TEXT: ‘Now let me remind you, brothers, of what the Gospel really is, for it has not changed—it is the same Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then and still do now, for your faith is squarely built upon this wonderful message’ (1 Corinthians 15:1 TLB) THOUGHT: When the feelings of joy seem to have evaporated since becoming a Christian, what do you have left to hold on to? You have the fact of God’s Word! Bible-believing Christians are not wishy-washy, but steadfast and unmoveable. In his letters to the Corinthian church, Paul wrote to correct a number of beliefs and practises that were theologically incorrect. One of these errors concerned the resurrection of Jesus Christ and this is the gist of 1 Corinthians chapter 15. In the first few verses of this chapter Paul used the word “That” as something they could have absolute certainty about and we can too. The word “That” is emphatic and leaves no room for misunderstanding or misappropriation of the truth it is describing. What Paul was so emphatic about concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the theme of Today’s Teaching. 1. That Word – ‘By which you are saved if you hold fast that word which I...
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TEXT: ‘Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!’ (Malachi 3:10 NLT) THOUGHT: Of the Ten Commandments God gave to Moses, the eighth says, ‘You shall not steal’ (Exodus 20:15). In the last book of the Old Testament, the prophet Malachi asks, ‘Will a man rob God?’ (Malachi 3:8). The way that the Children of Israel robbed God was by withholding their tithes or the tenth of their income. The outcome of their actions was two-fold. Individually and as a nation they ended up living under a curse instead of a blessing. Also the priests and Levites were not financially supported and left the ministry to support themselves from farming instead. Malachi challenged God’s people to bring all the tithes into God’s house and see the difference it would make. In Part 1, we studied three aspects about honouring God with our finances. In this final part we will consider three more. 4. Faith Honouring God with our tithes is a...
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