1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:06,080 So this morning we are coming to learn the 2026 main theme song. 2 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:18,430 So we are all learning it together. 3 00:00:33,830 --> 00:00:43,230 So by the power of the Spirit, by the power of the Spirit, by 4 00:00:43,230 --> 00:00:47,470 the power of the Spirit, the Church is much known. 5 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,880 Through the power of the Gospel. Through the power. 6 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,040 Of the. Gospel salvation comes to all 7 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,280 salvation comes. To. 8 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,120 All by the power of the Spirit, by the power of the Spirit, the 9 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,560 church is marching on. The church is marching on 10 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,360 through the power of the gospel, through the power of the gospel, 11 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,680 salvation come to all salvation comes to. 12 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:21,560 So it goes like this. By the power of the Spirit, the 13 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:31,440 church is marching on to the power of the gospel. 14 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:40,040 Salvation come to all. So we all sing it together by 15 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:48,960 the power of the Spirit. The Church is marching on 16 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,760 through the power. Of. 17 00:01:53,800 --> 00:02:07,240 The Gospel salvation come to Rome by the power of the Spirit 18 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:14,200 the Church is marching on. To the power of the Gospel 19 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,800 salvation. Culture. 20 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:25,200 So we move to the cross. Science and wonders. 21 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:34,160 Science and wonders. Science and wonders follow our 22 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,440 preaching. Follow our preaching. 23 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:41,080 Healing the seas, healing the sick, raising the dead. 24 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,360 Raising the dead. Signs and wonders. 25 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,480 Signs and wonders. Follow our preaching. 26 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,360 Follow our preaching. Healing the sick. 27 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,080 Healing the. Sick raising, the dead raising. 28 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:57,680 The dead. So what I want to is like signs 29 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:04,040 and wonders follow our preaching, Healing the sick, 30 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:10,520 raising the dead. So we will sing it together. 31 00:03:24,990 --> 00:03:29,190 So we are starting from the main verse by. 32 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:38,550 The power of the Spirit the Church is marching on to. 33 00:03:38,910 --> 00:03:47,680 The power of the ground salvation comes to own. 34 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:57,960 By the power of the Spirit the church is marching on. 35 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:08,560 Through the power of the Gospel, salvation comes to own. 36 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:17,600 Sights and wonders swallow are preaching, healing the sea, 37 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:35,000 raising the dead. So so I am. 38 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:49,880 So we are singing everything by. The power of the Spirit the 39 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:59,120 church is marching on to. The power of the gospel, 40 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:11,800 salvation comes on. By the power of the Spirit, the 41 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:22,880 Church is marching on to the power of the gospel. 42 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:30,760 Salvation comes to own. Signs and wonders follow are 43 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:36,360 preaching, healing the sin, rising the die. 44 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:48,320 Casting now demons pulling down strong goods in the name of 45 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:55,040 Jesus Christ. Casting now demons pulling down 46 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:59,480 strong goods in the name of Jesus Christ. 47 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:07,120 Signs and wonders follow our preaching. 48 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,640 Healing the Sea, Raising the dead. 49 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:24,520 Castino demons pulling the straw holds in the name of Jesus 50 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:29,920 Christ. Castino demons pulling the straw 51 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:39,360 holds in the name of Jesus Christ by some wonders follow 52 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:50,160 preaching healing the sick, raising the dead, casting the 53 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:59,480 demons falling thou stronghold in the name of Jesus Christ in 54 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:07,960 the name of Jesus Christ Hallelujah we. 55 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,280 Want to check our seating arrangements so humbly? 56 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,760 Those seating in front? If you have a seat before you, 57 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:22,360 please move forward for us. Signs and wonders follow our 58 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:40,040 preaching healing. In the name of Jesus Christ, 59 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,480 Amen. Amen. 60 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:49,040 Oh, Amen. You look so dull. 61 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,040 Are we OK? Hallelujah. 62 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:01,560 Oh Saints of God, oh sons of God, until the last person gets 63 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:02,760 up. So we are not leaving here. 64 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:09,000 Oh, sons of God, it's a, it's a rally week, an evangelism week. 65 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:14,080 So you should get me. Oh sons of God, sons of God, 66 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:20,600 Hallelujah. At this junction, we want to 67 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,520 maintain the level where you've got into pull out your Diaries, 68 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:31,240 your Bibles, even as we receive the administration of Secretary 69 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:40,440 Elder Emmanuel AJ Amen. Praise the Lord, oh praise the 70 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,000 living God. Hallelujah. 71 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,800 Thank God so much for how far He has brought us and how far He 72 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,160 has brought the church as a whole. 73 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Today is another day that our Lord God has made and Bible says 74 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,600 you must rejoice and be glad in it. 75 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,960 Hallelujah. Thank the church, the pastor, 76 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:13,400 which I thank our presiding elder for giving me this 77 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:21,400 opportunity to come and also teach the word of God to his 78 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,760 people. Hallelujah. 79 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:30,400 This morning we have been tasked to come and teach one of the 80 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:36,280 tenants of our church for all of us to understand and know what 81 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,600 that particular tenants is used in the church. 82 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,360 So that nobody will be able to convince you about that. 83 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:54,600 Because that particular aspect has been going on or people has 84 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,120 been talking about it in the Internet or on the Internet and 85 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:05,440 people are being deceived to take the side of those that are 86 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,760 on the Internet. But thanks be to God that our of 87 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,400 our leaders are following with keen interests and this one they 88 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,760 have tax us to come and teach on it. 89 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,280 So today is not preaching, today is teaching, and I believe we 90 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,200 all bring out our notebooks and write things down so that when 91 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,240 we go home and people are speaking about that particular 92 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:35,600 aspect will also come out of our chest high and our heads high 93 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:40,240 and also speak the truth for them to also learn. 94 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,520 Hallelujah. This morning we have been tasked 95 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:50,040 to speak on the 9th tenant of the church, the 9th tenant of 96 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,160 the church, which is tithe and offering. 97 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:59,440 Tithe and offering it is the 9th tenant of the Church of 98 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,400 Pentacles. So today we are going to look at 99 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,760 the meaning of tithe, the meaning of offering. 100 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:11,000 We'll also look at a small historical background of tithe. 101 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,400 Then. Then we'll look at the three 102 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:18,000 types of tithing that we have in the Old Testament and then look 103 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:22,800 at another tights that's it was done or a continuation of 104 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:28,600 tightening in the New Testament. At the end of that, we also look 105 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:35,960 at the reason why people don't give tights and then why the 106 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,800 need for giving tights. Then we also look at the 107 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,880 consequences of tightening which we look at the benefits or the 108 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:49,480 the negative aspects and then we also look at the positive or the 109 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:53,320 benefit aspect of tightening. Then the last one we will touch 110 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,200 on this morning will be the management and the disbursement 111 00:11:57,680 --> 00:11:59,760 of the tides of the Church of Pentecost. 112 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,000 Your monies that you contribute at the end of the month, how 113 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,840 those monies are disburse in the Church of Pentecost. 114 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:13,960 This is being done so that we all know what our monies are 115 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,840 used for in the House of God. Hallelujah. 116 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,560 So I pray that you follow me with keen interest. 117 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,040 It will not belong. We'll touch on important aspects 118 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:30,080 that we are supposed to know and then we all go out of the 119 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:31,120 church. Hallelujah. 120 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,400 So we are going, we are saying we are looking at tights and 121 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,240 offering. So we are looking at tights 122 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,080 first. And as we already know, tights 123 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:46,000 is a tenth of our income. So as we are working and as we 124 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,880 are going about our daily activities, our businesses that 125 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:54,760 God has given unto us and the blessings that God has showered 126 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:59,200 unto us as we work, we believe that we will gain interest 127 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:04,000 because God is in our business. God is the one who has given us 128 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,400 these businesses that we are taking care of because the Bible 129 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:12,760 says that we are stewards of all that God has created and because 130 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,360 we are stewards and God has given us all those things to 131 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:22,400 cater for the land, the animals and other things that we are 132 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,280 taking care of. When we work with all those 133 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:30,480 things, we believe that God will shower his blessings on it and 134 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,000 then we will get something to take care of ourselves and our 135 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,040 families. So we are saying that giving 136 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:47,880 tithe, which is a 110th of our income, is an obligation that we 137 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,320 are supposed to do. Why? 138 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,560 Because we are stewards of all that God has created. 139 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,200 So we are saying that as and when we give tithe, which is an 140 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:02,520 obligation and which is a right for all Christians to do, we are 141 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,640 paying our debts and what we say we are paying our debts. 