Apostolic Reformation will be focus on tithing vs. grace giving.

Jesus our Lord, Peter and Paul never tithe along with every Christian of that day. The Lord moved upon the heart of Apostle Paul to teach on grace giving, since the only those who where framers, ranchers and those living in the land of Canaan and our under the old covenant could tithe. Grace Giving came forth to replace the tithe and bring many blessings to every one who walks in this grace. You are ether under the tithe or under grace giving. The harvest will be greater under grace giving then ever under the tithe.

Apostolic Grace giving is one of the ways God will use us. There is more then one way to be blessed financial. We don't give to get blessed for God has already bless us that in turn we will move forth in grace giving. Although we will reap a harvest through our giving. In addition, it is God who gives grace and seed that we may sow, and that in turn we will have a financial harvest.


6.          Grace Giving

It is given by the power of grace of God. God loves a cheerful giver. Give in faith for according to your faith it shall be done. When you give, it is in an act of worship. God's will is for us to give by his grace. We too can abound in grace of giving. In the grace of giving, God provides the seed. While we give, we should have a cheerful heart. A cheerful heart is a willing heart. If you don't give willingly, you don't give at all. Remember the words of our Lord Jesus, He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " We are to give in faith in believing for a harvest. Our giving is seed giving. When we give we are planting seeds that will be harvested later on. When we give we should do it in faith for God shall reward you for your faith. Remember it is faith first than giving, if you can't give in faith don't give at all. When we give we should give as an act of worship. We are to worship God in our giving. Our giving should be a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. When we give, Fruit will abound to your account with God through your giving.

We can give no matter what. Poverty or any financial hardships cannot hinder your giving. For by grace of God that grace of giving from Above will work in you to free you from those limits and empower you to give. The word grace appears more times in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 than all the New Testament. This is why we need to know the power of grace giving. The Churches in Macedonia were going through great financial hardships but by grace they give more than even Rich Churches at Corinth. One of the Churches among Macedonia was the Church at Philippi, which was the church that was more faithful to give to Paul's ministry than any other churches Paul planted. Poverty is not a blessing from God. Poverty is a curse that can be broken. Most financial hardships and poverty are caused by demons.

In 2 Corinthians 8:9 Jesus became poor, that through his poverty we might be rich. What does this mean? This does not mean that Jesus did not have any money. What this means is that he left heaven coming to Earth--- a poverty earth. Jesus wants us to have the wealth of heaven. In Heaven there is no poverty but wealth. This is not talking about spiritual blessings; this is talking about real wealth. Even in Ephesians 1:3 Spiritual Blessing means every blessing. It also means that our blessings come from Heaven. And some of these blessings are wealth.

In Deuteronomy 8:18 it says God has given us power to get wealth. Wealth is not our power. It may be the world power. Money is our servant. God give us power for business. God has given us power for the marketplace. The reason for this is to establish his covenant and Kingdom.

Tithing is not for the Church. No where in the New Testament says that we are to Tithe. Even in greater chapters on giving, which are in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, no where in those words says about tithing. In New Testament when it talks about Tithing it is not talking that we should tithe but what happen in the Old Testament. That's why Preachers preach on tithing will be a curse upon those who obey it. They use Malachi 3:8 to put God's people in a yoke of bondage. In the New Testament it does not talk about that we should tithe but we should do what we purpose in our heart and we give as we have prospered.

Family is first in the eyes of God, not your Local Church. God wants us first to provide for our families before we provide for the Church. Yes Jesus is the first love in every believer's life, and he must center not on our families. The words say that before the Church your family is first. In 1 Timothy 5:8 says "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an believer." And even when it comes to leaders in the Church they must first take care of their families before they take care of the Church.

We as a Body of Christ should take care of the Five-Fold Ministry--Those you are the caretakers of the Church. An elder is worthy of double honor. His labor is worthy of his wages. They are having double wages. If they sow into you spiritual things, they should reap of your material things. It is not right in eyes of the Lord for those anointed Christian Leaders to go without in any area. It is not God's will for you not to give unto them to the Lord. We are to recognize and admonish that labor in the Lord among us. In addition we are to take the opportunity to do good to all in the household of faith. If your brother is in need don't say to him be blessed and be filled. See what can we do to help him. In addition we help even those in the world Matthew 5:42 say; "Give to him who ask you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away". In Proverbs 11:24-26 is giving more we increase more. If you without more then that is right that not good this will lead to poverty. He who is generous will become rich. If you water another you shall water yourself. In Ecclesiastes 11:1; if you cast your bread upon the water you will find it many days after. If you give your friend money, in your future and troubling times he will help you. When we called to walk on water we then will find our bread again.

