Matt Hagee - When God Puts His Name On The Line

March 8, 2026 | 27:29

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - When God Puts His Name On The Line | March 8, 2026
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  • Pastor matt hagee: this
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  • Pastor matt hagee: this morning's message
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  • Morning's message is entitled, "when god
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  • Is entitled, "when god puts his name on the line."
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  • Puts his name on the line." here in malachi 3, god is
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  • Here in malachi 3, god is literally daring those who read
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  • Literally daring those who read and listen to this text.
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  • And listen to this text. "now try me in this."
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  • "now try me in this." he says, "i am the guarantor
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  • He says, "i am the guarantor of what we're
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  • Of what we're about to engage in."
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  • About to engage in." and this has to do with
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  • And this has to do with your ability to be trusted.
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  • Your ability to be trusted. in malachi 3,
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  • In malachi 3, it says when god can't
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  • It says when god can't trust you, you're cursed
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  • Trust you, you're cursed with a curse.
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  • With a curse. in luke 16 jesus is
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  • In luke 16 jesus is teaching on stewardship
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  • Teaching on stewardship and he makes this statement,
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  • And he makes this statement, "he who is faithful in
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  • "he who is faithful in what is least is also
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  • What is least is also faithful in much.
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  • Faithful in much. and he who is unjust
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  • And he who is unjust in what is least
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  • In what is least is also unjust in much."
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  • Is also unjust in much." what christ is saying is if you
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  • What christ is saying is if you can't be trusted with a little
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  • Can't be trusted with a little how can god give you more?
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  • How can god give you more? people can say that
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  • People can say that they trust the lord,
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  • They trust the lord, but when it comes
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  • But when it comes to the bottom line,
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  • To the bottom line, god tells you himself he will
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  • God tells you himself he will not be mocked.
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  • Not be mocked. the lord isn't moved
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  • The lord isn't moved by what you say.
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  • By what you say. the lord isn't moved by
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  • The lord isn't moved by what you perform for others.
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  • What you perform for others. what god is moved by is your
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  • What god is moved by is your faithful obedience to his word.
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  • Faithful obedience to his word. in malachi 3,
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  • In malachi 3, it's just part
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  • It's just part of the message that god
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  • Of the message that god sent with his prophet malachi.
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  • Sent with his prophet malachi. in order to understand
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  • In order to understand the full context,
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  • The full context, you have to get
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  • You have to get into the entire book,
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  • Into the entire book, and here's what god
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  • And here's what god is telling the children
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  • Is telling the children of israel in the entire
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  • Of israel in the entire book of malachi.
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  • Book of malachi. he's saying,
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  • He's saying, "you are mismanaging
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  • "you are mismanaging what i've given you."
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  • What i've given you." in malachi, 3 it comes down
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  • In malachi, 3 it comes down to the issue
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  • To the issue of financial resources.
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  • Of financial resources. and the reason that god
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  • And the reason that god is able to say you're
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  • Is able to say you're mismanaging financial resources
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  • Mismanaging financial resources is because he makes it very
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  • Is because he makes it very clear he owns it all.
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  • Clear he owns it all. everything you have
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  • Everything you have comes from god.
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  • Comes from god. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "the earth is the lord's
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  • "the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof."
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  • And the fullness thereof." in malachi 1:6
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  • In malachi 1:6 all the way through 2:9,
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  • All the way through 2:9, he tells the priests,
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  • He tells the priests, "you are mismanaging
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  • "you are mismanaging the house of god."
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  • The house of god." he said, "instead of bringing
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  • He said, "instead of bringing the sacrifices that
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  • The sacrifices that i want you to bring,
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  • I want you to bring, instead of bringing
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  • Instead of bringing a spotless lamb,
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  • A spotless lamb, you're bringing
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  • You're bringing a crippled lamb.
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  • A crippled lamb. instead of bringing
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  • Instead of bringing a clean offering,
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  • A clean offering, you're bringing
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  • You're bringing a filthy offering."
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  • A filthy offering." in verse 8 of chapter 2,
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  • In verse 8 of chapter 2, he tells the priests,
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  • He tells the priests, "you're not keeping
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  • "you're not keeping my commandments.
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  • My commandments. he says you have departed
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  • He says you have departed from the way and you've caused
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  • From the way and you've caused many to stumble by the law.
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  • Many to stumble by the law. translation, he says, "you're
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  • Translation, he says, "you're not preaching the truth.
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  • Not preaching the truth. you're not standing
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  • You're not standing up for righteousness.
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  • Up for righteousness. you're not upholding
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  • You're not upholding the standards of holiness.
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  • The standards of holiness. in a world of corruption,
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  • In a world of corruption, you are letting the corrupt
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  • You are letting the corrupt world into the house of god
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  • World into the house of god instead of standing for truth
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  • Instead of standing for truth and changing the world."
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  • And changing the world." and then he turns
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  • And then he turns to the husbands and the fathers
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  • To the husbands and the fathers and he says,
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  • And he says, "and you are mismanaging
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  • "and you are mismanaging your house."
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  • Your house." he said,
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  • He said, "there's a problem in my house
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  • "there's a problem in my house and there's a problem
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  • And there's a problem in your house."
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  • In your house." and he takes issue
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  • And he takes issue with them in malachi 2:10-17.
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  • With them in malachi 2:10-17. he says, "you're divorcing
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  • He says, "you're divorcing your wives without cause."
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  • Your wives without cause." you see when the children
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  • You see when the children of israel came back
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  • Of israel came back from babylon to the city
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  • From babylon to the city of jerusalem,
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  • Of jerusalem, other cultures had moved
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  • Other cultures had moved into jerusalem
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  • Into jerusalem and the men of israel were
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  • And the men of israel were wanting to marry the women
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  • Wanting to marry the women of other cultures because
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  • Of other cultures because they preferred the customs
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  • They preferred the customs of the pagan cultures.
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  • Of the pagan cultures. they were doing whatever
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  • They were doing whatever they wanted to do in
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  • They wanted to do in their personal lives
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  • Their personal lives and then they were coming
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  • And then they were coming to church and pretending
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  • To church and pretending to worship god.
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  • To worship god. and god says,
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  • And god says, "i'm not going
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  • "i'm not going to tolerate it."