142 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,160 How do we pay our debts? Because God has given us 143 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:12,800 whatever we are using here on earth and we are having income 144 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:18,280 or interest on it, we are supposed to also appreciate God 145 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:22,480 for what He has done under us. So paying tight is an obligation 146 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:28,000 because going up and down even our life this morning, it is God 147 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:33,040 who has given us it under us. So as we are working, we pray 148 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:38,440 for work and God grant us work. The connections that we are 149 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,800 giving to all the opportunities that comes on our way for us to 150 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,240 get our individual jobs. It is not by our own efforts, 151 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,960 but it is by the grace of God. Some of us here can testify that 152 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:56,200 even our work that we are in right now, if we want to apply 153 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,600 for those work, we will not even get it. 154 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,600 But all these things are the favor and the grace of God that 155 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,080 we are doing. It is God who has given unto us. 156 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:09,160 So, we are saying that after these opportunities and after 157 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,480 these jobs given unto us for us to take care of or for us to 158 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:20,000 cater for, it is our right to pay tight, which is a 110th of 159 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,960 all income that has been given unto us. 160 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:28,720 So, if somebody gives you a gift which is also an income that you 161 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,280 have not worked for, we are expecting that you pay tight on 162 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,440 three. So we are saying that tight is 163 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:39,720 110th of our income, which is an obligation, a right to do 164 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,800 because we are paying our debts onto our God. 165 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,000 Hallelujah. So if you are here, we are not 166 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,840 paying our tithes, then it means we are not doing the right thing 167 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,920 that God has asked us to do. When we look at offering, we are 168 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:58,040 saying that offering is done in the church to show our 169 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:03,640 appreciation to God for His faithfulness towards us, not us 170 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,680 alone, towards the church, towards our families, towards 171 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,480 our businesses that God has given unto us. 172 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,200 So when we come to church and we give free will offering, this 173 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,680 morning you have gotten up and you are strong. 174 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,640 Even the journey from your house to the church, it is by the 175 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:26,720 grace of God that we have come. Somebody can get up and then 176 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,240 within the few minutes the person will go down again. 177 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,200 We have seen things and we have heard things. 178 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,360 So for God to shower His blessings unto us, bringing us 179 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:42,720 from our homes here into the House of God, it is a favor that 180 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,200 God has given unto us. So we are also obliged to also 181 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,560 thank God for His faithfulness unto us. 182 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,560 So this offering is not a must, but it is something that is 183 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:57,240 between you and your Creator. How far God has taken you 184 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:02,400 through Monday through Friday and today, Sunday we are here 185 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,640 and we are strong, so we have to appreciate what God has done 186 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,119 unto us. So when we come and we give 187 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:13,200 offering unto God in that direction, it means that we are 188 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,280 giving thanks unto God for His faithfulness unto us. 189 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,760 Hallelujah. So look at a small historical 190 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,920 background of tides. So we saw tides happening in the 191 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:34,000 Bible in Genesis 14, 17 to 22, Genesis 1417 to 22, where we saw 192 00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:38,240 Abraham or Abraham that God took him through. 193 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:44,520 He went to a battle and as we already know, God took him 194 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,360 through the battle and then he was successful. 195 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:53,040 So Bible said that as he was coming home, back home he met 2 196 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,880 kings. Bible said that one was a king 197 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,360 of Sodom and one was the king of Salem. 198 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,160 The King of Sodom's name was not given back. 199 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,480 The king of Salem's name was given as Mechizedek. 200 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:10,880 Bible said that Mechizedek prayed for Abraham and then gave 201 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,840 him a wine and a bread. Abraham also recognized 202 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:20,200 Mechizedek as the King of the Most High, which means that he 203 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,680 is representing God on this earth. 204 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:29,440 So as Bible went on to explain unto us, he gave a 110th of all 205 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:34,400 that he has gained throughout the battle unto Meghisadeh. 206 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,680 Why did he do that? Because he believed that 207 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,680 throughout the battle and the success that he has chopped or 208 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:47,280 the success that he has gained, it was not done by his own 209 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,400 efforts. It was not done by his own 210 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:56,840 strength that he believed that it was God who took him and gave 211 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:00,920 him success. So he gave a 110th of all that 212 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,320 he has gotten from the battle unto God. 213 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,040 So that is where the tides started and it has continued 214 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,560 unto our time now. So we are looking at the three 215 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,680 types of Titan in the Old Testament. 216 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,000 The first one we'll be looking at this morning is the Levitical 217 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,360 Tides. The second one will be the 218 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,720 festival tights. Then the last one we'll be 219 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:34,080 looking at is the charity tights. 220 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,680 So we are looking at these three tights that our forefathers 221 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,520 practiced in the Old Testament. So we are saying that the 222 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:46,720 Levitical tights is the tights given to God like the one that 223 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,480 Abraham gave unto. Matthew said it, we give these 224 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:55,520 tithes to God, but as now as we are here we can't give this 225 00:19:55,520 --> 00:20:00,480 money physically unto God. So people will be asking in the 226 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,040 Internet, people will be saying how do we give tithe to God 227 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,160 whilst we are here on earth. So they are saying tithe is no 228 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,560 more, but we are here to tell you that tithe is alive and 229 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:16,280 tithe is working. So as we give tithe unto God, we 230 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,120 can't give the physical money unto God. 231 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,800 So God has given people. To represent him on this earth, 232 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,560 to do the work that he came to do. 233 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:31,800 So we are saying that we give tithe to God through people who 234 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,720 God have selected to do his work on this earth. 235 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:39,600 And we all know that we give this tithe to the Levites who 236 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,800 are representing God, the priests who are representing God 237 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:48,480 or doing the work of God, the pastors, the apostles, the 238 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,920 teachers and the others that are doing the work of God. 239 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:58,280 So we give this to God. So the first one is the 240 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:05,000 Levitical tithe that we give to God, that we give to his people 241 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:07,640 who are representing Him on earth. 242 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:14,040 We have we will read Namus chapter 1821 through to 24. 243 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:28,800 Namus 1821 through to 24. So I give to the Levites all the 244 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:33,480 tides in Israel as their inheritance in retains for the 245 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:38,160 work they do while serving at the 10th of meeting. 246 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:46,400 Then we move on to the 22 for now on the Israelites. 247 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:53,240 For now, no Israelites must. For now on, the Israelites must 248 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:58,840 not go near the tides, the tent of Meeting, or they will bear 249 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:07,440 the consequences of their sins and would die. 23 It is the 250 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:13,000 Levites who are to do the work at the Tent of Meeting and bear 251 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:19,600 the responsibilities for any offering they might, or for any 252 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:28,160 offering they commit against it. And this is a lasting ordinance 253 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:34,120 for the generations to come. They will receive no inheritance 254 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:41,280 among the Israelites in the 24 Instead, I give the Levites as 255 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:46,920 the inheritance to the tides that the Israelites present as 256 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:52,840 an offering to the Lord. That is why I said concerning 257 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:57,120 them, they will have, they will have no inheritance among the 258 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,720 Israelites. So as we have read, as God was 259 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:05,680 sharing the inheritance to the people of the Israelites, the 260 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:10,960 the Levites was taken out because God has taxed them to do 261 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,760 a particular activity or a particular work in his house. 262 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:19,000 They are supposed to take care of the tent, do all other 263 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:25,480 offering in Tasi for forgiveness of the people of Israel, pray 264 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,520 for their work so that their work will increase, so that at 265 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,600 the end when they bring their tithes to the tents of the 266 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,560 house, our Levites who are doing their work there, they will 267 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,760 benefit. So tithes as a Levitical tithes 268 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:46,000 is for God and because God is not here with that physically, 269 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,920 those who are working are the people who are supposed to 270 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,160 benefit. So as people are saying in the 271 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,240 Internet that tight is no more this one. 272 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,440 We are here to clarify things. That tight is still there 273 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,320 because you have people who are standing in the presence of God 274 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,320 and they are working in the House of God. 275 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:08,480 So these people who have no inheritance, who have no job, we 276 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,920 have to take care of them. So we are using this tight to do 277 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,560 as God has instructed us. So we have the next one which is 278 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,080 the festival tithe. We are saying that this type of 279 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:24,720 tithe is taken every year or it is a yearly activity. 