![]() And even the next day! This process continued for weeks, until the man was confused and went out checking the ground for even the smallest sign of growth, but there was nothing. He said to himself, “Alright, I’m ready to go!” So the next day he got up, had a nice breakfast, put his hat on, went outside, and sat on the porch and just stared at his land all day. So he went out and bought about 100 acres of land, gathered up all of the tools he needed to farm, bought a brand new tractor, even a hat and a nice new pair of overalls. ![]() When you get there just go ahead and mark your page, because I’m gonna tell you a quick story first. There was a man who wanted to take up farming to make a living. In a moment we are going to take up this morning’s tithes and offerings, but first let’s open up our bible to Mark’s gospel, chapter 4, verses 26–29. Good morning everyone and welcome to Our Church. I believe that I receive it, and I act in faith on your word today.” Let’s pray. I thank you that with the same measure I use it will be measured back to me. Jesus, you said to give, and it will be given unto me. So today, believe that when you give into God’s kingdom, have faith that your gift will return-pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Confession: “Lord today I bring my gift to your house. The more seed that is planted, the greater the harvest. God is just to return to us our harvest in whatever size that was planted. He doesn’t even stop at the top of the glass! He keeps pouring until before you know it you’ve got water running over the side of your glass, it’s pouring down your hands and spilling on the floor! And also Jesus said that with the same measure that you give it will be returned to you. It is like you have a cup in your hands, and God turns on the faucet. Jesus calls for us to give into His kingdom, and the beauty of His calling is that not only will our gift return to us, but our blessing will be “pressed down, shaken together, and RUNNING OVER”. This is not a matter of question, but a statement. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” So what exactly is Christ saying in this passage? First, He is telling us to give. In a moment we are going to take up this morning’s tithes and offerings, but first let’s open up our Bible to Luke’s gospel, and we will head over to chapter 6, verse 38. We can see here that Jesus says, “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. I stand on it, I have faith in it, and I act on my faith today!” I believe in your word where it says that you will open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing. ![]() If we choose to obey and to trust in His word and accept his challenge, He will prove His word faithfully every time. Confession: “Father, today I bring my tithe and my gift into your storehouse. By believing that He can, and will, do what he says in His word. It is God’s desire to not only bless us but to bless us past the point of having room enough to receive it! But how do we access this blessing? By faith. He says to “try me”, and see what I can do with your gift. He says to bring our tithes to His house and present them before Him, but what follows is a challenge! He says, “TRY ME NOW IN THIS…If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” God is asking us to have faith in his Word. In a moment we are going to take up this morning’s tithes and offerings, but first let’s open up our bible to Malachi chapter 3, verse 10. “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” In this passage, the Lord presents us with a challenge.
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