The Five-Fold Ministry and the Caretakers of the Local Church and any ministry should not be asking for financial recourses for these purposes. We should be ministers, not for dishonor gain or greedy for money . We should not take up financial resources by grudgingly or of necessity. In addition we should appoint those to manage the financial recourses that are trustworthy, accountable and God fearing.

Principles of Giving: I list seven principles of giving that can apply to your life, and your ministers can apply to your local churches and ministries.

1. Let each one of you lay something aside: As Christians we place money aside for giving unto the Lord, so that each one of us should be giving. 1 Cor. 16:2
2. Storing up as he may prosper: Every Christian should give so God can prosper him. 1 Cor. 16:16, 1 Tim. 6:17-19, 2 Cor. 8:17-19
3. What you purpose in your heart: God sees your heart and God want you to give as you purpose in your heart. 2 Cor. 9:11, Matt. 6:11
4. For God loves a cheerful giver: When we give we should give willingly and cheerfully. 2 Cor. 9:7
5. God provides the seed. In God's grace giving God gives us the seed to give. 2 Cor. 9:10
6. He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly: We are to believe that our seed that we have sown will increase and come back to us in our harvest time. Therefore you should expect a return on your giving. 2 Cor. 9:6, Gal. 6:6-10
7. On the first day of the week: We are to give to our Local Churches. God wants us to be part of a fellowship. 1 Cor. 16:1

Our own financial wealth is our seeds. Money is our servant not our god. When we give we are planting seeds, for our giving is seedtime. Our money is our seed. If we plant seeds we can expect a harvest to come. God watches over our seed. And the truth is that we are stewards of his financial resources and if we are faithful God will reward us.

There is the gift of giving. Not everyone has this gift, but everyone can abound in the grace of giving. God is the God of all grace. It is called manifold grace of God. And once those having grace is grace giving and another is the gift of giving. Those with gift of giving are anointed in giving. This is not just in money alone but with everything they have. Therefore at that time God will prosper them more. Christians should stir up their gift of giving.


7.          Principles of Grace Giving

The Lord drops into my heart a divine cry for truth. I wanted grace and truth, not truth without grace, and I wanted truth with love, not truth without love. Then a day came, that I needed a good teaching on giving and ask the Lord to lead me to a good teaching on giving, and the Lord lead me to the teaching on grace giving. As I begun to study this biblical truth my eyes were open to the power that comes through grace giving.

In addition, as I seek the Lord more on this truth, the Lord begun to show me that this is a reformation issue, and that this is apart of the global apostolic movement, instead of calling it grace giving they called it apostolic grace giving.

There is deep and wide river waiting to be release into your life. Few today of know of this powerful living river of grace. It has power to set your free from debts, give you the provision that you need, give you the ministry support that you need, increase the giving levels in the church to new heights, and open the doors for the wealth of the wicked to come into the church for kingdom business.

The Lord eyes are wide open and His ears are near waiting for those who will obey and learn the power of grace giving. Grace giving is a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, and well pleasing gift to God.

Learning the principles of grace giving will encourage and aid you in your faith in God and to know the power of grace giving in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Principles of grace Giving:

1. Give by grace. (2Cor. 6:7)
2. Give in faith. (2 Cor. 9:6)
3. Give with as act of worship. (Phil. 4:18)
4. Give with a willing heart. (2 Cor. 8:12)
5. Give with a cheerful heart. (2 Cor. 9:7)
6. Give as you purpose in your heart. (2 Cor. 9:7)
7. Give in liberality. (2 Cor. 9:11)
8. Do not give for reasons out of grudgingly or of necessity. (2 Cor. 9:7)
9. God supplies the seeds to give. (2 Cor. 9:10)
10. Give according to the amount as you proper. (1 Cor. 16:2)
11. Lay something aside to give. (1 Cor. 16:2)
12. If you sow sparingly you will reap sparingly, if you sow bountifully you will reap bountifully, believe God for your harvest. (2 Cor. 9:6,10)

When you look through the Bible the word grace is listed more times in 2 Cor. 8 & 9 then other places in the Bible. Manifold grace of God is talking about more then one grace that a believer can have, and one of these graces is grace giving.

