𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 | 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 | 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐆𝐎𝐃’𝐒 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 — 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟏 𝑷𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 What does the way we handle money reveal about our hearts? In this message, Pastor Mike Richardson looks at the biblical foundation for tithing and Christian giving. The focus is not simply on money or percentages, but on worship, stewardship, trust, and whether God truly has first place in our lives. 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. This message considers how tithing acknowledges that everything belongs to God, supports His work, and helps train our hearts to trust Him rather than money. We do not give to earn salvation. We do not give to purchase God’s blessing. We do not give to manipulate Him. 𝐖𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬. 📖 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟔:𝟐𝟏 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” The deeper question is not simply, “Do I give ten percent?” 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞? 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞, 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 Next week: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 — offerings, generosity, sacrificial giving, and giving led by the Holy Spirit.