280 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:30,680 So at the end of every year, our tithe will be taken and will be 281 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:36,160 guarded in a particular house where God will instruct us or 282 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,920 where God has instructed the Israelites that every year we 283 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,600 come together as a family and then we celebrate this 284 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:49,120 particular tithe. It went on to explain that this 285 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:53,520 particular tithe, because God has given us a location and we 286 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:58,400 are all carrying our tithe to that pool, then we come together 287 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:03,800 and celebrate as a house. It gave room for people who God 288 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:08,400 has blessed them abundantly. And it says that those who have 289 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,520 been blessed abundantly and cannot carry whatever God has 290 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,240 given to them to that particular location can sell. 291 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,640 And then when they sell, they go to wherever they have been asked 292 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,680 to join or pull all their tights. 293 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,200 And then when they get there, there are people around who are 294 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:31,560 selling equal things like what they have sold. 295 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:36,680 So they will buy and then they will pull all together and then 296 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:42,160 they will do their celebration. So this is a festival 1. 297 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:49,160 So we can equally look at this as the one that's Joseph and 298 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,680 Mary went to Jerusalem to do. They were all asked to come to 299 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,480 do that celebration. So that is what they were doing 300 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:01,120 in the Old Testament. Then we'll look at the last one 301 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:09,320 that is the charity Tight, which is a tight that is also 302 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:14,160 collected in the Old Testament at the end of every three years. 303 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:20,120 So we have the tights that we do daily or monthly. 304 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,480 We have the tights that we do every year, which is the 305 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,840 festival one. Then we have another one that we 306 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:33,320 do at every three years, which is the charity one. 307 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,320 That one too is gathered in a pool and then Bible says that 308 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:41,560 they are shared or they are distributed after all has been 309 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,240 collected. Yeah, we are distributed to 1 310 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:51,160 the Levites, one, the aliens, the fatherless, the widows that 311 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:52,920 are in that particular community. 312 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:57,280 So we can see that Tides is doing a lot of things. 313 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,480 Those who have lost their husbands and their wives, we 314 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,720 cater for them with this festival or with this charity 315 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,960 Tides. And then the Levites who we have 316 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:14,760 just read about, who are working in the House of God are also 317 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,920 catered for. Then we have the aliens who are 318 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:23,640 also catered for. The next point is saying that 319 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,000 this principle is based on what Jesus said. 320 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:32,160 So the charity tithe is a principle or it is based on a 321 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:37,280 principle that Jesus said in Matthew chapter 25, the verse 31 322 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:42,760 through to 46, which says that I tell you the truth, whatever you 323 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:50,160 did for one of the lowest of these brothers of mine, you did 324 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,360 it to me. So it is a charity things, 325 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:55,240 whatever you are doing to your brother, whatever you are doing 326 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:59,200 to your sister, as we pull things together to cater for 327 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:03,320 them, Bible is saying or Jesus is saying that as you do for 328 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,840 somebody who is in need, you are equally doing for me. 329 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,680 Hallelujah. So when we look at the tithes in 330 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,040 the Old Testament, we are looking at the tithes in the New 331 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,560 Testament. So the tithes in the New 332 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,800 Testament continues. And then in Matthew 23, verse 333 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:27,040 23, we saw the Pharisees giving tithes for everything that they 334 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,680 have worked for. They gave tithes on their spices 335 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:34,880 and everything that God has given unto them. 336 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,920 And they thought that giving tithes means that they are doing 337 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,480 the right thing. But in Matthew 23 verse 23 says 338 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,400 that even though they have given all their tithes, accordingly, 339 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,600 as the word of God says, they are not doing something. 340 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:54,160 They are justice and their messes and their faithfulness 341 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,360 are not in the right direction. So here it is a lesson that we 342 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,800 are supposed to learn. Even though we would say to 343 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,920 ourselves we are giving our tithes as we are expected. 344 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:10,640 If we are not doing the other things like the Pharisees did, 345 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:15,120 then our tithes that we are giving has a question mark. 346 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:21,200 We can give our tithes and even overdo it, but if the other 347 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,520 things that we are expected to do to love our neighbor as 348 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:32,960 ourselves, to have mercy upon others, to be faithful at our 349 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,720 workplaces that will not add zeros and other things to read 350 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:42,040 and we are doing everything as we are expected. 351 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,920 Then our tides will be accepted in the House of God. 352 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:51,120 God will accept it in heaven, but as we if you do it like the 353 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:55,840 Pharisees, the Bible is saying that our tights will have a big 354 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,680 question mark. So today as we are learning 355 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:04,560 whatever thing we are doing that is not right about our Titan, we 356 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:09,280 are here this morning to remember ourselves that Titan is 357 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,000 in the right direction. But the other things that we are 358 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:17,240 expected to do, if we are not doing it, then our Titan has a 359 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,320 question mark. Then it will be like the 360 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,280 Pharisees. It is my prayer that as we are 361 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:30,440 learning, we will learn and we will do the right things that we 362 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,040 are expected to do. So that it will not be like the 363 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:37,720 Pharisees, but it will be people that God Himself will point out 364 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:43,800 and say that indeed, these are the people that I have trust in 365 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,680 them, that they will do it and do it well. 366 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,240 Hallelujah. Let's look at why some people 367 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:53,640 fail to give tithe in the House of God. 368 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:59,440 The first one we look at is share on gratefulness, Share on 369 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,240 gratefulness. Why do we say share on 370 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,480 gratefulness? People think that all that they 371 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:07,880 have acquired, all that they have gotten is through their own 372 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:13,960 efforts, is through their own strength, and is through their 373 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,360 own ability. But this morning I'm here to 374 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,160 tell you that we are just stewards of all that God has 375 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,360 given unto us. So people think that because 376 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:28,160 they have worked, they have gotten up and done and they have 377 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,040 done all the things by their own strength and they are not seeing 378 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:35,720 God in it as physically as they go out their daily activities, 379 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:40,440 they think that all that they have, they had it on their own 380 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,120 ability. So why then do they have to give 381 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,680 tithe? So they will not even give 382 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:50,640 tights and they're not even listening for us to explain unto 383 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,880 them. So this morning we are telling 384 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:57,680 you that all that you have when you sleep, you know how you 385 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,760 sleep. We have holes all over. 386 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:04,160 Our nose is open, our ears, our mouth, some of our when we 387 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,840 sleep, we open our mouth, we slow, we will sleep here. 388 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,560 When we get up, we are the other side of the bed. 389 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:12,880 How do we sleep? How do we get up? 390 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,040 It is all by the grace of God. How do we go on our daily 391 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,640 activities, the air that we take in? 392 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:27,240 Do we even pay for? So for a person to say that all 393 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,880 that he has is by his own ability, then you, you, you know 394 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,920 that this person don't know what he or she is saying, but that is 395 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,520 their stand. So by saying that they do not 396 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:42,240 pay the tithes. So we are saying that those of 397 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,680 us who do not pay our tithes or who fail to pay our tight 398 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:50,200 things, that all that we have is through our strengths. 399 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,560 This morning we are here to remind you that the air that you 400 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:59,960 breathe in, if God takes that air, what are you? 401 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,280 If you go and sleep and you don't get up again, all that you 402 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:15,680 have acquired, what is the meaning or what is the essence 403 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,680 of it? So sheer ungratefulness is 404 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,280 something that we have to take out from our dictionary. 405 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,360 Hallelujah. Some people also do not give 406 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:26,840 tithe because they think they are poor. 407 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,120 But I'm here to tell you that that the Macedonian Church, the 408 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:36,080 members in the in that church Bible say that they were 409 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:42,480 extremely poor, but they try to give their tithes. 