Podcast: Download (40.1MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing IV Tithing, Firstfruits, Offerings & Alms .mp3 Overview: Tonight we continued to pursue a biblical understanding of tithing so we can see if and how it may apply to the New Covenant by recognizing it when we see Paul touch on the subject. We spent some time defining and describing the following: Tithe The Tribe of Levi and the Priesthood Firstfruits Offerings Alms giving The common misunderstanding of II Cor. 9. As for the Levitical tribe we used a diagram which we found in a book called, […]
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Grace, The Law & Tithing III
Podcast: Download (44.7MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing III The History and Purpose of Tithing.mp3 This week we are looking at the history and purpose of tithing. The points we covered in this lesson are: Tithing predated the law in Abraham under the covenant of promise by faith. Tithing is an issue of stewardship of God’s resources. Tithing is a form of worship and honor to God for those He has given to the Body as Gifts. This session went a off topic several times, but the overall goals were basically addressed. We spent […]
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Podcast: Download (35.7MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing II The Law and the Believer II.mp3 Last week we began talking about Grace, the law & Tithing. During that message I illustrated that the “curse” we have been redeemed from is not the Law, but the curse of being UNDER the LETTER of the Law for righteousness. Since then I was approached with the following question… “What then IS the curse if it isn’t the Law itself”? Good question! I actually addressed this last week, but if one person missed it, they are very likely not alone, so […]
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Podcast: Download (33.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing I The Law and the Believer I.mp3 A question came up in one of our small groups this month concerning tithing. I had recently been addressing this very same topic with the elders of our “sister church”, A Grace Place and with Dave in particular over the course of the last year. So it seemed almost fortuitous that this question should come up now while all the facts are so clearly in my mind to deal with them. One thing I have found, and in all honesty it has […]
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This is Shrek the sheep. Shrek is a Marino sheep which is a breed especially prized for its fine, soft wool. He became famous in the spring of 2004 when after avoiding being caught and shorn for six years he was found hiding out in caves. Of course, during this time his fleece grew without anyone there to sheer (shave) it. When Shrek was finally found and shaved, his fleece weighed an amazing sixty pounds! Most Marino sheep have a fleece weighing just under ten pounds, with the exception usually reaching thirty-three pounds. Beginning in 1998, this sheep began to […]
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