In the book of Acts and the beginning days of the church there giving was grace giving, this is why that the Apostle Paul teaches about grace giving to the church in Corinth, and the churches of Macedonia and us.

Learn and move forth in grace giving, know the power of grace giving, know the release of grace giving, and learn to love giving through grace giving.


8.          Curse of Tithing

The Tithing system of today is not the same one in the bible. It is man made not God made, it is religious not of true faith, and it is a doctrine of demons. There is no Scripture foundation for the Tithing institution today. Tithing today is the same as gambling. To tithe is to tithe out of false faith for faith can only be according to the Holy Scriptures. Tithing is a form of Baal and Ashtoreths worship, since tithing is a form of worship and tithing today is not Biblical it is of the kingdom of Queen of Heaven. To tithe is as the same as worshiping saints, Mary or idols. To tithe is a being super spiritual outside of Lord and His word, and to tithe is a form of spiritualism not Christ likeness.



My follow Christians, born again Christians search the Holy Scriptures. If you speak with your knowledge without learning the truth first then you are speaking in ignorant and arrogance mindsets that are not according to the mind of Christ. Only by the Holy Scriptures, and the Holy Spirit, and to be meek and humble you then can understand the truth and be set free today.



Who did not tithe? Jesus Christ our Lord did not tithe are you greater then Christ Jesus, are we to follow his steps, are we to be like Christ, is Jesus your Lord. Yes he is your savor and Lord by faith, however He did not die for you to be in the bondage of the tithing system, and He wills for you to be free from tithing and from the curse of tithing. Let no longer any angel or preacher came to you with another gospel that you did not receive. It is not the truth; it is an error a lie from man and demon.



Who did not tithe? Peter and the Apostles of the Lamb did not tithe. Apostle Paul and the Church of the first days did not tithe. The poor throughout the Bible did not tithe. You may say that you are to obey the law, and then go and obey the Law, read and study the Law and you will find out that you are not to tithe. Only those in agriculture, rancher, and farmer can tithe. Only those who live in Israel can tithe. You are only to tithe in food only, not with money. (Lev. 27:30, 32)



There are the tithes for the priesthood, festival tithe, and the tithe to the poor, etc. In Malachi 3: 8-12 was the tithe for the poor, are you tithing to the poor among your church? Are you caring for your follows believers in Christ who are suffering and need food and clothing, etc? This was the tithe that was place in the storehouse in a city for the Levite, stranger, fatherless, and widow. Why was this tithe for, since the O.T. system was not create to be perfect, since this is not the New Covenant, which is better, and Jesus Christ is better and perfect. (Deut. 14:22-29)



Nevertheless, you are to be free from the curse of the tithe that has been release by many mislead ministers upon the members of the Body of Christ. Those mislead ministers only been rising in this teaching by others. It says if you don't tithe you are cursed and have robbed God. If you obey the tithe and can't tithe once then you are curse, and to obey the tithe based on the error you have heard this too brings you under the curse of the law. No longer be bewitched that you should not obey the truth, did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith. Does your flesh make you perfect now? Indeed you have suffered many things in vain. Do miracles come from the Holy Spirit come by the works of the law no, only by the hearing of faith. Those who tithe are trying to gain favor from God through man's law not God's law. Favor comes by prayer and grace. Be free from the tithe, from man's law. Be free from curse of the tithe in Jesus name you are free indeed.



However, tithing institution of today has no Scripture foundation; this false doctrine is the easiest to prove wrong. Jesus, Peter, Paul and the church in Acts never tithe, not at all. The tithing institution is not God ordain or blessed, it is not the same one that was in the Old Testament. The one today is a man make institution. Tithing institution makes you dull of hearing the Holy Spirit in your giving, and makes the servants of the Lord see you as their own property in their eyes, which devalues you. Tithing institution hinders the wealth of the sinner from coming in. Tithing institution keeps you in bondage to poverty and lack. The Lord does not honor tithing, and there is no such thing as New Testament tithing. All tithing churches will come to an end and be replacing with those who walk in freewill giving or grace giving. Grace giving churches will increase and grow and tithing churches will decrease and not grow. The tithing institution will hinder the apostolic anointing in churches that obey the lie of tithing.