410 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:47,400 How much more you look at the auditorium that we have guarded 411 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:54,920 found all over and check the vessel by a condition. 412 00:33:55,280 --> 00:34:02,560 Now Becca said you are poor. Bible is comparing you that you 413 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:04,560 are saying you are poor to the Macedonia church. 414 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:09,000 The members in it Bible use a word that's the members there 415 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:13,400 were extremely poor just say on Matario crown at it. 416 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:21,280 But those people in at that time Bible said they gave their tithe 417 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:28,159 and they did it beyond their ability or they tried that. 418 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:34,040 Whatever they have, they will at least do something to appreciate 419 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:37,199 what God has done for them. So we don't have any rights to 420 00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:40,040 say that we are poor. So we will not pay our tithe. 421 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:48,560 So poor or poverty should be out in our dictionary eyes. 422 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,880 I said we should take share on gratefulness out of our 423 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,080 dictionary. So those people who have putting 424 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:56,880 these things in their mind that they are poor. 425 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:01,480 At the end of the month, Sikakra in Arminga may see me, Laura 426 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:06,720 Fair may see me, Water may light Bill the Akanukra Isha 427 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,920 Miyarukra, how can I take care of myself at the hospital? 428 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:17,440 We are saying that test God in this and see that if God will 429 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,960 not protect us, Hallelujah. People as people have done it, 430 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,880 people have tested it and people have testimonies over it. 431 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:29,160 So this morning, don't say that you are poor, don't say that all 432 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:35,000 that you have is for you alone, but give all that we have unto 433 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,760 God and He will give it back unto you. 434 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:41,240 Hallelujah. Why the need to pay tithe? 435 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,600 Why at all do we have to pay tithe? 436 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:48,120 We are saying that the tithe that we pay is the unbiblical 437 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:53,240 code of the church or it is the lifeline of the church. 438 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,920 Why are we saying that it is the lifeline of the church? 439 00:35:55,920 --> 00:36:01,600 Because the church rely on these monies that we pay. 440 00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:05,760 So the church buildings will get there. 441 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:10,800 Everything that we do in the church from the from the clergy 442 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:15,080 down, we do it with the tithes that we pay. 443 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,280 So we are saying that the tithes that we pay is the lifeline of 444 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:21,480 the church. Without the tithes, there will 445 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,000 be no church. The church will eventually die. 446 00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:28,040 So it's like your heart that is pumping blood to make sure that 447 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,560 you are alive. If your heart stops pumping the 448 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,760 blood, it means that your body will be dead. 449 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,480 So the tithe is the heartbeat of our church. 450 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,960 So this morning we are encouraging ourselves that the 451 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,800 reason why we have to pay the tithe is to make sure that the 452 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:47,880 church is living on. Our forefathers left the church 453 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:51,800 for us and we have to continue. And how do we continue? 454 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,400 By paying our tithe so that the church will continue. 455 00:36:55,720 --> 00:36:58,160 We are also saying that that we are supposed to pay tithe 456 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,160 because we are stewards of God's possession. 457 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,520 Everything Bible say that God created everything and handed it 458 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:12,520 over to man at the point that man gave names to all that God 459 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:15,520 has created. What a wonderful God that we 460 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:21,120 said He created His own things and gave it to man to name them. 461 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:25,840 And up to now what man did is what we are still doing. 462 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:29,560 So because we are stewards of all that God has given unto us, 463 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,600 there is a need for us to pay tithe. 464 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:38,400 The next point is that it is a command and then a depth that we 465 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:39,840 own. I've already touched on it. 466 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:46,360 We own gold, so we have to pay tithe on it. 467 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:51,680 The next one is that we brought nothing into this world and we 468 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:53,920 will take nothing. We are just stewards At the end 469 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,680 of the day. When your time is up for God to 470 00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:00,600 take you and bring somebody to come and continue with whatever 471 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:06,200 He has given unto you to hold on onto, you will go without all 472 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,600 those things. As I said earlier on, you have 473 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,640 your cars, you have your buildings, you have everything 474 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:16,320 to your disposal, but when your time is up for you to be called, 475 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:22,480 you will go as the way you came. So why don't we give what God 476 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:26,400 has given unto us back unto Him to show appreciation? 477 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,800 Hallelujah. Now let's look at some 478 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,560 consequences of paying and not paying our tithes. 479 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:39,160 What are the positive and then the negative things that we will 480 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:43,800 gain or it will come unto us when we pay or we do not pay our 481 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,720 tithes. We will first look at the 482 00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:48,480 negative aspects of not paying our tithes. 483 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,640 I hope you are taking notes so that at the end of the day, if 484 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:56,280 you have any question you ask and then it will be clarified. 485 00:38:56,760 --> 00:39:01,440 So one negative thing that you gain for not paying our tithes 486 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:06,880 is that God will you attract poverty. 487 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:11,960 Say the point is that you will attract poverty and kiss into 488 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:14,920 your life. So if you are not paying tithes, 489 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,280 you will attract poverty and case into your life. 490 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:28,800 Malachi 93 says that you are under case the whole nation of 491 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:34,760 you because you are robbing me. Oh, when we rob God, God is 492 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:36,200 saying that he's going to case us. 493 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:40,000 Can we stand the case of God? Babu is saying that it will 494 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:44,760 continue from the nations that you are in. 495 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,000 So it means that everything, your children, your children's 496 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:54,000 children, all of them, this case and this poverty will be unto 497 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,640 them. Can we stand the case of God? 498 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:59,280 There's no way we'll be able to stand the case of God. 499 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:03,280 So we are urging ourselves this morning that we ought to pay our 500 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:07,120 tithe and pay it well. So that will not attract 501 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:11,520 poverty, will not attract case unto ourselves. 502 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:15,800 Hallelujah. One negative thing is that God's 503 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:18,640 protection will be withdrawn from us. 504 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,280 Bible say that when we pay our tithes we are being protected. 505 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:27,720 So that's the one who steals will not come and steal from us. 506 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:34,600 So Malaka 3, the verse #11 says that I will protect or I will 507 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:40,560 prevent pets from devouring your crops, and the vine in your 508 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:46,840 field will not cast their fruits, says the Lord Almighty. 509 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:51,120 So this is what God is saying, that when you pay your tithe He 510 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:55,360 will prevent pets from devouring your crops. 511 00:40:56,120 --> 00:41:01,760 Now I believe that this one was written in the olden days whilst 512 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:06,840 the Israelites were farming. So we have things or animals or 513 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:10,760 insects that comes onto their farm to destroy their crops. 514 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:14,320 So God was telling them that when they pay their tithe is 515 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:18,360 going to protect them, not their families alone, is going to 516 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,440 protect their jobs, their farms and their crops. 517 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:27,560 And no other pets will be able to go and destroy their tents. 518 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:31,200 In this, our dispensation, we are not farming, but we have our 519 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,160 individual jobs there. We are going bankers. 520 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:40,200 We are teachers, drivers, police, security personnels are 521 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:43,760 here. We go to work. 522 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:46,520 Some of us use guns and other things. 523 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:51,480 We see what's happening in the Internet in Ghana while people 524 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:54,800 are being shot, our security agents, our security workers are 525 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,120 being shot and other things. Teachers are being beaten to 526 00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:00,400 death. All other things are happening 527 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,520 to us, but God is saying that when you pay your tithe, it's 528 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,840 going to protect you. And I believe that our God who 529 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:10,920 swears are ye and Amen will do that when we do it. 530 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:16,400 But if we fail to do it, which is a negative aspect, is going 531 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:20,080 to redraw all this protection. And when God withdraws his 532 00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:22,960 protection, then what is left for us? 533 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:26,640 You will be like a broom that somebody can take a broomstick 534 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:31,040 and break it and then you are there and then you are out. 535 00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:37,960 It is my prayer that this morning this negative aspect 536 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:43,480 that we are talking about will not happen to us, but rather the 537 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:47,080 benefits or the positive aspects will happen on to us. 538 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,840 Hallelujah. Let's look at some benefits that 539 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:51,480 has been given to us to talk about. 