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  • To tolerate it." in malachi 2:13,
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  • In malachi 2:13, he says,
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  • He says, "you cover the altar
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  • "you cover the altar with your tears,
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  • With your tears, with your weeping,
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  • With your weeping, and your crying;
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  • And your crying; and you want to know why
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  • And you want to know why god does not regard
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  • God does not regard your offering."
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  • Your offering." they were living like hell
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  • They were living like hell the rest of the week
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  • The rest of the week and then come to church
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  • And then come to church on sunday and...
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  • ♪ jesus, we love you
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  • And then go out
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  • And then go out and do whatever they
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  • And do whatever they want monday through friday.
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  • Want monday through friday. sound familiar?
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  • Sound familiar? not talking about you,
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  • Not talking about you, it's just people
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  • It's just people you might know.
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  • You might know. and god says,
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  • And god says, "you want to perform
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  • "you want to perform but you want to know
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  • But you want to know why i'm not interested?"
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  • Why i'm not interested?" in malachi 2:14,
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  • In malachi 2:14, "you say, 'for what reason?'"
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  • "you say, 'for what reason?'" read this closely.
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  • Read this closely. it says, "because the lord
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  • It says, "because the lord has been a witness."
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  • Has been a witness." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "because the lord
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  • "because the lord has been a witness."
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  • Has been a witness." he's saying i know what you do.
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  • He's saying i know what you do. "between you and the wife
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  • "between you and the wife of your youth with whom
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  • Of your youth with whom you have dealt treacherously."
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  • You have dealt treacherously." you see, they forgot that
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  • You see, they forgot that god sees everything.
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  • God sees everything. they forgot that they could fool
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  • They forgot that they could fool others by their behavior
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  • Others by their behavior but god sees you more
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  • But god sees you more than just on sunday.
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  • Than just on sunday. everywhere you go, all the time.
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  • Everywhere you go, all the time. the book of proverbs 15
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  • The book of proverbs 15 says, "the eyes of the lord
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  • Says, "the eyes of the lord are in every place
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  • Are in every place keeping watch on
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  • Keeping watch on the evil and the good."
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  • The evil and the good." he sees it all.
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  • [applause]
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  • So god's saying to the church,
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  • So god's saying to the church, "i can't trust you.
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  • "i can't trust you. you're not doing what i want."
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  • You're not doing what i want." he's saying to the families,
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  • He's saying to the families, "i can't trust you.
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  • "i can't trust you. you're not doing what i want."
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  • You're not doing what i want." and then he turns
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  • And then he turns to the individual
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  • To the individual and he says,
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  • And he says, "i can't trust you."
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  • "i can't trust you." if there's a problem in god's
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  • If there's a problem in god's house there's typically
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  • House there's typically a problem in your house,
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  • A problem in your house, and if there's a problem
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  • And if there's a problem in your house,
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  • In your house, there's typically
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  • There's typically a problem in you.
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  • A problem in you. and god says, "return to me
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  • And god says, "return to me and i'll return to you."
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  • And i'll return to you." that's a beautiful promise
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  • That's a beautiful promise because god has no reason
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  • Because god has no reason to return to us.
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  • To return to us. and yet when the people
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  • And yet when the people of israel want to know,
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  • Of israel want to know, "how will we know
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  • "how will we know that you've returned?"
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  • That you've returned?" god says,
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  • God says, "i'll know that
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  • "i'll know that you've returned when you
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  • You've returned when you bring your tithe
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  • Bring your tithe into the storehouse.
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  • Into the storehouse. i'll know that you trust me
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  • I'll know that you trust me and i can trust you when
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  • And i can trust you when you start managing
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  • You start managing the resources i've given
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  • The resources i've given you appropriately.
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  • You appropriately. until you do,
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  • Until you do, you're cursed.
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  • You're cursed. but when you do,
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  • But when you do, i'll put my name
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  • I'll put my name on the bottom line.
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  • On the bottom line. try me now and see if i won't
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  • Try me now and see if i won't open the windows of heaven
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  • Open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings
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  • And pour out blessings that you cannot contain."
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • God starts this conversation
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  • God starts this conversation with some pretty tough language.
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  • With some pretty tough language. he says, "you've robbed me."
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  • He says, "you've robbed me." now the only way they could
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  • Now the only way they could rob god of resources is
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  • Rob god of resources is if those resources were god's
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  • If those resources were god's in the first place.
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  • In the first place. most people think about tithes
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  • Most people think about tithes and offerings about what you
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  • And offerings about what you give to god,
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  • Give to god, but the truth is,
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  • But the truth is, what you give to god
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  • What you give to god is already his.
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  • Is already his. the earth is the lord's
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  • The earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof.
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  • And the fullness thereof. everything belongs to god.
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  • Everything belongs to god. god is the one
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  • God is the one who created it all.
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  • Who created it all. when you see these commercials
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  • When you see these commercials on tv saying, "i buy gold."
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  • On tv saying, "i buy gold." guess what?
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  • Guess what? god owns all the gold.
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  • God owns all the gold. haggai 2:8,
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  • Haggai 2:8, it says the silver is mine
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  • It says the silver is mine and the gold is mine.
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  • And the gold is mine. you say,
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  • You say, "well i'm the one
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  • "well i'm the one who does the work."
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  • Who does the work." where did you get the strength
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  • Where did you get the strength to do the work?
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  • To do the work? deuteronomy 8:18,
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  • Deuteronomy 8:18, it says,
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  • It says, "and you shall remember
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  • "and you shall remember that it is the lord
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  • That it is the lord that gives you the power
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  • That gives you the power to get wealth."
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  • To get wealth." everything you have,
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  • Everything you have, god gave you.
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  • God gave you. james 1,
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  • James 1, "every good and every
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  • "every good and every perfect gift comes
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  • Perfect gift comes from the father above."
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  • From the father above." yes, there is your effort that
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  • Yes, there is your effort that is included,
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  • Is included, but remember in him
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  • But remember in him do you live and move
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  • Do you live and move and have your being.
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  • And have your being. you can't breathe without him.