In addition, those ministers who hear this truth and do not search the Holy Scriptures, and do not repent of teaching this error will open doors to the spirit of error. If you see the truth and do not walk in it, and do not repent of this lie, you are in darkness. Believers you are not to tithe, you are not to obey the tithe, if someone makes you tithe, and you are not to tithe. Repent of obeying the tithe in error and ignorant. Tithing is a sin of ignorant, and sin of idolatry, tithing is false worship, and tithing is under religious systems and religious spirits, and this is way of man, not the way of the Lord.



Moreover, those who are hearing this truth today are beginning a journey of truth; it may take you three years for your eyes to be open. Jesus loves you and will give you time to come to the truth and repent of this sin of error. Those who tithe will not go to hell, and those who don't tithe will not go to hell. Only those who don't tithe will partake in the favor, provision, faith that comes from the Lord through faith, not through tithing.



Besides, one of the main issues of this holy reformation is the sin of tithing. Jesus Christ our Lord is not pleased, nor takes pleasure in tithing. The tithing system is not build upon the foundation of the church, it is not build upon the foundation of Christ, it is not build upon the Rock of Christ, and it is not build upon the foundation of Apostles and Prophets. The Lord allow this error of tithing to be establish for a time, for the reason to be one of the keys to bring an end to the religion of Christianity, Christendom, and Churchianity, instead to raise up, and build the Church, the Body of Christ and for the church to become a glorious church.



The tithing issue is one of the main things that could bring conflict among the apostles and the apostolic today. It is kind of the same thing that the first day church dealt with between grace and law. Apostles need to resolve this matter; we can no longer overlook this error, and the church has lost much.



Apart from that, love those who do tithe, fellowship with any Born again believer, those who are born again are apart of the body of Christ. Love those ministers to teach on tithing, bless them, and pray for them, not against them.



Apart from that, it is time to abound in the grace of giving. It is time to make the transition from tithing to grace giving. We need to learn grace giving or you may call it freewill offering. Grace giving is based upon a sound Scripture foundation. It is build on the foundation of Christ, it is build upon the foundation of the Church, it build on the Rock of Christ, and it is build on the foundation of apostles and prophets. Grace giving is a true form of worship. In 2 Corinthians 8, 9 are the revelation of biblical giving. We are to give in grace, faith, Holy Spirit leading, willing heart, and cheerful heart, give as you purpose in your heart, give according to how you prosper, and give in worship.



However, I know that many of you have become angry at the sound of this truth; this is a sign that you have a religious spirit. If you have become angry then I have done a good deed here. If you are rejoicing over the sound of truth than I have done a good deed here. My purpose was not to get you angry with me; instead to tell the truth as it is, I must obey my calling, commissions and be bold with truth no matter what happens. I hope that we can still be friends, if not I understand. I will always keep the door open for you, and I forgive you, love you and bless you.



Furthermore, if you love truth you will rejoice, if you love truth you will search the Holy Scriptures. If you love truth you will have patience in learning truth. Father in Jesus name led them to the truth about Biblical giving by the Holy Spirit in Jesus name amen.


9.          Generous Heart

Lord we pray and ask you to teach us and lead us to be generous, and give us a generous heart. I found that being generous in giving to the Lord and giving to the poor is a good feeling, a feeling of satisfaction. It is the Lord who could only teach us to be generous; it is only he who can give us a generous heart.

In addition, I prayed to the Lord more then once to give me a generous heart. Then that one-day came and my heart change and I had a generous heart. It is hard to have a generous heart when at that time I don't have much money and I have to take care of my love ones. But a generous heart is one of the pathways to financial blessings.

Moreover, the Holy Spirit was working in my heart; creating a generous heart. One day I used most of my money to bless someone with food, the next time had money I help another person with food and brought them a new book. Then, I begun to give to the poor on the streets, even if it was my last cent, I don't care anymore about money. I have suffered so much with out goods that others Christians are not thankful any longer. We must keep on walking in a generous heart no matter what happens, or how we feel. A generous heart is above what I've heard in most churches today.