540 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:55,840 If we give tight, these are the benefits that we are going to 541 00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,720 get. Divine blessings in one 542 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:01,360 business. So God is saying that He's going 543 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:11,000 to bless us abundantly. What he's saying is going to 544 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:13,600 bless us abundantly, so he will bless us. 545 00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:18,040 Divine blessing in good health is also part of it is going to 546 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:23,040 protect us and give us security. It's also part opportunities and 547 00:43:23,240 --> 00:43:28,640 resources for wealth creation. God will also give unto us, will 548 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:32,240 also work under open heavens, which means that the heavens 549 00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:34,800 will be open unto us. And then we'll get direct 550 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:38,000 contact unto God. And as we pray, we'll give unto 551 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,040 us. Let's look at some management 552 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:46,800 and disbursement of our tights. So as we already said, we give 553 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,760 tights in our local assemblies where we worship. 554 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:53,120 So tight is given to us in our local assembly where we worship. 555 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,160 After we have given these tights, we collect these tights 556 00:43:56,440 --> 00:44:01,760 and then we take 10% out of it which is called the LDF, which 557 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:06,920 is called the local Development Fund, which is used to run the 558 00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:09,040 church. But before these things are 559 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:14,280 done, we also take our allowable deduction which is electricity 560 00:44:14,280 --> 00:44:17,480 and rent. If it is applicable, we take it 561 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:21,760 out of it before we take our LDF which is the local Development 562 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:24,200 Fund. After that, all locals will take 563 00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:27,880 the rest of their monies to the district level. 564 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:33,440 The district level to AS our leaders has brought will also 565 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:36,480 take the allowable deduction which is rent. 566 00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:40,360 If they are renting a mission house, they also take their rent 567 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,040 from it. They also take electricity and 568 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,360 other things. Then they also forward the rest 569 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,680 to the area. Then the area will also do the 570 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:52,320 same, take the allowable. Then they also take their 10% 571 00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:56,240 which is the the area Development Fund and push the 572 00:44:56,240 --> 00:45:02,280 rest to the headquarters where the headquarters pull all these 573 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:09,280 tights from all areas and then they use it for the work of the 574 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,600 church. Some of the things that they use 575 00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:17,560 our tights for at the area level is to support the university 576 00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:21,680 that we have created because they give people scholarship. 577 00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:26,720 They also support our hospitals and clinics that has been built 578 00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:29,680 by the church. They also support our schools. 579 00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:33,000 That is the basic and then the Senior High schools. 580 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:38,160 They also use some of the money to pay the clergy of the church. 581 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:45,280 They also cater for the new ministers that are being trained 582 00:45:45,640 --> 00:45:52,040 at BCC. They also support church 583 00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:56,160 building as I believe that this church was supported by the 584 00:45:57,040 --> 00:45:59,720 headquarters. So when our tides go there, they 585 00:45:59,720 --> 00:46:03,000 bring it down to us, to people who need church buildings. 586 00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:07,720 When new districts are created, they also support by giving them 587 00:46:07,720 --> 00:46:13,520 money and other things that are all coming from our tides and 588 00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:17,920 offering. They also support it by building 589 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:20,640 CBCB. When we go to the missions 590 00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:23,800 field, they have a church called the CBCB that they built for 591 00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:27,800 them a very small deuterium to enable members there to also 592 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:30,440 worship. They also contribute, give money 593 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:34,280 to that aspect. So in conclusion, we are saying 594 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:43,280 that tithes that we give has benefits and we are praying that 595 00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:48,640 we will not go to the negative aspect as I've already said but 596 00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:53,200 we will be try much possible to give our tithes and give it to 597 00:46:53,240 --> 00:46:56,040 all. So that all benefits that has 598 00:46:56,040 --> 00:46:59,240 been said in the Bible, you and I will benefit it. 599 00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:03,280 Let us not stop giving tithe as I said because tithe is the 600 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:07,640 lifeline of our church and we can see all that we are doing in 601 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:12,040 the church, the development, the support of our students, our 602 00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:15,600 hospitals, our schools. Even now we are going into 603 00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:18,880 prisons and we are building churches in the yards of prison. 604 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:22,560 We are building even prison yard for members who have been 605 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:26,360 convicted or people who have been convicted so that they go 606 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:29,760 and have training so that when they come out they will their 607 00:47:29,760 --> 00:47:32,480 lives will change. This morning it is my prayer 608 00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:36,320 that is you have made-up your mind not to pay tithe again. 609 00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:41,760 This small teachings that we have done, you will change up 610 00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:46,080 your mind and begin to pay tithe, not to pay it because of 611 00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:49,960 what we have or what the church is doing, but we'll pay it so 612 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:53,680 that you and I will gain blessing unto our Lord. 613 00:47:53,720 --> 00:47:58,440 I pray that God himself will reveal himself unto you and 614 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:03,160 explain it deeply so that you understand it well and do as he 615 00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:06,080 has ordered us to do. May God bless us all. 616 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:12,120 Amen. Oh, you are clapping. 617 00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:18,400 You are clapping unto Jesus. What do we tell our elder? 618 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:23,400 God bless you, let's add another one, God bless you. 619 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:26,120 And the final one, God bless you. 620 00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:32,240 Right, so the floor is open for comments, questions and 621 00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:36,240 contributions. Feel free come up here and ask 622 00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:39,160 your question. If you have any comments to make 623 00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:45,240 you can do that. Carriage lead. 624 00:48:45,360 --> 00:48:47,600 Who's taking it first? Super. 625 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:56,680 Quick one, I just need a bit of explanation where there are 626 00:48:56,680 --> 00:49:00,800 three types of tides. He mentioned the Levitical 627 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:05,160 festival, then the charity. I think I understood the 1st and 628 00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:09,160 the last but the festival tides I didn't really get the 629 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:12,520 understanding that much so I want further explanation. 630 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:19,040 Thank you. Any other question? 631 00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:26,480 Any other question? Any other question set? 632 00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:27,960 I see a question running through your mind. 633 00:49:28,080 --> 00:49:35,800 Come and see Any other question. Question, comments, 634 00:49:37,520 --> 00:49:42,080 contributions. Oh, just one. 635 00:49:51,150 --> 00:49:58,670 So we are saying that the festival Titan is for is for all 636 00:49:58,670 --> 00:50:07,230 of us is a tight that we have to partake in yearly, is a yearly 637 00:50:07,230 --> 00:50:12,520 activity, as I already said. So this tight God commanded the 638 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:16,360 Israelites that they should pull all these tithes, all these 639 00:50:16,360 --> 00:50:18,680 resources at a particular location. 640 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:24,240 So it is given to support those who don't have. 641 00:50:25,600 --> 00:50:28,280 So if it is pulled at a particular place, like tension 642 00:50:28,280 --> 00:50:32,320 here, we are pulling all our tithes into this church at the 643 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:37,120 end of that particular year. When we pull it, we give it out 644 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:40,800 as donations. So the Levites who are working 645 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,880 in the House of God will receive their portion. 646 00:50:43,560 --> 00:50:48,800 Then we will go round and look at people in the church or as 647 00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:52,040 Israelites. We support them because it's 648 00:50:52,040 --> 00:50:54,600 like a festival, something that we are doing every year. 649 00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:58,960 We go out to support people who are in need, whether they are in 650 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,280 the House of God or they are not in the House of God. 651 00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:04,200 So the explanation is saying that it is done in their 652 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:07,120 community. So the community that God has 653 00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:11,400 asked them to pull all these resources in, they go around, 654 00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:14,760 but I believe that before God will ask them to even pull all 655 00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:17,800 their resources in a particular location, then there are people 656 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:21,640 there who are in need. So after they have done that, I 657 00:51:21,640 --> 00:51:24,520 believe that there will be a direction on how to share all 658 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:28,480 these things to the widow, to the fatherless, to those who are 659 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:31,360 begging by the roadside at that particular community. 660 00:51:31,720 --> 00:51:35,120 Not only for those who bring their tithe, but those who bring 661 00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:37,400 their tights will also have their share. 662 00:51:37,960 --> 00:51:42,800 So that particular tight is like a ritual, A yearly activity. 663 00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:47,040 That is why it has been named a festival Titan. 664 00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:50,880 So at the end of every year, we believe that we go out as the 665 00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:55,600 Church of Pentecost do. At a point in time, they go to 666 00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:59,360 prisons and then we pull all our resources together, we go to 667 00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:02,160 prisons and then we give to those who are in need. 668 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:06,280 We are still doing it. We are still doing it, but it is 669 00:52:06,280 --> 00:52:09,960 not like the olden days that all Israelites are to pull at one 670 00:52:09,960 --> 00:52:13,000 particular place and do. But as the church we also pull 671 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:17,240 our resources as the need arises and then we go out there to 672 00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:19,720 support the rest. But at the time of the 673 00:52:19,720 --> 00:52:24,200 Israelites it is a must, something that every year we do 674 00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:27,960 it, but as at now, we do it as the need arises. 675 00:52:28,360 --> 00:52:41,440 Hallelujah. So I with my understanding, I 676 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:51,400 think we are talking about a yearly offering and I want to 677 00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:57,640 believe that the Easter we, we, we organize the Easter yearly. 678 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:03,560 So I want you to look at the offering that we normally offer 679 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:06,640 during Easter. For me, I think that is my mind, 680 00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:11,960 maybe I think that the Easter offering is a yellow one, that 681 00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:16,720 one can be related to the festival one or maybe the 682 00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:21,400 Christmas conventions. These are yearly programs, so 683 00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:26,600 maybe we can relate those ones just like the festival tight. 