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  • [applause]
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  • So considering that it's
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  • So considering that it's all his,
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  • All his, what god does
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  • What god does is he watches how you manage
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  • Is he watches how you manage the resources that he's
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  • The resources that he's entrusted to you,
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  • Entrusted to you, and when you're faithful
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  • And when you're faithful and obedient in
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  • And obedient in the few things,
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  • The few things, then he trusts you
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  • Then he trusts you with more things.
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  • With more things. but until you're faithful
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  • But until you're faithful and obedient,
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  • And obedient, he can't trust you.
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  • He can't trust you. money is the bottom line test.
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  • Money is the bottom line test. it's not the top of the heap.
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  • It's not the top of the heap. in our modern world
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  • In our modern world we say,
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  • We say, "oh, they're spiritual.
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  • "oh, they're spiritual. they give to the church."
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  • They give to the church." no, god says, "that's
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  • No, god says, "that's kindergarten stuff."
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  • Kindergarten stuff." and when it comes
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  • And when it comes to giving, god dares you.
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  • To giving, god dares you. "try me."
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  • "try me." it's the only place in scripture
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  • It's the only place in scripture where he says,
  • 00:08:33.373 --> 00:08:33.907
  • Where he says, "i am calling you out."
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  • "i am calling you out." if this was cowboy sunday,
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  • If this was cowboy sunday, he's standing in the middle
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  • He's standing in the middle of the street
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  • Of the street and it is high noon.
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  • And it is high noon. "try me now in this."
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  • "try me now in this." god puts his name
  • 00:08:46.753 --> 00:08:47.955
  • God puts his name on the bottom line.
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  • On the bottom line. "try me and see if i
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  • "try me and see if i won't change everything.
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  • Won't change everything. try me and see if i won't
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  • Try me and see if i won't pour out blessings.
  • 00:08:54.661 --> 00:08:55.596
  • Pour out blessings. try me and see if i won't
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  • Try me and see if i won't rebuke the devourer.
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  • Rebuke the devourer. try me and see if i won't
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  • Try me and see if i won't make your vine fruitful.
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  • Make your vine fruitful. try me and see if i won't cause
  • 00:09:01.868 --> 00:09:03.837
  • Try me and see if i won't cause other nations to rise up
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  • Other nations to rise up and call you blessed."
  • 00:09:05.672 --> 00:09:07.441
  • And call you blessed." god's daring you.
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  • God's daring you. he's challenging you.
  • 00:09:08.542 --> 00:09:09.743
  • He's challenging you. why?
  • 00:09:09.810 --> 00:09:10.377
  • Why? because when you try him,
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  • Because when you try him, you prove that you trust him,
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  • You prove that you trust him, and when you trust him,
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  • And when you trust him, he trusts you.
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  • [applause]
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  • This is about trust.
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  • This is about trust. it's not about a tenth.
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  • It's not about a tenth. and the reason that i want you
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  • And the reason that i want you to understand that is because
  • 00:09:31.999 --> 00:09:33.367
  • To understand that is because immediately people say,
  • 00:09:33.433 --> 00:09:34.234
  • Immediately people say, "well all i have to do
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  • "well all i have to do is give god ten percent
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  • Is give god ten percent and then i'm good."
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  • And then i'm good." no.
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  • No. that's an old testament law.
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  • That's an old testament law. that's not a
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  • That's not a new testament principle.
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  • New testament principle. when you read in the bible
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  • When you read in the bible the old testament is law.
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  • The old testament is law. the new testament
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  • The new testament is relationship.
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  • Is relationship. in the word of god,
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  • In the word of god, in the old testament
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  • In the old testament with the children of israel,
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  • With the children of israel, tithing was a law.
  • 00:09:57.357 --> 00:10:00.260
  • Tithing was a law. the children of israel were
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  • The children of israel were required to bring a tenth
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  • Required to bring a tenth at certain times for certain
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  • At certain times for certain reasons and exact amounts.
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  • Reasons and exact amounts. it was something that god
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  • It was something that god required of them to support
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  • Required of them to support the levitical priests.
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  • The levitical priests. but in the new testament,
  • 00:10:12.339 --> 00:10:13.407
  • But in the new testament, tithing is not a law,
  • 00:10:13.473 --> 00:10:15.475
  • Tithing is not a law, tithing is the byproduct
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  • Tithing is the byproduct of a relationship.
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  • Of a relationship. and tithing is not
  • 00:10:19.212 --> 00:10:19.980
  • And tithing is not connected to an amount,
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  • Connected to an amount, tithing is connected to how much
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  • Tithing is connected to how much you care for the things that god
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  • You care for the things that god has given in your life.
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  • Has given in your life. in the old testament,
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  • In the old testament, it's a fact.
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  • It's a fact. just do it.
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  • Just do it. it doesn't matter what attitude
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  • It doesn't matter what attitude you do it with.
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  • You do it with. in the new testament,
  • 00:10:35.729 --> 00:10:36.797
  • In the new testament, it is grace through faith.
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  • It is grace through faith. now how does this work?
  • 00:10:41.134 --> 00:10:43.336
  • Now how does this work? john chapter 1:17
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  • John chapter 1:17 it says, "the law came through
  • 00:10:45.105 --> 00:10:46.406
  • It says, "the law came through moses, but grace and truth
  • 00:10:46.473 --> 00:10:48.408
  • Moses, but grace and truth came through jesus christ."
  • 00:10:48.475 --> 00:10:51.812
  • Came through jesus christ." we are not under the law,
  • 00:10:51.878 --> 00:10:53.313
  • We are not under the law, we are under a dispensation
  • 00:10:53.380 --> 00:10:55.148
  • We are under a dispensation of grace.
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  • Of grace. and the only way
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  • And the only way that you receive god's grace
  • 00:10:56.416 --> 00:10:58.118
  • That you receive god's grace is through faith.
  • 00:10:58.185 --> 00:11:00.520
  • Is through faith. ephesians 2,
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  • Ephesians 2, "it is by grace that
  • 00:11:02.022 --> 00:11:02.889
  • "it is by grace that you have been saved,"
  • 00:11:02.956 --> 00:11:03.957
  • You have been saved," how?
  • 00:11:04.024 --> 00:11:04.858
  • How? "through faith."
  • 00:11:04.925 --> 00:11:06.893
  • "through faith." say that with me.