Apart from that, it is hard to preach the word without support of the Body of Christ. Preachers need money and support to pay the bills of ministry and take care of their love ones. Preachers should live in nice homes and have nice cars. They should not go without. We should not get angry with a preacher who is asking money with a pure heart; the way that preachers and churches asking for money and support are changing to the power of grace giving, a more and better way of giving.

Our hearing has been dull and desensitize from hearing the Holy Spirit in our giving. Why did this happen? It happens through unsound teaching about giving and impure preaching about giving. But now the Lord will heal and renew our minds to better way of giving. He is going to restore the leading of the Holy Spirit in our giving.

The Bible revels the generous heart, in Proverbs 11:24-26 says; "There is one who scatters, yet increase more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself. The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells It." in our world today and even in our church today this truth is far from us. However, I believe that Lord will release a generous heart upon a new generation of givers. They will support the work of the Lord in the house of the Lord, Apostles Ministries, the work of the Ministry in the believer, and giving to mercy and compassion ministries, etc.

Apart from that, back a few years ago I prayed and want to know a better way of giving. I always know that something was wrong about giving in today churches. So one day I said to the Lord I need a better sermon on giving not the ones we hear today. So I began to seek throughout the Bible and the Internet. I came across some teaching more then just few on grace giving. So I began to look throughout the Bible about this truth about grace giving, and my eyes were open and I was set free from the bondage of the old system of giving that I have learn before this truth.

I begun to flow in the grace of giving, the power of grace giving was more powerful then any other type or kind of giving that I heard of before. It is Christ who gives us grace and seed to give, we don't go around giving to get, He first gives to us and then we give, and In turn we are giving more seeds and financial blessing. Now let me say this to you again. It is the Lord who bless you first with financial blessing then you go and plant seed and in turn you receive more financial blessing. The source of financial blessing is Jesus Christ our Lord not our giving.

As you allow the Lord to give you a generous heart and to flow in the power of grace giving, you will come to a point in your walk with the Lord that you agree with him in his sayings that it is more blessed to give then to receive. (Acts 20:35)

Besides, we give by grace, faith, and in the act of worship. Giving is to be an act of worship. Pray today that the Lord will give you a generous heart and teach you and lead you in grace giving. We must give by grace and faith with the seed he gives us and he in turn will give us more seed, therefore we have to give with a generous heart, a willing heart, and a cheerful heart(2 Cor. 8,9)

Furthermore, there is a better way for giving; this way is through grace and truth. The better way is grace giving; when the Lord gives us a generous heart this is a sign of his favor and blessing upon our life, this has always been there the only change now is that we understand his truth on giving and a generous heart. (Deut. 8:18)


10.          Love Is Charity

Love in another word is Charity, and Charity in another is giving. Charity means to be benevolence toward others, help or relief giving to the poor, and love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors. (Ref. The American Heritage Dictionary)

The Word says, "If I don't have love, I am nothing. And through I bestow all my goods to feed the poor; and through I give my body to be burden, but have not love, it profits me nothing. If we don't give in love, it is nothing, and it profits nothing, our motive in giving is love!" (1 Cor. 13)

The Word says, "By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." As we can see here that love and giving goes hand in hand. So if you give not in love, we are not giving according to the will of Christ. (1 Jn. 3:16-18)

Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Wows when we get to this point in our giving we have reach a milestone. (Acts 20:35)

When we learn to connect our giving with love, we will go beyond the point of just giving in order to receive, or any other reason. Yes we are to believe for a return reward for our giving. But this should not be our main reason for giving. I hope as you are reading these words to today that the Holy Spirit is filling you with grace and a holy love in giving.

It is God who loved us first; it is He that giving us financial blessings that we may of the seeds sow into the Kingdom of God. This is why we must learn the power of grace giving; this is why we must ask the Lord to give us grace and seed in order to walk in this power. Ask the Lord to teach you and to lead you through the Holy Spirit in your giving.


11.          Romancing Though Giving

Romance through giving is a principle of life and blessing for many who apply this way of giving to their life and walk. When we give we should be in holy love with the Lord. Not just thinking about how you love Him, instead a holy emotion birth from a pure devotion and passionate love birth from the Holy Spirit. Fan the flame of this holy love toward the Lord; fan the flame of fire of love birth by the Holy Spirit.



