- A question and answer sermon (45:34-1:01:09) by Andy Bratton, addressing questions about giving, tithing, and financial stewardship. Key points include:
- Defining terms: An offering is anything given to help someone or God’s church, including time and giftedness. A tithe specifically means 10% (46:17-48:05).
- Tithing as an Old Testament teaching: While tithing is an Old Testament teaching and part of the law, so are concepts like faith, love, grace, and mercy, which still apply today (49:01-52:01). Jesus did not abolish tithing but corrected the manner of tithing (52:22-54:50). Andy argues that 2 Corinthians 9:1-5, often used to suggest tithing is not required, is about “over and above” offerings for other churches, not a replacement for tithing (54:37-57:14).
- Where to give offerings and tithes: Andy advocates bringing tithes to the church, citing Malachi 3:10 (58:11-59:59), which encourages bringing the full tithe to the storehouse for blessings. He views the church as the modern-day “storehouse” for crowdfunding God’s kingdom.
- The example of Mary anointing Jesus: The story of Mary anointing Jesus with costly ointment (Mark 14:3-9) is used to illustrate that giving to God’s work is not a “waste” and that prioritizing giving to God is important (1:00:12-1:01:09).
- Audio (MP3) 4 MB
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