This is a post written by Mark Batterson @ National Community Church in Washington, D.C. He has a great blog at Evotional.
“Continued our Ritual series this weekend. Talked about a 4000 year-old ritual called tithing that traces all the way back to Abraham. Honestly, I used to hate talking about money. Thought people would think it was a money grab so I was almost defensive about it. But the longer I tithe the more I love talking about it.
We need a paradigm shift. So many people perceive the tithe as an obligation. It’s an opportunity! Yes, Malachi 3 says you are “under a curse” if you are not giving a tenth. But what a promise! God wants to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing on you that you cannot contain.
Here are a few principles I shared this weekend:
1) God can do more with 90% than I can do with 100%
2) U cannot out give God
3) 2 be blessed beyond your ability u need to give beyond your ability
4) When u start tithing, your financial problems become God’s problem
5) The tithe keeps money from becoming your master
6) Tithing positions u 4 blessing
7) Tithing = Trusting
In my personal experience, tithing makes finances fun. It infuses me with economic optimism because I’m walking in obedience. I live in holy anticipation to see the way God is going to provide!”
Jim Ladd is one of our leading Elders of Elevation Church. He is a great mentor of mine, a great friend, and someone to help us here at Elevation make sure we are on course.
You have go to check out this video on Jim & his church in Denver, Colorado. I love this guy.
Just got a call from the management at Chili’s. We doubled their Tuesday night sales with our give back night for Dustin & Mandy.
Thank you everyone!!
Looks like we will have a nice little check to add to the funds we have been collecting to help Dustin and Mandy out.
If you are interested in just donating funds to help with their monthly expenses, we are encouraging everyone to do this through Elevation. What sometimes happens is a lot of money comes on the front end of a families struggle, but three months down the road they still need help. Let us pool our money together and take care of what they are short with for as long as we can together.
This Sunday we are kicking off a new Sermon Series at Elevation, titled Ecclesiastes.
Can you guess what book of the Bible we are going to walk through?
This series will probably last for about 12 weeks…maybe less.
A few things.
One-Don’t be LATE to Elevation. We are switching a few things around on Sundays and if you are LATE you will miss us jumping into the sermon series early.
Two-read the first chapter of Ecclesiastes. This is what we are going to unpack this Sunday.
Three-BRING a friend….this is going to be off the charts fun.
Posted October 25th, 2009 by trinity 