The Word says God is love and He loves us. "For God so love the world that He give His only begotten Son. It is God who is the big giver not man. God love us first and sent His Son to die for us. That is Love, and that is the beginning of love, for God is love. Jesus Said that He will lay down His life for His sheep. That is Love, and that is the beginning of love for us. Jesus said again "greater love has no one who than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. This is love; this is the love that is in us by the Holy Spirit. (1 Jn. 4:8,16; Jn. 3:14; Jn. 10:15; 15:13)



In addition, the Word says "by this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Now here comes the truth that hurts. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? Do you hear this sound truth about loving through giving? Now hear these wholesome words. My little children let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth. (1 Jn. 3:16-18)



Moreover, do we love our lives more then we love Christ, and His Body? If we want to overcome? If we want to have an overcoming walk in this life we need to die to self and live by faith. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of our testimony, and we love not our lives unto death. Where do you put your life above others? When do you want to be first before others? Do you love you self more then Jesus or your brothers and sisters in Christ? Let us crucify our selfness with Christ. Let us put to death our selfness and become Christ center. (Rev. 12:11; Gal. 2:20)



Nevertheless, remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Giving is a blessing. When we give with a cheerful heart, when we give with a willing heart, when we give with a pure motive, and when we give in love we are most blessed. (Acts 20:35)



Give in faith believing that the Lord will receive your gift of love. Give in faith knowing that you will reap much in what you have sown in faith. Give in faith for faith pleases Him and He rewards those who diligently seek Him. We can seek Him too with our grace giving. Give in hope for hope is the blue print of faith. Give in hope for hope is your anchor of your soul. Give in hope seeing the future of His plans for you. Now hope is not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Heb. 11:6; Heb. 6:18; Rom. 5:5)



Romance the Lord through giving. Feel the love and feel that coming up into your heart to give in grace and faith. Since the Holy Spirit witness arising in your hearts, feel the joy of giving coming forth from the Holy Spirit in you, and since the grace of God for giving coming from Christ through the Holy Spirit in you. Witness the love rise up in your heart releasing you to give in grace and faith. This is the Holy Spirit leading inside you leading you in giving.



Furthermore, The Lord gives you grace and seed first, you give for the reason He has blessed you. The beginning of giving begins with the Lord. You give for the reason He gives to you first, and when you give you receive double blessings. Discover the power of grace giving, taste the grace of giving, and learn a better way of giving. (2 Cor. 8,9)


12.          Reformation and the Tithing System

Tithing System as no Scripture foundations not at all. Tithing is not Biblical Giving; instead Grace Giving is Biblical Giving. Through obeying the power of grace giving you will be more bless then those who give under the Tithing System. Today's Tithing System is no the same as the Tithing System in the Bible. This Tithing System is a man system, and is a Religious System. Grace Giving is New Covenant Giving; it is a better giving with more power and results. There is no such thing as New Testament Tithing. If you want to tithe then obey the Scripture Truths on Tithing. Jesus, Peter, John, James, and Paul did not tithe. Are you greater then Jesus? The Christians in the Book of Acts and in the beginning days of the Church did not tithe are you more perfected then them. Learn, seek, and search, out for yourself for the truth.

Tithing is more a structure issue then of doctrinal issues. The Lord wants a new system of giving in the church, in order for us to more forth in freedom when it comes to giving and provision. Grace giving is the new wineskin for the support and giving structure for the church.

The Lord in His Wisdom allow us to walk in the errors of this tithing System of today to be one of the main keys in bring the end to Christendom, an end of Religion in the Church, and the end of Denominations. If you cut of it's support then it will die. If they die then the Church will live in power and glory.

Tithing is a reformation issue for it is easy to prove, however it is hard for some to hear this holy truth. We are not saying not to give, we saying be free and give in grace giving.

Grace Giving is one of the keys to the release the wealth of the Wicked. The other keys to the wealth of Wicked are, apostles, marketplace apostles, Christian Businesspersons, Wicked Businesspersons, and at the same time our giving styles have to change for better.

Grace Giving gives us freedom to hear the Holy Spirit, to give out of worship, to give from our heart, to give what we purpose in our heart, to give with a willing heart, and to be a cheerful giver.