  • 00:11:06.960 --> 00:11:07.828
  • Say that with me. "through faith."
  • 00:11:07.894 --> 00:11:09.629
  • "through faith." everything you get from god
  • 00:11:09.696 --> 00:11:11.865
  • Everything you get from god you get by his grace.
  • 00:11:11.932 --> 00:11:13.834
  • You get by his grace. but the only way that you open
  • 00:11:13.900 --> 00:11:15.368
  • But the only way that you open up your life to receive
  • 00:11:15.435 --> 00:11:16.636
  • Up your life to receive it is through faith.
  • 00:11:16.703 --> 00:11:19.473
  • It is through faith. so when it comes
  • 00:11:19.539 --> 00:11:20.107
  • So when it comes to this issue of giving,
  • 00:11:20.173 --> 00:11:21.575
  • To this issue of giving, it is a grace
  • 00:11:21.641 --> 00:11:22.709
  • It is a grace through faith transaction.
  • 00:11:22.776 --> 00:11:26.213
  • Through faith transaction. you received your resources
  • 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:27.881
  • You received your resources from god by grace.
  • 00:11:27.948 --> 00:11:29.816
  • From god by grace. you give them back
  • 00:11:29.883 --> 00:11:30.884
  • You give them back to god by faith.
  • 00:11:30.951 --> 00:11:35.288
  • To god by faith. under the law,
  • 00:11:35.355 --> 00:11:36.256
  • Under the law, it was a tenth.
  • 00:11:36.323 --> 00:11:38.525
  • It was a tenth. but because it's
  • 00:11:38.592 --> 00:11:39.226
  • But because it's not under the law,
  • 00:11:39.292 --> 00:11:40.160
  • Not under the law, it's now under grace,
  • 00:11:40.227 --> 00:11:41.461
  • It's now under grace, you can give whatever you want.
  • 00:11:41.528 --> 00:11:44.498
  • You can give whatever you want. now what does that mean?
  • 00:11:44.564 --> 00:11:46.099
  • Now what does that mean? "oh praise god, i'm no longer
  • 00:11:46.166 --> 00:11:48.168
  • "oh praise god, i'm no longer required to tithe."
  • 00:11:48.235 --> 00:11:50.837
  • Required to tithe." wrong.
  • 00:11:50.904 --> 00:11:53.473
  • Wrong. that means a tenth is
  • 00:11:53.540 --> 00:11:55.776
  • That means a tenth is the floor, not the ceiling.
  • 00:11:55.842 --> 00:11:59.379
  • The floor, not the ceiling. that means a tenth is a minimum,
  • 00:11:59.446 --> 00:12:02.282
  • That means a tenth is a minimum, not the maximum.
  • 00:12:02.349 --> 00:12:04.751
  • Not the maximum. you say,
  • 00:12:04.818 --> 00:12:05.152
  • You say, "well, what's the maximum?"
  • 00:12:05.218 --> 00:12:05.886
  • "well, what's the maximum?" trust me, you're never
  • 00:12:05.952 --> 00:12:06.787
  • Trust me, you're never going to outgive god.
  • 00:12:06.853 --> 00:12:07.687
  • [cheering and applause]
  • 00:12:09.389 --> 00:12:10.690
  • The dead,
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  • Faith would have no meaning
  • 00:12:12.793 --> 00:12:14.427
  • And hope would have no future.
  • 00:12:14.427 --> 00:12:16.496
  • But jesus did rise.
  • 00:12:16.496 --> 00:12:18.131
  • And the same power
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  • That raised christ
  • 00:12:19.232 --> 00:12:20.133
  • From the dead now
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  • Lives in every believer.
  • 00:12:21.134 --> 00:12:23.203
  • Because jesus lives,
  • 00:12:23.203 --> 00:12:24.604
  • You can walk in victory today.
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  • With your gift of any amount.
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  • To triumph.
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  • One to keep and one to share,
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  • Plus a fruit of
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  • The spirit tumbler
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  • Along with the cards
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  • [cheering and applause]
  • 00:13:07.280 --> 00:13:10.550
  • So if tithing is not a law
  • 00:13:11.084 --> 00:13:12.252
  • So if tithing is not a law and it is under
  • 00:13:12.319 --> 00:13:13.119
  • And it is under the new covenant of grace
  • 00:13:13.186 --> 00:13:14.554
  • The new covenant of grace in the new testament,
  • 00:13:14.621 --> 00:13:16.690
  • In the new testament, does that mean that
  • 00:13:16.756 --> 00:13:17.424
  • Does that mean that it's gone away with?
  • 00:13:17.490 --> 00:13:18.191
  • It's gone away with? no.
  • 00:13:18.258 --> 00:13:19.693
  • No. tithing is not
  • 00:13:19.759 --> 00:13:20.360
  • Tithing is not a dispensational principle.
  • 00:13:20.427 --> 00:13:22.095
  • A dispensational principle. tithing is a divine principle.
  • 00:13:22.162 --> 00:13:24.497
  • Tithing is a divine principle. tithing begins in the word
  • 00:13:24.564 --> 00:13:26.132
  • Tithing begins in the word of god before the law
  • 00:13:26.199 --> 00:13:27.200
  • Of god before the law of moses was written.
  • 00:13:27.267 --> 00:13:29.236
  • Of moses was written. people just like to use the law
  • 00:13:29.302 --> 00:13:30.670
  • People just like to use the law of moses as a way to try
  • 00:13:30.737 --> 00:13:31.738
  • Of moses as a way to try and circumvent their
  • 00:13:31.805 --> 00:13:32.906
  • And circumvent their responsibility with
  • 00:13:32.973 --> 00:13:33.773
  • Responsibility with god's resources.
  • 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:36.076
  • God's resources. in genesis 14:20,
  • 00:13:36.142 --> 00:13:38.478
  • In genesis 14:20, abraham gave to melchizedek
  • 00:13:38.545 --> 00:13:41.047
  • Abraham gave to melchizedek a tithe of all that
  • 00:13:41.114 --> 00:13:42.849
  • A tithe of all that he had taken.