684 00:53:26,640 --> 00:53:34,400 That is my understanding. Let's read the Scripture 685 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:40,120 Deuteronomy chapter 14 verse 22 to 27. 686 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:46,440 I think it will also help us. Deuteronomy chapter 14 verse 22 687 00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:52,880 to 27. Be sure to set aside a tenth of 688 00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:57,120 all that your fields produce each year. 689 00:53:59,160 --> 00:54:04,000 As the speaker said, during those days they were mainly 690 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:08,200 farmers buying our dispensation. We have different professions, 691 00:54:08,200 --> 00:54:14,040 so we should consider that. And so be sure to set aside a 692 00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:17,760 tenth of all that your field produce each year. 693 00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:25,240 It's the tides of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first 694 00:54:25,240 --> 00:54:30,840 born of your heads and flocks in the presence of the Lord your 695 00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:37,640 God, at the place He will choose as a dwelling for his name. 696 00:54:39,760 --> 00:54:46,680 And in our dispensation, that is the church, a place he will 697 00:54:46,680 --> 00:54:50,440 choose as a dwelling for his name. 698 00:54:51,120 --> 00:54:58,480 So that you may learn to Revere the Lord your God always. 699 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:06,880 But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by the 700 00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:12,960 Lord your God and cannot carry your tithes because the place 701 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:18,200 where the Lord will choose to put His name is so far away 702 00:55:19,080 --> 00:55:23,000 then. And you see, during those days 703 00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:25,960 the only place you could offer is Jerusalem. 704 00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:31,080 So wherever you are, you have to move to Jerusalem to go and 705 00:55:31,080 --> 00:55:35,320 offer. So please take note of it verse 706 00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:43,800 25 then exchange your tithe for silver and take the silver with 707 00:55:43,800 --> 00:55:49,640 you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose. 708 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:58,600 And so why change or exchange your tithe for silver for 709 00:55:58,600 --> 00:56:01,880 silver? Because maybe before you leave 710 00:56:01,880 --> 00:56:05,640 one place to Jerusalem, by the time you get there your produce 711 00:56:06,120 --> 00:56:09,920 might have rotten. I hope you understand. 712 00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:14,880 So if you should exchange it into silver, at least you can 713 00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:22,640 maintain it and then present it. Verse 26 Use the silver to buy 714 00:56:23,080 --> 00:56:28,920 whatever you like, cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented 715 00:56:28,920 --> 00:56:34,600 drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household 716 00:56:35,120 --> 00:56:40,320 shall each day in the presence of the Lord your God and 717 00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:47,080 rejoice. And do not neglect the Levites 718 00:56:47,320 --> 00:56:55,800 living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance 719 00:56:57,320 --> 00:57:10,040 of their own. 28 verse 28. At the end of every three years, 720 00:57:10,800 --> 00:57:14,960 bring all the tights of that year's produce. 721 00:57:15,680 --> 00:57:21,080 And OK, I think we are interested in up to 27. 722 00:57:22,120 --> 00:57:27,320 So from the question I'd rather ask this tithe. 723 00:57:32,040 --> 00:57:37,240 This tithe was to be taken every year to be eating with the 724 00:57:37,240 --> 00:57:42,920 person's household at a specifically designated place 725 00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:46,720 that is Jerusalem before the Lord. 726 00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:54,400 If such designated place was far away, then it could be sold and 727 00:57:54,400 --> 00:58:00,000 the money used to buy whatever they like for the enjoyment of 728 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:04,120 the house in the presence of the Lord. 729 00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:08,680 And so from this explanation, how do you understand it? 730 00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:14,440 Now I'll complete it. But from this explanation, what 731 00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:17,200 did you, what are you deducing from it and how do you 732 00:58:17,200 --> 00:58:20,080 understand it? And from the scripture we have 733 00:58:20,080 --> 00:58:24,760 read, and taking the current church into consideration, how 734 00:58:24,760 --> 00:58:28,080 do you understand it? It's not the address to him, but 735 00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:30,200 to all of us. How do you understand it? 736 00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:34,120 Yes. All right, so from the scripture 737 00:58:34,120 --> 00:58:37,240 then the readings think it is obvious. 738 00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:41,880 So the festival tides, it's more like a festival each year. 739 00:58:42,640 --> 00:58:46,600 And the purpose of this is the whole year you bring whatever 740 00:58:46,600 --> 00:58:50,880 you end 110th of it, the purpose is to celebrate in the presence 741 00:58:50,920 --> 00:58:54,680 of the Lord with your family, just like how the reading said. 742 00:58:55,040 --> 00:58:59,400 So it is a festival each year to be celebrated in the presence of 743 00:58:59,400 --> 00:59:02,880 the Lord with your family. That's my that's what I got from 744 00:59:02,880 --> 00:59:10,280 the reading. With your family, right? 745 00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:14,800 And also with others, not only your family, because it is a 746 00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:16,520 household, something that we are doing. 747 00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:19,720 So in your household maybe you know, we know that in the olden 748 00:59:19,720 --> 00:59:22,840 days they live in a compound house, very huge houses. 749 00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:27,360 So I believe that. So as the end of the day, as we 750 00:59:27,360 --> 00:59:31,080 have food, all our tides and we are celebrating not only our 751 00:59:31,080 --> 00:59:35,280 household but people who are around, we can also call people 752 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:38,120 who are around so that we all celebrate because it is a 753 00:59:38,120 --> 00:59:39,920 festival thing that we are doing. 754 00:59:40,440 --> 00:59:48,960 I mean. And so from this morning's 755 00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:53,120 lessons, you could see that we have other types that we have 756 00:59:53,120 --> 00:59:57,440 not been talking about or we don't know much about. 757 00:59:57,520 --> 01:00:03,480 But from what we just read and from what our elder said, when 758 01:00:03,480 --> 01:00:07,840 did we organize our love fest? Last two weeks. 759 01:00:08,400 --> 01:00:10,400 Last two weeks we had our love fest. 760 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:15,920 Where did we organize it? Where did we organize it in the 761 01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:18,600 church? Where did we get the resource 762 01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:24,560 from? And so from this explanation, 763 01:00:24,560 --> 01:00:28,640 what it means is that God is expecting and one keyword that 764 01:00:29,400 --> 01:00:34,200 came out from the Scripture and the definition, he said that the 765 01:00:34,200 --> 01:00:40,840 money used to buy whatever they like for the enjoyment of the 766 01:00:40,840 --> 01:00:45,800 household in the presence of the Lord. 767 01:00:46,880 --> 01:00:50,080 Hello. So when we come to the House of 768 01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:54,960 the Lord is not only Shrababa. Shrababa, we have to find time 769 01:00:55,760 --> 01:01:00,000 and enjoy ourselves in the presence of the Lord. 770 01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:05,600 And if we want to do it and do it well, then we have to do it 771 01:01:05,600 --> 01:01:07,960 well. What we did the other time, it 772 01:01:07,960 --> 01:01:14,320 is not it is not what I hope you understand. 773 01:01:15,120 --> 01:01:18,520 And the reason why it is like that is because because you 774 01:01:18,520 --> 01:01:20,760 don't have the understanding and maybe I don't have the 775 01:01:20,800 --> 01:01:25,080 understanding the types that I was to supposed to bring for 776 01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:30,680 this purpose, I didn't bring it. I hope you understand. 777 01:01:31,920 --> 01:01:36,160 So please let's take note of it. So what it also means is that 778 01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:40,600 you see from the presentation our elder gave, he made mention 779 01:01:40,600 --> 01:01:44,400 about 3 different types, but we are talking about the festive 1. 780 01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:47,800 The festive one. The purpose is that we will come 781 01:01:47,800 --> 01:01:51,720 to the presence of God as a family or you come in the 782 01:01:51,720 --> 01:01:55,760 presence of God as a family. We all come together and then 783 01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:58,920 enjoy, have an enjoyment in the presence of God. 784 01:01:59,560 --> 01:02:04,160 I mean, I hope it's clear. Have you responded to that 785 01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:05,160 question? Yeah. 786 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:09,440 Any other question? Any other question? 787 01:02:12,120 --> 01:02:15,520 OK, If there is no question, I will ask you, why don't you 788 01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:21,560 tight? Yes, Why don't you tight, 789 01:02:22,680 --> 01:02:26,440 please? Yes, since you don't have any 790 01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:28,800 question, I'm asking why don't you tight. 791 01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:37,920 If I say why don't you tight, We have spoken about three types of 792 01:02:37,920 --> 01:02:42,920 tights, the charity, we have spoken about the Festive 1 and 793 01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:45,520 we have also spoken about the Levitical tights. 794 01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:51,040 So why don't you tights, I hope that question is clear is that. 795 01:02:54,600 --> 01:02:58,240 Is it personal or general? It's a general. 796 01:02:58,240 --> 01:02:59,880 If you want to personalize, it's fine. 797 01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:01,560 If you want to generalize, it's fine. 798 01:03:02,040 --> 01:03:03,680 OK. Praise the Lord. 799 01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:11,000 So for me, I the reason why I don't tight for the festival. 800 01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:12,840 I didn't know about the festival tights. 801 01:03:13,360 --> 01:03:16,960 So that was that's why I don't tight for that one. 802 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:20,960 But then since I've lent it today, I'll make sure that I, I, 803 01:03:21,120 --> 01:03:24,800 I put in the efforts to give my tights on that one. 804 01:03:25,320 --> 01:04:02,080 Thank you. Hello. 805 01:04:05,080 --> 01:04:11,840 OK, I was a bit sceptical about coming out to speak because I 806 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:14,280 don't know if it's personal or but you said we can, it's a 807 01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:19,400 contribution. So I think I want to start by 808 01:04:19,400 --> 01:04:25,320 saying as a church, maybe we have to start looking at the way 809 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:29,240 we teach about Titan because the times have changed. 810 01:04:30,040 --> 01:04:35,440 Why am I saying so? I might have a difference or I 811 01:04:35,440 --> 01:04:39,800 was born into the Christian religion even though I didn't 812 01:04:39,800 --> 01:04:42,480 start from Pentacles. I started as a Christian before 813 01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:45,920 I joined Pentecost. And I've learned a lot about 814 01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:49,840 Titan from the church and then from my own research. 815 01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:54,840 But what of others who joined us and all they hear is we are 816 01:04:54,840 --> 01:05:00,960 Titan because we want to take care of our pastor or most 817 01:05:00,960 --> 01:05:03,680 people think that we tight because the Titan is used to 818 01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:07,680 take care of pastors or as the Bible says the Levites. 819 01:05:08,160 --> 01:05:13,880 And in this dispensation, can you point me to the Levites in 820 01:05:13,880 --> 01:05:17,600 the church? If I don't know anybody who 821 01:05:17,720 --> 01:05:22,280 comes from that line, why am I giving them giving money to for 822 01:05:22,280 --> 01:05:24,680 that person to be taken care of? I don't know if you are getting 823 01:05:24,680 --> 01:05:28,840 me because I believe that the Levites are purposely or 824 01:05:28,840 --> 01:05:31,480 basically living in Israel and in Ghana. 825 01:05:31,480 --> 01:05:33,560 We don't have their lineage here. 826 01:05:34,040 --> 01:05:35,400 I don't know if you're getting me. 827 01:05:35,800 --> 01:05:39,360 So that is why the question, why don't you tight? 828 01:05:39,800 --> 01:05:44,600 That's my understanding and I also want to put it out as in 829 01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:48,280 Titan comes from a certain background. 830 01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:51,360 What does God want from us? He wants us to give. 831 01:05:51,640 --> 01:05:56,840 Titan is a form of giving and I personally, yes. 832 01:05:56,840 --> 01:05:58,880 Let me make it clear, I don't believe in Titan. 