This is the Reformation of The Church; every thing that is not of His Word, Will, Nature, Order will be burn up this means that the Tithing System will be burn up too, for it have no Scripture foundations, and it is not Biblical Giving.


13.          Why should you Tithe?

To tithe or not to tithe that is the question. Is tithing Scripture? Is the New Testament Church to tithe? What will happen if you don't tithe? Is the tithing of today's church Scripture?

Just for the reason we have heard today's tithing teaching for years and years doesn't makes it Scripture. Today's tithing has no Scripture foundation. It is more putting pieces together and making it say what they want it to say. Those who teach tithing don't understand Biblical Tithing.

In Leviticus chapter 27:30,32 says "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. It is holy to the LORD. And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

There are only two groups of people who were only allowed to tithe. Only two groups! They were the framers and the rancher; they were the only ones who were to tithe. And they were only to tithe food. And only those framers and ranchers who lived in the promise land were only allowed to tithe.

This means that Jesus Christ our Lord never tithes! This means that Peter the Apostle never Tithes! This means that Paul the Apostle never tithes! This mean the church in the book of Acts never tithes!

In Malachi 3:8-12 tell us to tithe or else we have robbed the Lord and we are then cursed. Yes there are some people who preach or teach just like this beside, there are others who leave out the bad parts, and only teach that we are to tithe. First and foremost we know that we are not under this rule, for we don't live in the promise land and we don't have Levities the priesthood of the old covenant, to tithe too. This tithe was taking every three years, this was called the poor tithe to help the Levite, stranger, fatherless, and the widow. (Deut. 14:28-29)

Now we come to the New Testament were Jesus says only a few words, but never tell His disciples to tithe. And in Hebrews it talks about how Abraham gives tithes to Melchizedek, others use this to tell us that we are to tithe today. But the truth is that Abraham only tithes that which belongs to the King of Sodom that he helps return back to the King of Sodom, and the tithe to Melchizedek was a tax for the service of their land and water. (Heb. 7:1-10)

Now Paul who was a Pharisee knows the law, and he doesn't tell Christians to tithe, not at all. What did he teach instead of tithing? He teach grace giving, that Christians are to give, but when they give, give willing and give through grace. (2 Cor. 8,9)

Grace giving is better then tithing, grace giving will give more blessings then tithing, and grace giving is a form of worship that the Lord receives. In grace giving, the Lord gives you the seed to give; you give in grace, faith, willing heart, worship, and a cheerful heart.

The tithing of today is not Scriptural, has no Scripture foundation, and has no biblical basis, however, it's based on man's teaching and religion. No man, no preacher, no teacher, and no pastor have the authority from God or from the Word of God to command you to tithe! You are free from this tithing system of today, no longer be in bondage to man's system of church.

Yes those who tithe, tithe out of faith. It is not the tithe that Lord blesses; it is they're giving. However, if they give according to grace giving they will be more blessed.

Are we to give? Yes giving is a Christian lifestyle, giving is a lifestyle that we are to learn and to become a doing in faith. You are to give according as you prosper, and you are to give with the seed He gives you, and you are to give what your purposed in your heart, and you are to give with a willing heart, and you are to give with a cheerful heart.


14.          Preaching For Money

It is time to have godly principles and godly ethics in the way we ask for money and the way we handle money. We need to have sound trust establish outwardly and inwardly that we are an example of trusting of handle money to others.

When it talks about the qualifications of an overseer, or an elder, or leadership in the church you don't see the words Bible College, Bible Degree, instead you do see the words able to teach. Beside as you look through these qualifications the word come into our minds is character. We need leaders of sound character in our churches.

In Titus it says that an elder must hold fast to the faithful word as he has be taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. Yes leaders must know the Bible, however there is a connection between sound teaching and sound character in the qualifications for leadership in 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9.

Moreover, one of the qualifications for leadership in the church is not greedy for money. We must have the right motives when asking for support, aid and finances for our ministries and churches.

However, you can see why ministers do not follow a better way in getting support. They need to pay the lights, bills, the rent, travel, and other things we need to do ministry with. Beyond, this you could see why ministers do not follow the better way. When they are need, when they have to take care of their love ones, and just having a life.