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  • He had taken. in genesis 14:20,
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  • In genesis 14:20, it says
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  • It says "and he," abraham
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  • "and he," abraham "gave him," melchizedek
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  • "gave him," melchizedek "a tithe of all."
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  • "a tithe of all." melchizedek in the old testament
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  • Melchizedek in the old testament was a king and a priest
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  • Was a king and a priest of the most high god
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  • Of the most high god for eternity.
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  • For eternity. hebrews 7 teaches that
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  • Hebrews 7 teaches that jesus christ was a priest
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  • Jesus christ was a priest of the order of melchizedek,
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  • Of the order of melchizedek, the same guy that
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  • The same guy that abraham paid tithes to.
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  • Abraham paid tithes to. now in the old testament,
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  • Now in the old testament, in the nation of israel
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  • In the nation of israel the priests were levites.
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  • The priests were levites. that means they came from aaron
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  • That means they came from aaron and his tribe.
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  • And his tribe. and the levites were limited.
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  • And the levites were limited. they had a limited
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  • They had a limited term of service.
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  • Term of service. they had limited authority.
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  • They had limited authority. they had things that
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  • They had things that they were subscribed to do
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  • They were subscribed to do and they could only do them
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  • And they could only do them when god said and how god said,
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  • When god said and how god said, and they couldn't do them
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  • And they couldn't do them at any given time because
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  • At any given time because if it wasn't according
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  • If it wasn't according to the ordinances and the feasts
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  • To the ordinances and the feasts and the sacrifices and all
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  • And the sacrifices and all of those things,
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  • Of those things, they were restricted.
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  • They were restricted. and so when it says that
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  • And so when it says that abraham gave to melchizedek,
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  • Abraham gave to melchizedek, melchizedek was an eternal
  • 00:14:40.407 --> 00:14:41.708
  • Melchizedek was an eternal priest and an eternal king
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  • Priest and an eternal king established by god.
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  • Established by god. jesus christ is
  • 00:14:44.778 --> 00:14:45.912
  • Jesus christ is not like a levite.
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  • Not like a levite. he's not limited in what he can
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  • He's not limited in what he can do and when he can do it
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  • Do and when he can do it and where he can do it.
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  • And where he can do it. he is an eternal priest
  • 00:14:51.685 --> 00:14:53.086
  • He is an eternal priest and he is an eternal king
  • 00:14:53.153 --> 00:14:54.454
  • And he is an eternal king established forever by god.
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  • Established forever by god. and according to hebrews 7:22,
  • 00:14:57.924 --> 00:15:02.128
  • And according to hebrews 7:22, jesus has become the surety.
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  • Jesus has become the surety. that word surety means
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  • That word surety means he is the guarantor.
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  • He is the guarantor. he signed the contract in his
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  • He signed the contract in his own blood that it
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  • Own blood that it is a better covenant.
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  • Is a better covenant. it is a what?
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  • It is a what? better covenant.
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  • Better covenant. it is a what?
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  • It is a what? better covenant.
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  • Better covenant. here jesus christ is
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  • Here jesus christ is the guarantor
  • 00:15:27.454 --> 00:15:28.555
  • The guarantor of a better covenant.
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  • Of a better covenant. what is the better covenant?
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  • What is the better covenant? the better covenant is you don't
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  • The better covenant is you don't have to go to a temple and find
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  • Have to go to a temple and find a priest to take your
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  • A priest to take your sacrifice before the throne.
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  • Sacrifice before the throne. you can now go
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  • You can now go boldly in jesus' name
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  • Boldly in jesus' name before the throne of god
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  • Before the throne of god and find grace
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  • And find grace and mercy in your hour of need.
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  • And mercy in your hour of need. you don't have to wait
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  • You don't have to wait for the right season
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  • For the right season to come and do what
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  • To come and do what you want to do.
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  • You want to do. if you need god,
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  • If you need god, you can call upon him
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  • You can call upon him and he'll answer you and show
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  • And he'll answer you and show you great and mighty things
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  • You great and mighty things that you know not.
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  • That you know not. why?
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  • Why? not because of you
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  • Not because of you but because of jesus.
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  • But because of jesus. because jesus made a way where
  • 00:15:58.618 --> 00:16:00.353
  • Because jesus made a way where there seemed to be no way
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  • There seemed to be no way for those who were outside
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  • For those who were outside to be grafted in and for those
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  • To be grafted in and for those who were grafted in
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  • Who were grafted in to be considered
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  • To be considered heirs and joint heirs,
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  • Heirs and joint heirs, sons and daughters
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  • Sons and daughters of the most high god.
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  • Of the most high god. child of god,
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  • Child of god, that is by far
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  • That is by far a much better deal.
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  • A much better deal. give the lord
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  • Give the lord a hand clap of praise.
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  • [applause]
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  • So if abraham tithed
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  • So if abraham tithed to melchizedek
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  • To melchizedek and he didn't have our covenant,
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  • And he didn't have our covenant, and the children of israel
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  • And the children of israel tithed to the levites
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  • Tithed to the levites and they didn't
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  • And they didn't have our covenant,
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  • Have our covenant, how much more are we committed
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  • How much more are we committed to giving to our high priest who
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  • To giving to our high priest who has given us a better covenant?
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  • Has given us a better covenant? he's not a levite.
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  • He's not a levite. he's the lion of the tribe
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  • He's the lion of the tribe of judah and all of the gold
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  • Of judah and all of the gold and all of the silver
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  • And all of the silver and all of the earth
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  • And all of the earth is his.
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  • Is his. which means that we are simply
  • 00:16:52.272 --> 00:16:53.873
  • Which means that we are simply stewards of his stuff.
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  • Stewards of his stuff. now the definition of a steward
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  • Now the definition of a steward is someone who takes seriously
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  • Is someone who takes seriously the resources that
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  • The resources that are given to them.
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  • Are given to them. paul asked the question
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  • Paul asked the question in 1st corinthians 4.
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  • In 1st corinthians 4. he says, "what do you have
  • 00:17:07.854 --> 00:17:09.656
  • He says, "what do you have that you did not receive?"
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  • That you did not receive?" what do you have that
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  • What do you have that you did not receive?
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  • You did not receive? everything you've got,
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  • Everything you've got, god gave it to you.