833 01:05:58,920 --> 01:06:01,800 I believe in giving. I pay my tithe though, but I 834 01:06:01,800 --> 01:06:04,320 don't say I'm Titan, I'm giving to God. 835 01:06:04,600 --> 01:06:07,480 Why am I giving to God? Because he gave his only 836 01:06:07,480 --> 01:06:10,680 begotten son for me. He didn't give 10%, He gave all. 837 01:06:10,680 --> 01:06:13,840 So when I'm giving to God, I must give my all to God. 838 01:06:14,120 --> 01:06:16,800 Even though we are teaching about Titan, we must teach the 839 01:06:16,800 --> 01:06:20,040 people to understand why they give to God and why they must 840 01:06:20,040 --> 01:06:23,360 give their all. I don't know if you are getting 841 01:06:23,360 --> 01:06:27,960 me but this is my understanding. So I think the teaching or how 842 01:06:27,960 --> 01:06:30,800 we go about Titan must be crafted in a certain way. 843 01:06:30,800 --> 01:06:33,760 To carry this message is a form of giving and when you are 844 01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:36,760 given, give your all. I don't believe in giving my 10% 845 01:06:36,760 --> 01:06:39,400 to God, I believe in giving my all to God. 846 01:06:39,600 --> 01:06:51,950 Amen. Titan in the New Testament times 847 01:06:52,550 --> 01:06:57,390 Titan in the New Testament times Giving of tithes and other 848 01:06:57,390 --> 01:07:03,200 offerings was in existence before, during, and after the 849 01:07:03,200 --> 01:07:08,640 New Testament times. During the Persian period, the 850 01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:15,120 Jews were obligated to support the Temple and its priests and 851 01:07:15,120 --> 01:07:21,280 Levites by contributing the first fruits of the earth and 852 01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:28,640 trees, the first born of animals and humans to be redeemed, a 853 01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:33,840 dough offering wine and oil, and it can be found in Nehemiah 854 01:07:33,840 --> 01:07:38,960 chapter 10, verse 32 to 39. Additionally, they were expected 855 01:07:38,960 --> 01:07:47,000 to pay imperial tributes. During the Second Temple period, 856 01:07:47,240 --> 01:07:53,840 representatives of the priests and Levites collected tithes as 857 01:07:53,880 --> 01:07:59,800 a second set of taxes for the temple and priesthood. 858 01:08:00,840 --> 01:08:06,800 By the time of Malachi, the prophets, because the Jews had 859 01:08:06,800 --> 01:08:12,600 come under Roman colonization and were paying taxes to them, 860 01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:18,920 the economy had become so bad that it was difficult for some 861 01:08:18,960 --> 01:08:23,920 of them to give tithes. Those who were giving tithes at 862 01:08:24,120 --> 01:08:27,960 that time were only giving partially. 863 01:08:28,840 --> 01:08:33,479 The Lord considered the partial giving of tithes and offerings 864 01:08:34,040 --> 01:08:38,600 as robbery. He therefore asked them to bring 865 01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:45,319 the whole tithes or the tithes or the full tithes into the 866 01:08:45,319 --> 01:08:50,720 storehouse into his storehouse. It can be found in Malachi 867 01:08:50,720 --> 01:08:57,160 chapter 3, verse 6 to 12. The emphasis is mine, mine. 868 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:03,000 This is what sometimes happen to some contemporary Christians. 869 01:09:03,840 --> 01:09:09,479 They think that by giving some monies as tight, they have 870 01:09:09,479 --> 01:09:11,760 fulfilled the requirements of the Lord. 871 01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:20,600 The hard fact is this, as far as tithing is concerned, it has to 872 01:09:20,600 --> 01:09:24,560 be given in full and not partially. 873 01:09:25,399 --> 01:09:33,520 This shows that the Lord demands our total commitment and 874 01:09:33,520 --> 01:09:40,840 obedience to Him. The Pharisees however did their 875 01:09:40,840 --> 01:09:50,600 best to tight on even the mini test items such as garden herbs 876 01:09:51,560 --> 01:09:56,200 and spices such as mint, deal and coming. 877 01:09:57,200 --> 01:10:02,360 It can be found in Matthew chapter 23 verse 23 and Luke 878 01:10:02,360 --> 01:10:08,600 Chapter 11 verse 42. Jesus spoke one Pharisee. 879 01:10:09,320 --> 01:10:16,680 Jesus spoke about 1 Pharisee who was boasting that he gave tides 880 01:10:16,760 --> 01:10:21,600 of all he had. That is Luke chapter 18 verse 881 01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:23,640 12. Please project Luke chapter 18 882 01:10:23,640 --> 01:10:29,840 verse 12 the Pharisees even thought that everything that is 883 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:36,840 eating and everything that grows out of the earth was to be tight 884 01:10:36,960 --> 01:10:46,240 on he said that if Luke 18 verse 12 I fast twice a week and I 885 01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:51,160 give 10th of all I get. Let me continue here. 886 01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:56,280 The Pharisees even thought that everything that is eating and 887 01:10:56,280 --> 01:11:00,200 everything that grows out of the earth was to be tight on. 888 01:11:00,960 --> 01:11:08,560 Meanwhile, they were not faithful or merciful and also 889 01:11:08,560 --> 01:11:14,520 administered injustice. Jesus sought to correct them 890 01:11:15,200 --> 01:11:20,600 when He said Woe to you, teachers of the law and 891 01:11:20,600 --> 01:11:27,760 Pharisees, you hypocrites. You give a term of your spices, 892 01:11:28,600 --> 01:11:35,880 mint deal, and cumin, but you have neglected the more 893 01:11:35,920 --> 01:11:42,880 important matters of the law, justice, mercy, and 894 01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:46,760 faithfulness. That is Matthew 2323. 895 01:11:47,320 --> 01:11:52,760 You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the 896 01:11:52,800 --> 01:11:55,160 former. Now when we say you should have 897 01:11:55,160 --> 01:11:58,960 practiced the latter without neglecting the former, what does 898 01:11:58,960 --> 01:12:04,360 it mean? Yes, the Scripture is the word 899 01:12:04,360 --> 01:12:09,960 to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites. 900 01:12:10,440 --> 01:12:16,880 You give a term of your spices, mint, dill and cumin, but you 901 01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:20,560 have neglected the more important matters of the law, 902 01:12:21,200 --> 01:12:24,480 justice, mercy, and faithfulness. 903 01:12:24,840 --> 01:12:29,360 You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the 904 01:12:29,360 --> 01:12:31,800 former. What does it mean? 905 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:33,600 Pay what Jesus said? Yes. 906 01:12:38,720 --> 01:12:41,920 Yeah, please give him the mic. OK, he says. 907 01:12:43,080 --> 01:12:47,360 You give a 10s of your spices. That's that's the you should 908 01:12:47,360 --> 01:12:49,520 have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. 909 01:12:49,920 --> 01:12:55,680 So the latter is them neglecting important matters. 910 01:12:55,680 --> 01:13:00,960 So they should have given the tent of their spices and mint, 911 01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:05,800 Dylan or and not also neglect giving justice, mercy and 912 01:13:05,800 --> 01:13:09,280 faithfulness to others. So what it means is that they 913 01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:14,040 attach so much importance to tighten, neglecting 914 01:13:14,320 --> 01:13:19,240 faithfulness, neglecting mercy, neglecting justice, and Jesus is 915 01:13:19,240 --> 01:13:22,800 telling them that all are very, very important. 916 01:13:23,320 --> 01:13:26,680 Even in our dispensation. Some people think that when you 917 01:13:26,680 --> 01:13:29,360 tight it is enough, you can live your life anyhow. 918 01:13:30,280 --> 01:13:33,480 And so Jesus is drawing the attention of the Pharisees that 919 01:13:34,440 --> 01:13:39,080 the way they attach importance to Titan, they should attach 920 01:13:39,080 --> 01:13:43,480 importance to living a righteous and a holy life. 921 01:13:44,160 --> 01:13:51,400 It can be seen here that Jesus did not condemn or nullify the 922 01:13:51,400 --> 01:13:56,480 giving of tithes. He rather thought that it was 923 01:13:56,480 --> 01:14:03,080 not enough for a person to give tithes when that person was not 924 01:14:03,160 --> 01:14:10,480 just merciful or faithful. In his view, givers of tithes 925 01:14:10,880 --> 01:14:17,280 should also impartially administer justice, be involved 926 01:14:17,280 --> 01:14:23,600 in acts of mercy, and be faithful in all their activities 927 01:14:23,880 --> 01:14:27,000 to please the Lord. A typical example. 928 01:14:27,600 --> 01:14:31,640 You carry your tithes and then you come and pay or you do your 929 01:14:31,640 --> 01:14:34,920 very possible best and you pay your tithe faithfully at every 930 01:14:34,920 --> 01:14:37,760 given time. And then you have money, have 931 01:14:37,760 --> 01:14:41,120 resources. Your neighbor don't have what to 932 01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:43,920 eat. Your neighbor is seriously sick 933 01:14:43,920 --> 01:14:48,240 and he's dying, but you are no merciful towards your neighbor. 934 01:14:48,240 --> 01:14:52,200 Your neighbor don't even have what to weigh, but you prefer to 935 01:14:52,240 --> 01:14:55,160 come and pay your tight faithfully and then your 936 01:14:55,160 --> 01:15:00,080 neighbor who is next to you, who is dying, who has not got what 937 01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:02,280 to eat. You can support him. 938 01:15:02,720 --> 01:15:06,520 And so we dream the Ding Ding. You know, there are some people 939 01:15:06,520 --> 01:15:09,760 who have, but they are very, they are very stingy. 940 01:15:12,240 --> 01:15:17,200 And so Jesus is saying that yes, we should pay our tithes, but we 941 01:15:17,200 --> 01:15:20,840 should be merciful. Yes, we should pay our time, but 942 01:15:20,840 --> 01:15:23,680 we should be faithful. Yes, we should pay our time, but 943 01:15:23,680 --> 01:15:29,960 we should we should be people who who are just how we say 944 01:15:30,120 --> 01:15:31,960 someone is just what does it mean? 945 01:15:34,440 --> 01:15:39,960 He mentioned justice. Why we say someone is just? 946 01:15:39,960 --> 01:15:42,480 What does it mean? Yes. 947 01:15:47,320 --> 01:15:52,200 Oh, are you here? Oh, Please wait. 948 01:15:52,360 --> 01:15:54,360 You are not the only wait. You are not the only person. 949 01:15:54,560 --> 01:16:00,760 Please set help us. Why we say 1 is just? 950 01:16:00,760 --> 01:16:02,920 What does it mean? Does being honest? 951 01:16:03,760 --> 01:16:05,360 Honest. Yes. 952 01:16:05,360 --> 01:16:09,800 Any other person? Yes. 953 01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:14,840 I also think the person is on pain CCA the person is If it is 954 01:16:14,840 --> 01:16:17,120 this, it is there's. No cheating, no cheating. 955 01:16:17,160 --> 01:16:22,480 Yes, yes, Waka waka with you. You speak into the mic, so I 956 01:16:22,480 --> 01:16:27,080 will hear your voice. OK, so I wanted to say that the 957 01:16:27,120 --> 01:16:28,240 person is fair. He. 958 01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:31,240 Is fair, he. Was saying on pace CCA. 959 01:16:31,560 --> 01:16:35,640 On your bias, yes, there's one hand at the back there. 960 01:16:41,880 --> 01:16:43,840 The person stands for what is right. 961 01:16:43,840 --> 01:16:46,000 The person stands for what is right. 962 01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:49,440 God bless you all. Do you know that in our 963 01:16:49,440 --> 01:16:53,600 dispensation and even in in the church now who? 964 01:16:56,120 --> 01:16:59,400 Yeah. OK, so giving to someone what 965 01:16:59,440 --> 01:17:02,600 they deserve. What he deserves yeah. 966 01:17:02,880 --> 01:17:05,680 OK, God bless you. Do you know that in our church 967 01:17:05,680 --> 01:17:09,840 now, there are some people who have their mindset that when you 968 01:17:09,840 --> 01:17:12,600 have money, you'll be ordained as an officer. 969 01:17:14,280 --> 01:17:17,600 And there are some people also have their mindsets that when 970 01:17:17,600 --> 01:17:20,640 you have money and you are ordained as an officer, you can 971 01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:24,080 live your life anyhow. And we have some people who have 972 01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:26,920 managed to enter the they are rich. 973 01:17:27,680 --> 01:17:29,760 They, they, they, they have money. 974 01:17:29,800 --> 01:17:32,280 They have become officers. Some are not officers. 975 01:17:32,280 --> 01:17:36,600 They are members. They live their life anyhow. 976 01:17:37,080 --> 01:17:41,480 Some of them are womanizing, some of them are drinking, and 977 01:17:41,480 --> 01:17:44,920 some of the members and some of the officers who know, but they 978 01:17:44,920 --> 01:17:50,400 are afraid to talk about it. Hello. 979 01:17:52,040 --> 01:17:53,040 Yeah. Yeah, we can. 980 01:17:53,600 --> 01:17:55,400 Have you Have you seen some before? 981 01:17:57,960 --> 01:17:59,720 No. Are you sure? 982 01:18:12,240 --> 01:18:16,400 And even at times when we talk about it, when we talk about it, 983 01:18:16,880 --> 01:18:20,960 and at times soon when we talk about one, we are afraid to talk 984 01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:23,560 about it. And there are times when you 985 01:18:23,560 --> 01:18:27,960 manage to talk about it and it gets to a point some people want 986 01:18:28,040 --> 01:18:30,960 to. I hope you understand. 987 01:18:32,720 --> 01:18:37,600 So we are talking about justice. What is not good for coffee is 988 01:18:37,600 --> 01:18:43,400 not good for could you? I'm saying it because we, the 989 01:18:43,400 --> 01:18:46,760 members, we are the same people who talk about it all the time. 990 01:18:51,680 --> 01:18:54,840 How come somebody issue will come and then within the 991 01:18:54,840 --> 01:18:58,120 shortest possible time we are finished talking about it and 992 01:18:58,120 --> 01:19:03,280 the decision is taken and then another person issue, can we 993 01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:06,320 talk about it and talk about it and talk about it again? 994 01:19:06,720 --> 01:19:10,800 Maybe it's the same issue. One has money, one don't have 995 01:19:10,800 --> 01:19:15,000 money, one supports the church so much that the church don't 996 01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:18,920 want to lose him. If we lose him, the church is 997 01:19:19,560 --> 01:19:22,560 the financial status of the church will just come down. 998 01:19:27,960 --> 01:19:31,040 And so they presided. I don't want to lose him, so 999 01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:34,000 they presided. I will try and then, oh, you be 1000 01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:38,560 patient. Oh you let's do it this way and 1001 01:19:38,560 --> 01:19:42,000 another person who the Bible sees and then straight. 1002 01:19:44,800 --> 01:19:48,840 I'm not saying I'm being that or someone is being that, but the 1003 01:19:48,840 --> 01:19:54,320 point is that we should be just Amen. 1004 01:19:56,920 --> 01:20:03,360 The problem it can be seen that Jesus did not know. 1005 01:20:03,440 --> 01:20:06,760 The problem with the Pharisees was that. 1006 01:20:07,320 --> 01:20:13,080 They thought that by Titan they were better acceptable to the 1007 01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:18,800 Lord, who would probably overlook all other things they 1008 01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:26,680 did, the Pharisees began. The Pharisees began to think 1009 01:20:26,680 --> 01:20:35,360 that giving tithe was a substitute for the moral law of 1010 01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:41,440 justice, mess, and faith. Jesus therefore had to correct 1011 01:20:41,920 --> 01:20:51,480 their evil thoughts and belief. For the Pharisees, full tithing 1012 01:20:51,480 --> 01:20:56,640 was a mark of loyalty to God, but Jesus considered their 1013 01:20:56,640 --> 01:21:03,280 hypocritical motive behind it. One of the main New Testament 1014 01:21:03,280 --> 01:21:09,640 teachings is that Christians must offer their bodies as 1015 01:21:09,640 --> 01:21:13,800 living sacrifices to God. Romans 12/1. 