Nevertheless, they're those preachers that do not follow the better way. For reasons of greed and other wrong motives. I am not saying that a pastor or minister can't get more good blessings for their service to the Lord. I truly believe that we need to take good care and give honorable blessings to those who serve the Lord day and night.

Apart from that, people are not to give for purposes of grudgingly or of necessity, instead to give cheerful, to give willing, to give as you purpose in your heart, and to give in freedom.

We must have freedom to hear the Holy Spirit in our giving, so that we give from our heart, so that we learn how to flow with the Holy Spirit in our giving. We must learn the power of grace giving, we must learn to release that comes through grace giving.

Are you saying if we don't want to give we don't have to give? No, I am saying that we have the freedom in our giving to hear the Holy Spirit lead our heart in our giving. We are still to give; we are to give according as the Lord prospers us.

We are not to give for the reason of need, yes we are to see the need and have compassion on those in need. We are to see the need, but we give in faith.

Furthermore, as ministers see the better way of giving, they will have a better way of asking for money in the ways that promotes the Holy Spirit leading in each one of us. If we do the better ways then we will reap more fruits, more support for the work of the Lord then the other ways that we have known.


15.          Believing God for Provision

I get emails from around the world ask us to pray for the Lord's provision. This is common, every one has bills to pay, every ones needs money to live on, and even that the Lord wants every person to have a good life without worries about money, etc.



Today I am going to give some guidelines to help you believe God for provision. It is my purpose to give you hope and faith in believing God for provision.



Beside, There are those who are suffering due to a lack of finances they are not only in need of our prayers, also our wisdom, and some support to aid them. I've met many who have been looking for a job for more then three years, it seem that others don't understanding these kinds of sufferings.



There are many in debt today, you hearing it throughout America that to get out debt, etc. Some get into debt in misapply their funds, and most got into debt for the reason of unexpected needs, etc. The Word says that the borrower is servant to the lender. I believe that God want to set His people free from debt. (See Pro. 22:7)



In addition, I have met good sound Christian men that could not even find work; no matter what they did they could not find work. It is hard for men if they can't work or support their loves ones. We need to be kind with our words and try to understand what they are going through. People that are suffering like this don't want to talk about it every time they go to church on Sunday.



However, there are women with children that their husbands are no longer around, etc. They are suffering some due to a lack finances. Do we to understand and do we care for those that are before our very eyes?



Moreover, around the world there are much people going through financial suffering for examples if your woman born in America you are better off then most women in this world. How about the numbers of Children living on the streets in certain nations that have no hope or help.



We need to see both sides of the world and understand the need for Christians and Christians in the marketplace. Beside, do those whom are not in the same class feel love in your church?
I am not writing this to sound like it is all our problem for it is not. I am saying that we are apart of the planning of the Lord to make this a better world through Jesus Christ our Lord.



Now moving on lets us now begin giving some helpful ideals in believing God for provision.



1. Believe in God's promises of provision. (Phil. 4:19)

2. Pray to the Lord about your needs and ask Him for His provision. (1 Jn. 5:14-15)

3. Learn to be content and learn to enjoy your life today. (Phil. 4:11)

4. Believe that there is hope for tomorrow. (Jer. 29:11)

5. Do not worry about your needs, etc. (Matt. 6:25-34)

6. Change your heart and create a generous heart. (Pro. 11:24-26)

7. Learn to give in grace, learn the power of grace giving. (2 Cor. 8,9)

8. If you don't have a job, then pray for a job, and look for a job, etc. (2 Thess. 3:9-10)

9. Pray for wisdom in how to find a job, or make more money. (Jam. 1:5)

10. Worship the Lord through your workplace. (Eph. 6:5-9, Col. 3:22-24)

11. Have a healthy and proper attitude about money. (Pro. 15:6)

12. Learn how to handle and deal with money better. (Pro. 24:3-4)



In addition, when you find a Job, pray for God to bless it, and keep praying. Ask Him for wisdom how you can do your job better. Then be a faithful giver.



Moreover, your main goal should not be to get more money, etc. instead is to do the will of the Lord, to serve the Lord in the workplace.



Furthermore, It is God's will for us to have provision, and be set free in our finances and to have financial so we can serve God more. Although, you can serve God now, instead having financial freedom we can do more for Him.