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  • God gave it to you. if you forget everything
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  • If you forget everything else about this message,
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  • Else about this message, remember that.
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  • Remember that. your home is god's house.
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  • Your home is god's house. your life is the life he gave.
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  • Your life is the life he gave. your health, your strength,
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  • Your health, your strength, your car, your kids,
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  • Your car, your kids, your clothes,
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  • Your clothes, it's all his.
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  • It's all his. this church doesn't belong
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  • This church doesn't belong to pastor matt
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  • To pastor matt or to pastor hagee.
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  • Or to pastor hagee. it belongs to abba father.
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  • It belongs to abba father. it's his church.
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  • [applause]
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  • And if you ever forget
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  • And if you ever forget who owns it,
  • 00:17:56.603 --> 00:17:57.637
  • Who owns it, you will mismanage it.
  • 00:17:57.704 --> 00:18:00.573
  • You will mismanage it. and when you mismanage it,
  • 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:02.041
  • And when you mismanage it, god does not trust you.
  • 00:18:02.108 --> 00:18:06.779
  • God does not trust you. giving in the old testament
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  • Giving in the old testament is a law.
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  • Is a law. giving in the new testament
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  • Giving in the new testament is an act of faith through
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  • Is an act of faith through grace and an evidence
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  • Grace and an evidence of your relationship.
  • 00:18:13.786 --> 00:18:14.988
  • Of your relationship. and it's not about the amount.
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  • And it's not about the amount. does god expect you to give?
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  • Does god expect you to give? absolutely.
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  • Absolutely. "how do you know that,
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  • "how do you know that, pastor matt?"
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  • Pastor matt?" well, let's go back
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  • Well, let's go back to malachi 3:6.
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  • To malachi 3:6. you ought to be able
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  • You ought to be able to see it for yourself.
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  • To see it for yourself. "i am the lord,
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  • "i am the lord, i do not..."
  • 00:18:31.638 --> 00:18:36.276
  • I do not..." i don't what?
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  • I don't what? change.
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  • Change. if he expected it of abraham,
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  • If he expected it of abraham, and he expected it of jacob,
  • 00:18:41.447 --> 00:18:42.749
  • And he expected it of jacob, and he expected it of israel,
  • 00:18:42.815 --> 00:18:44.250
  • And he expected it of israel, what makes you think he
  • 00:18:44.317 --> 00:18:45.151
  • What makes you think he doesn't expect it of you?
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  • Doesn't expect it of you? "i am the lord,
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  • "i am the lord, i do not change."
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  • I do not change." what he does want is for us
  • 00:18:53.092 --> 00:18:55.662
  • What he does want is for us to engage with him in spirit
  • 00:18:55.728 --> 00:18:59.065
  • To engage with him in spirit and truth.
  • 00:18:59.132 --> 00:19:01.634
  • And truth. not in arithmetic and facts,
  • 00:19:01.701 --> 00:19:04.470
  • Not in arithmetic and facts, but spirit and truth.
  • 00:19:04.537 --> 00:19:06.339
  • But spirit and truth. jesus said in john 4,
  • 00:19:06.406 --> 00:19:07.807
  • Jesus said in john 4, "they who worship the lord
  • 00:19:07.874 --> 00:19:09.108
  • "they who worship the lord will worship him in," how?
  • 00:19:09.175 --> 00:19:10.443
  • Will worship him in," how? "spirit and truth."
  • 00:19:10.510 --> 00:19:12.078
  • "spirit and truth." the truth is,
  • 00:19:12.145 --> 00:19:12.812
  • The truth is, god does not want
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  • God does not want your money,
  • 00:19:13.913 --> 00:19:14.447
  • Your money, god wants you.
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  • God wants you. romans 12,
  • 00:19:17.283 --> 00:19:18.318
  • Romans 12, "i beseech you, brethren,
  • 00:19:18.384 --> 00:19:19.586
  • "i beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of god,
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  • By the mercies of god, present your bodies as
  • 00:19:20.753 --> 00:19:22.222
  • Present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
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  • A living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to god,
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  • Holy and acceptable to god, which is your
  • 00:19:26.059 --> 00:19:26.993
  • Which is your reasonable service."
  • 00:19:27.060 --> 00:19:29.562
  • Reasonable service." this is not an amount issue,
  • 00:19:29.629 --> 00:19:31.197
  • This is not an amount issue, this is an attitude issue.
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  • This is an attitude issue. what i mean by an attitude issue
  • 00:19:36.069 --> 00:19:37.370
  • What i mean by an attitude issue is if you give in the wrong way,
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  • Is if you give in the wrong way, you might bless somebody,
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  • You might bless somebody, but you're not getting
  • 00:19:41.908 --> 00:19:42.675
  • But you're not getting blessed yourself.
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  • Blessed yourself. when you give,
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  • When you give, and the offering pan goes by
  • 00:19:46.746 --> 00:19:47.914
  • And the offering pan goes by and you roll your eyes,
  • 00:19:47.981 --> 00:19:49.015
  • And you roll your eyes, "here you go,"
  • 00:19:49.082 --> 00:19:53.519
  • "here you go," god doesn't look at you and go,
  • 00:19:53.586 --> 00:19:54.821
  • God doesn't look at you and go, "wow, i'm so proud of them."
  • 00:19:54.887 --> 00:20:00.893
  • "wow, i'm so proud of them." god looks and says,
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  • God looks and says, "if you think you're
  • 00:20:01.527 --> 00:20:02.128
  • "if you think you're impressing me,
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  • Impressing me, you're not doing me any favors."
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  • You're not doing me any favors." it's all his anyway.
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  • It's all his anyway. i close with this.
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  • I close with this. recently, i attended
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  • Recently, i attended a pastors conference,
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  • A pastors conference, and one of the speakers
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  • And one of the speakers who was there was a gentleman
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  • Who was there was a gentleman by the name of david green.
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  • By the name of david green. some of you may know david green
  • 00:20:22.515 --> 00:20:23.816
  • Some of you may know david green as the founder of hobby lobby.
  • 00:20:23.883 --> 00:20:27.053
  • As the founder of hobby lobby. but he was there to give
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  • But he was there to give the testimony of how god
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  • The testimony of how god had blessed his life
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  • Had blessed his life and enabled him to be
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  • And enabled him to be a blessing for the kingdom.
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  • A blessing for the kingdom. david green shared how he grew
  • 00:20:36.229 --> 00:20:38.231
  • David green shared how he grew up in the home of a pastor,
  • 00:20:38.298 --> 00:20:39.732
  • Up in the home of a pastor, and he was one
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  • And he was one of several children.
  • 00:20:40.366 --> 00:20:41.534
  • Of several children. all of his brothers and sisters
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  • All of his brothers and sisters felt the call to ministry,
  • 00:20:43.403 --> 00:20:45.204
  • Felt the call to ministry, and they decided that they
  • 00:20:45.271 --> 00:20:46.239
  • And they decided that they would go into ministry
  • 00:20:46.306 --> 00:20:47.707
  • Would go into ministry like their parents did,
  • 00:20:47.774 --> 00:20:48.675
  • Like their parents did, except for david.
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  • Except for david. david didn't feel
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  • David didn't feel called to minister.
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  • Called to minister. david felt like he could be used
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  • David felt like he could be used more as a merchant
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  • More as a merchant than a minister.
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  • Than a minister. now, understand that whenever
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  • Now, understand that whenever he made that statement
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  • He made that statement to his family,
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  • To his family, they kind of looked at
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  • They kind of looked at him like the black sheep,
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  • Him like the black sheep, because they didn't think
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  • Because they didn't think that that was something
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  • That that was something god could use.
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  • God could use. but the business that
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  • But the business that god gave him was a gift.
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  • God gave him was a gift. and he said,
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  • And he said, one night at church,
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  • One night at church, a minister came and prayed
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  • A minister came and prayed over david that god would use
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  • Over david that god would use his gifts for his kingdom.
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  • His gifts for his kingdom. and because that gift was
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  • And because that gift was an acumen for business,
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  • An acumen for business, david said,
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  • David said, "god, whatever we do
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  • "god, whatever we do in business,
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  • In business, i want to use it
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  • I want to use it for your kingdom."
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  • For your kingdom." so one day,
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  • So one day, david gets a $600 loan.
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  • David gets a $600 loan. how broke do you have to be
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  • How broke do you have to be to borrow 600 bucks?
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  • To borrow 600 bucks? he gets a $600 loan,
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  • He gets a $600 loan, and he goes to his garage,
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  • And he goes to his garage, and he starts building
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  • And he starts building picture frames.
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  • Picture frames. now, if you saw a guy who was
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  • Now, if you saw a guy who was building picture frames,
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  • Building picture frames, you would think he had a hobby,
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  • You would think he had a hobby, but not a business.
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  • But not a business. however, because he felt that
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  • However, because he felt that god had given him this business,
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  • God had given him this business, he practiced giving,
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  • He practiced giving, and his business
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  • And his business started to grow.
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  • Started to grow. it became the organization
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  • It became the organization that you call hobby lobby.
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  • That you call hobby lobby. whenever your kids have
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  • Whenever your kids have a school project,
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  • A school project, you go appreciate mr. green
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  • You go appreciate mr. green and all that he's
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  • And all that he's put together.
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  • Put together. now, over time,
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  • Now, over time, his business
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  • His business started to grow.
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  • Started to grow. and in the early 90s,
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  • And in the early 90s, he had several stores
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  • He had several stores in the middle part
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  • In the middle part of the united states,
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  • Of the united states, and he had lots of business
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  • And he had lots of business people helping him,
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  • People helping him, and lawyers,
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  • And lawyers, and attorneys,
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  • And attorneys, and they were sitting down
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  • And they were sitting down and talking to david about
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  • And talking to david about who's going to inherit this?
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  • Who's going to inherit this? and how's it going to affect
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  • And how's it going to affect your family?
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  • Your family? and when is it going
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  • And when is it going to transition
  • 00:22:36.282 --> 00:22:36.816
  • To transition to the next generation?
  • 00:22:36.883 --> 00:22:37.817
  • To the next generation? and what are you going
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  • And what are you going to do to develop it?
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  • To do to develop it? and what are you going
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  • And what are you going to do to grow it?
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  • To do to grow it? and are you going to sell it?
  • 00:22:42.021 --> 00:22:43.456
  • And are you going to sell it? and all of the questions
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  • And all of the questions and all of the things
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  • And all of the things that they were stacking up
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  • That they were stacking up on top of him started
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  • On top of him started to build a great
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  • To build a great weight and pressure.
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  • Weight and pressure. and david said he didn't know
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  • And david said he didn't know what he was going
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  • What he was going to do with his business.
  • 00:22:52.832 --> 00:22:56.669
  • To do with his business. and so he went home,
  • 00:22:56.736 --> 00:22:57.537
  • And so he went home, and he was praying
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  • And he was praying in his backyard,
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  • In his backyard, and he said he very clearly
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  • And he said he very clearly heard the lord tell him,
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  • Heard the lord tell him, "david, you don't
  • 00:23:02.208 --> 00:23:04.377
  • "david, you don't own hobby lobby.
  • 00:23:04.444 --> 00:23:06.078
  • Own hobby lobby. i do.
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  • I do. you don't own that business.
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  • You don't own that business. i do."
  • 00:23:11.484 --> 00:23:13.319
  • I do." he said,
  • 00:23:13.386 --> 00:23:13.686
  • He said, "they're asking you
  • 00:23:13.753 --> 00:23:15.121
  • "they're asking you what you want to do with it,
  • 00:23:15.188 --> 00:23:17.924
  • What you want to do with it, and i'm telling you,
  • 00:23:17.990 --> 00:23:19.091
  • And i'm telling you, let me own it,
  • 00:23:19.158 --> 00:23:20.760
  • Let me own it, and you manage it.
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  • And you manage it. you be the steward,
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  • You be the steward, and i'll be the owner."
  • 00:23:24.897 --> 00:23:27.600
  • And i'll be the owner." and so david made up his mind
  • 00:23:27.667 --> 00:23:28.835
  • And so david made up his mind that night in his backyard
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  • That night in his backyard in the 90s that what
  • 00:23:30.503 --> 00:23:33.940
  • In the 90s that what he was going to do from
  • 00:23:34.006 --> 00:23:35.107
  • He was going to do from that day forward is go into
  • 00:23:35.174 --> 00:23:36.442
  • That day forward is go into an equal partnership with god.
  • 00:23:36.509 --> 00:23:40.480
  • An equal partnership with god. and he went back into the house,
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  • And he went back into the house, and he told his wife,
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  • And he told his wife, and he told his attorneys,
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  • And he told his attorneys, and he told everybody,
  • 00:23:43.883 --> 00:23:45.151
  • And he told everybody, "we're going to set up
  • 00:23:45.218 --> 00:23:46.118
  • "we're going to set up the organization so that
  • 00:23:46.185 --> 00:23:47.820
  • The organization so that we're 50-50 partners with god."
  • 00:23:47.887 --> 00:23:51.157
  • We're 50-50 partners with god." and he said,
  • 00:23:51.224 --> 00:23:51.524
  • And he said, "50% of what we get
  • 00:23:51.591 --> 00:23:53.059
  • "50% of what we get we're going to use to build
  • 00:23:53.125 --> 00:23:53.860
  • We're going to use to build the business,
  • 00:23:53.926 --> 00:23:54.560
  • The business, and 50% of what we get
  • 00:23:54.627 --> 00:23:55.862
  • And 50% of what we get we're going to give it away."
  • 00:23:55.928 --> 00:23:58.931
  • We're going to give it away." now, how excited do you think
  • 00:23:58.998 --> 00:24:01.534
  • Now, how excited do you think his attorneys were when they
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  • His attorneys were when they heard that this was how he
  • 00:24:07.306 --> 00:24:08.708
  • Heard that this was how he purposed to give?
  • 00:24:08.774 --> 00:24:11.811
  • Purposed to give? let each one give
  • 00:24:11.878 --> 00:24:12.879
  • Let each one give as he proposes.
  • 00:24:12.945 --> 00:24:15.581
  • As he proposes. however, when that decision
  • 00:24:15.648 --> 00:24:16.716
  • However, when that decision was made and that reality
  • 00:24:16.782 --> 00:24:18.017
  • Was made and that reality began to take root,
  • 00:24:18.084 --> 00:24:19.552
  • Began to take root, suddenly his business
  • 00:24:19.619 --> 00:24:20.853
  • Suddenly his business started to grow in leaps
  • 00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:22.288
  • Started to grow in leaps and bounds in ways that
  • 00:24:22.355 --> 00:24:23.556
  • And bounds in ways that he could never imagine.
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  • He could never imagine. today, david green
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  • Today, david green is 84 years old,
  • 00:24:27.894 --> 00:24:30.596
  • Is 84 years old, and his company has a thousand
  • 00:24:30.663 --> 00:24:32.665
  • And his company has a thousand stores in 48 states with
  • 00:24:32.732 --> 00:24:36.369
  • Stores in 48 states with more than 50,000 employees,
  • 00:24:36.435 --> 00:24:38.504
  • More than 50,000 employees, and their annual revenue,
  • 00:24:38.571 --> 00:24:41.440
  • And their annual revenue, their annual revenue,
  • 00:24:41.507 --> 00:24:44.176
  • Their annual revenue, is about $8 billion.
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  • [applause]
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  • That's not bad for a guy
  • 00:24:56.055 --> 00:24:58.691
  • That's not bad for a guy that started out with 600 bucks
  • 00:24:58.758 --> 00:25:00.760
  • That started out with 600 bucks and some picture frames.
  • 00:25:00.826 --> 00:25:03.930
  • And some picture frames. but look what happens
  • 00:25:03.996 --> 00:25:05.932
  • But look what happens when you get it right.
  • 00:25:05.998 --> 00:25:08.034
  • When you get it right. look what happens when you say,
  • 00:25:08.100 --> 00:25:09.402
  • Look what happens when you say, "god, i don't want this anymore.
  • 00:25:09.468 --> 00:25:10.870
  • "god, i don't want this anymore. it's not mine,
  • 00:25:10.937 --> 00:25:11.504
  • It's not mine, it's yours.
  • 00:25:11.571 --> 00:25:13.339
  • It's yours. and i'll manage it if
  • 00:25:13.406 --> 00:25:15.374
  • And i'll manage it if you'll lead it and guide it."
  • 00:25:15.441 --> 00:25:17.143
  • You'll lead it and guide it." god says,
  • 00:25:17.209 --> 00:25:18.077
  • God says, "when you live like that,
  • 00:25:18.144 --> 00:25:18.945
  • "when you live like that, i'll put my name
  • 00:25:19.011 --> 00:25:19.845
  • I'll put my name on the bottom line.
  • 00:25:19.912 --> 00:25:21.981
  • On the bottom line. i'll be the god who opens
  • 00:25:22.048 --> 00:25:23.282
  • I'll be the god who opens up the windows of heaven
  • 00:25:23.349 --> 00:25:24.483
  • Up the windows of heaven and blesses you with blessings
  • 00:25:24.550 --> 00:25:25.785
  • And blesses you with blessings you cannot contain.
  • 00:25:25.851 --> 00:25:27.353
  • You cannot contain. i'll rebuke the devourer
  • 00:25:27.420 --> 00:25:28.754
  • I'll rebuke the devourer for your sake.
  • 00:25:28.821 --> 00:25:29.855
  • For your sake. i'll cause the vine
  • 00:25:29.922 --> 00:25:31.123
  • I'll cause the vine to gather fruit in its field,
  • 00:25:31.190 --> 00:25:33.225
  • To gather fruit in its field, and whatever you do,
  • 00:25:33.292 --> 00:25:34.760
  • And whatever you do, it's going to prosper."
  • 00:25:34.827 --> 00:25:38.798
  • It's going to prosper." the question is not,
  • 00:25:38.864 --> 00:25:39.832
  • The question is not, can we trust a god like that?
  • 00:25:39.899 --> 00:25:42.368
  • Can we trust a god like that? the question is,
  • 00:25:42.435 --> 00:25:43.202
  • The question is, can god trust us?
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  • I want to thank you for joining us for today's program.
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  • Remember this. when it comes to the things
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  • That you trust in life. trust in the lord
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  • Trust in the lord with all of your heart
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