1016 01:21:14,600 --> 01:21:20,800 This implies that as they offer their bodies to the Lord, the 1017 01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:26,720 giving of their substance to the Lord is also included. 1018 01:21:27,760 --> 01:21:34,000 Titan was practiced during the times of the early Church 1019 01:21:34,200 --> 01:21:43,000 Fathers, such as Iranians who lived between 1:30 and 200280, 1020 01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:49,920 wrote that if the Jews regularly paid tithes, the Christians who 1021 01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:55,320 were serving the Lord in a new spiritual dispensation should 1022 01:21:55,320 --> 01:22:01,400 save him with all that they had because they had a hoop of 1023 01:22:01,400 --> 01:22:06,000 greater things. With this understanding, the 1024 01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:12,640 giving of 10% tight is basic. There are some Christians who 1025 01:22:12,640 --> 01:22:21,520 have chosen to give more than 10 of their income to the Lord as 1026 01:22:22,120 --> 01:22:24,280 tight. Amen. 1027 01:22:25,480 --> 01:22:31,280 Amen. I hope it's clear and so please 1028 01:22:32,240 --> 01:22:36,760 the New Testament believer. At times some people say Jesus 1029 01:22:36,840 --> 01:22:40,600 did not talk about tights because Jesus did not mention 1030 01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:44,800 the word tights. But from what we read, you could 1031 01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:47,320 see that Jesus brought clarity to it. 1032 01:22:48,080 --> 01:22:53,960 And Jesus also made us to understand that tights, tights 1033 01:22:54,160 --> 01:22:58,040 is very important and we shouldn't replace tights with 1034 01:22:58,440 --> 01:23:03,640 the moral laws. And then when I was speaking, he 1035 01:23:03,640 --> 01:23:07,040 talked about the Levites. Someone would say in our 1036 01:23:07,040 --> 01:23:08,920 dispensation, who is the Levites? 1037 01:23:09,440 --> 01:23:13,120 And then he made us to understand that when God was 1038 01:23:13,120 --> 01:23:17,920 distributing the inheritance to the people of Israel for the 1039 01:23:17,920 --> 01:23:20,440 Levites, they didn't have any shame. 1040 01:23:21,080 --> 01:23:26,640 And God commanded that the other, the other, the other 1041 01:23:27,520 --> 01:23:33,760 persons should work and then support or bring their tithes to 1042 01:23:33,800 --> 01:23:36,760 the House of God. And that was going to be the 1043 01:23:36,760 --> 01:23:39,480 source of income for the Levites. 1044 01:23:39,480 --> 01:23:43,400 So it is scriptural in our dispensation. 1045 01:23:43,520 --> 01:23:47,040 And because we are in the Church of Pentecost, I can talk about 1046 01:23:47,040 --> 01:23:50,320 the Church of Pentecost because every church and its 1047 01:23:50,320 --> 01:23:53,520 administration, there are some churches, when you pay the 1048 01:23:53,520 --> 01:23:56,800 tithe, it goes to the pastor. And so there are some people who 1049 01:23:56,800 --> 01:24:00,400 think that all the tithes we pay in the Church of Pentacles goes 1050 01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:04,480 to the district past. No, that is not a situation in 1051 01:24:04,520 --> 01:24:06,960 our church. In our church, why do you pay 1052 01:24:06,960 --> 01:24:10,760 your tithes? 1 You must ensure that you pay 1053 01:24:10,760 --> 01:24:13,480 your tithes in your local church. 1054 01:24:14,120 --> 01:24:16,880 The reason why you pay your tithes in your local church is 1055 01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:20,720 because that is your, your spiritual home. 1056 01:24:21,480 --> 01:24:25,760 That is where you are fed spiritually and so you own 1057 01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:31,720 allegiance to that local church. Hello, at times someone, maybe 1058 01:24:31,720 --> 01:24:36,600 you came from Kumasi and then now you are living in Accra, you 1059 01:24:36,600 --> 01:24:40,000 are working in Accra and then maybe you have brought your 1060 01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:43,000 transfer card or you know that you are not going back to 1061 01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:45,240 Kumasi. Maybe you came from your 1062 01:24:45,240 --> 01:24:47,480 hometown to a different location. 1063 01:24:47,880 --> 01:24:50,680 You are attending church at a different location, but you are 1064 01:24:50,680 --> 01:24:54,160 not paying your tithe today. You pay your tithes at where you 1065 01:24:54,160 --> 01:24:59,240 are coming from. Meanwhile you are being fed in a 1066 01:24:59,240 --> 01:25:04,040 different local church. If you do that, it is totally 1067 01:25:04,040 --> 01:25:07,160 wrong. Where your name is recorded and 1068 01:25:07,160 --> 01:25:11,800 registered, where you are fed spiritually, that is where you 1069 01:25:11,800 --> 01:25:15,120 must be your tithes. Amen. 1070 01:25:16,080 --> 01:25:19,240 So if you are here and you are doing like that, please take 1071 01:25:19,240 --> 01:25:25,120 notes and do the right thing. And in our church, when a pastor 1072 01:25:25,960 --> 01:25:41,240 is when a pastor is what? When a pastor is called into the 1073 01:25:41,280 --> 01:25:45,360 full time ministry, I was being careful of the way to choose and 1074 01:25:45,360 --> 01:25:50,920 so I needed to consult whatever a pastor is called into the full 1075 01:25:50,920 --> 01:25:52,800 time. Do not forget the pastor is 1076 01:25:52,800 --> 01:25:56,160 called from among the people as you are seated there. 1077 01:25:56,160 --> 01:26:01,160 When we see the call of God upon you, the presiding elder and the 1078 01:26:01,320 --> 01:26:06,600 presbytery will recommend you to the districts and the district 1079 01:26:06,600 --> 01:26:10,040 pastor also will confirm the calling and they will also 1080 01:26:10,040 --> 01:26:14,440 recommend you to the area. And when the area also confirms, 1081 01:26:14,440 --> 01:26:16,840 the area will recommend you to the national. 1082 01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:21,160 And when you go to the National and you pass the interview, then 1083 01:26:21,160 --> 01:26:25,040 the call upon you is confirmed. Then you become a full time 1084 01:26:25,040 --> 01:26:28,920 minister of the church. Do not forget that some of these 1085 01:26:28,920 --> 01:26:34,440 people, in fact all the people who are cold, they are some are 1086 01:26:34,440 --> 01:26:36,800 well to do us. They are all working. 1087 01:26:37,320 --> 01:26:42,360 We don't just we don't just Amen. 1088 01:26:43,600 --> 01:26:45,640 But the point is that they are all well to do. 1089 01:26:45,640 --> 01:26:48,960 There are some who are doctors, there are some who are lawyers. 1090 01:26:49,200 --> 01:26:51,760 There are some who are they are all professionals. 1091 01:26:53,120 --> 01:26:57,840 Should they do their normal work, they will be earning so 1092 01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:02,040 much, but when they receive the call and they respond to the 1093 01:27:02,040 --> 01:27:06,600 call in the Church of Pentecost, you have to stop everything you 1094 01:27:06,600 --> 01:27:09,360 are doing. That is why we have full time 1095 01:27:09,360 --> 01:27:10,920 ministers. They are full time. 1096 01:27:11,360 --> 01:27:15,800 You don't do any other work apart from the ministerial work. 1097 01:27:16,280 --> 01:27:20,880 It is of late that the Church of Pentecost has introduced and is 1098 01:27:20,880 --> 01:27:25,120 accepting 10th ministers. The 10th ministers, they are 1099 01:27:25,120 --> 01:27:29,400 professionals who do other works, yet they are still and it 1100 01:27:29,400 --> 01:27:32,120 is now coming. But I'm talking about the full 1101 01:27:32,120 --> 01:27:34,120 time. Majority of our ministers are 1102 01:27:34,160 --> 01:27:37,280 full time ministers. So what it means is that when 1103 01:27:37,280 --> 01:27:41,120 they are cold and they stop whatever work they are doing and 1104 01:27:41,840 --> 01:27:45,640 they are doing them in a serial work, how are they going to 1105 01:27:45,640 --> 01:27:49,040 survive? How are they going to feed their 1106 01:27:49,040 --> 01:27:51,920 wives and their children? Do not forget that they are 1107 01:27:51,920 --> 01:27:56,720 family men. And so from what you read the 1108 01:27:56,720 --> 01:28:01,200 Levites, the Bible is saying that the tights that was brought 1109 01:28:01,240 --> 01:28:04,760 into the temple, that is what they depended on. 1110 01:28:05,200 --> 01:28:07,760 So in the Church of Pentecost, when you come and pay your 1111 01:28:07,760 --> 01:28:11,160 tithes, maybe let me read it for clarity sake. 1112 01:28:11,160 --> 01:28:16,080 Then we'll bring it to a close. Management and disbursement of 1113 01:28:16,160 --> 01:28:20,400 tithes. In the Church of Pentecost, the 1114 01:28:20,400 --> 01:28:26,600 Bible teaches bring the whole tithes into the storehouse that 1115 01:28:26,640 --> 01:28:31,600 there may be food in my house. Because of the different types 1116 01:28:31,600 --> 01:28:36,560 of administration being run by the churches, every church 1117 01:28:36,960 --> 01:28:41,640 determines its storehouse in the Church of Pentecost. 1118 01:28:42,120 --> 01:28:48,240 Tides should be given in a person's local assembly because 1119 01:28:48,240 --> 01:28:53,560 that is where they get their spiritual guidance, care, 1120 01:28:54,160 --> 01:28:59,680 feeding, teaching. From there it is sent through 1121 01:29:00,320 --> 01:29:04,640 the districts and the area to the headquarters. 1122 01:29:05,160 --> 01:29:09,960 So this place, let me also be quick to add, that's the local 1123 01:29:09,960 --> 01:29:13,400 assembly. That is where the member get his 1124 01:29:13,400 --> 01:29:16,880 spiritual guidance, care feeding and the teaching. 1125 01:29:18,280 --> 01:29:20,760 The member get his spiritual guidance. 1126 01:29:21,200 --> 01:29:23,920 There are some members, they are in the church but they don't 1127 01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:28,400 have any spiritual guidance because they are refusing to be 1128 01:29:28,400 --> 01:29:31,160 good members. Hello. 1129 01:29:32,960 --> 01:29:36,200 Hello. I am trying to draw your 1130 01:29:36,200 --> 01:29:37,960 attention. I'm not yet to judge or 1131 01:29:37,960 --> 01:29:42,680 whatever, but as a member in the local assembly, you should have 1132 01:29:42,680 --> 01:29:45,920 spiritual guidance. How can you have spiritual 1133 01:29:45,920 --> 01:29:48,400 guidance when the leaders even don't know your name? 1134 01:29:52,120 --> 01:29:53,560 The leaders don't know your name. 1135 01:29:57,200 --> 01:30:00,720 How can you get care when the leaders even don't know your 1136 01:30:00,720 --> 01:30:05,440 name? You don't even come to church. 1137 01:30:07,600 --> 01:30:10,240 And how can you be fed and be taught? 1138 01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:18,920 So let's all think about it. This means that the Church of 1139 01:30:18,920 --> 01:30:24,160 Pentecost operates a centralized system of financial 1140 01:30:24,200 --> 01:30:28,960 administration. This constitutes the where the 1141 01:30:28,960 --> 01:30:33,880 storehouse of the Church of Pentecost in the Church of 1142 01:30:33,880 --> 01:30:38,000 Pentecost. They are allowable deductions 1143 01:30:38,360 --> 01:30:40,880 that may be taken from the tights. 1144 01:30:41,880 --> 01:30:47,080 In the Church of Pentecost there are allowable deductions that 1145 01:30:47,080 --> 01:30:54,880 may be taken from the tights. These include church rents where 1146 01:30:54,880 --> 01:30:58,880 applicable. So, for example, if we are 1147 01:30:59,320 --> 01:31:03,640 worshipping in a place that we are renting, at the end of the 1148 01:31:03,680 --> 01:31:08,440 month, whatever tight we get, it is allowed for us to pay from 1149 01:31:08,440 --> 01:31:13,000 that tights and then our electricity bill and water bill 1150 01:31:14,280 --> 01:31:17,880 as well as electricity and water bills at the local church level. 1151 01:31:18,600 --> 01:31:24,880 After that, after deducting all the allowable deduction, after 1152 01:31:24,880 --> 01:31:32,120 that 10% of the remaining money is taken at the local assembly 1153 01:31:33,280 --> 01:31:38,840 level as a local Development Fund for local administration. 1154 01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:43,960 So let's say at the end of the month, all the tides we got from 1155 01:31:44,440 --> 01:31:51,280 the church is 2000 Ghana CD. If we are renting a place, we 1156 01:31:51,320 --> 01:31:56,840 pay our rent from it, we pay our lights and our water bill from 1157 01:31:56,840 --> 01:32:00,200 that 2000. After taking that money out, the 1158 01:32:00,200 --> 01:32:05,240 remaining money, the local assembly deducts 10%. 1159 01:32:05,240 --> 01:32:10,000 So let's say after all these deductions is left with 1500, 1160 01:32:10,640 --> 01:32:15,160 the 1500, the local assembly would deduct 10% from it, which 1161 01:32:15,160 --> 01:32:19,000 is 150 CD. Is that correct? 1162 01:32:19,520 --> 01:32:25,480 10% of 1005 is 150 CD. So when the local takes that 150 1163 01:32:25,480 --> 01:32:32,320 CD from the 1005, it will be left with 1350. 1164 01:32:33,200 --> 01:32:40,720 That 1350 will be paid to the into the district account and so 1165 01:32:40,720 --> 01:32:46,200 the local assembly will depend on that 150 CD for local 1166 01:32:46,480 --> 01:32:50,080 developments. So what it means is that our use 1167 01:32:50,080 --> 01:32:54,920 the city, whatever we need to do in the local, whether we are 1168 01:32:55,080 --> 01:33:00,360 doing construction, we are the running of the local we want to. 1169 01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:05,160 So in our case, for instance, at the end of every month when we 1170 01:33:05,160 --> 01:33:09,640 do deductions of our lights and our tights, and then we get our 1171 01:33:09,640 --> 01:33:13,800 10%, the 10%, some of the things we buy is what water. 1172 01:33:14,360 --> 01:33:18,880 And what if I say what are the drinking water, The drinking 1173 01:33:18,880 --> 01:33:22,000 water? We buy cups, we buy tissue. 1174 01:33:24,520 --> 01:33:35,960 I mean we pay. We pay for the rubbish and the 1175 01:33:35,960 --> 01:33:46,600 wastes and so all those expenses are made from that 10% no matter 1176 01:33:46,800 --> 01:33:50,720 the amount whether it will reach or it will not reach your 1177 01:33:50,720 --> 01:33:55,400 expenses. That is the policy I mean. 1178 01:33:56,160 --> 01:34:01,720 And so while we send 1350 to the districts, that district also, 1179 01:34:01,720 --> 01:34:07,600 if the district is paying water bill, light bill, they pay from 1180 01:34:07,600 --> 01:34:12,680 that money 1350. So let's say they also pay 150 1181 01:34:13,280 --> 01:34:17,120 from US expenses from the money forwarded to them. 1182 01:34:17,760 --> 01:34:22,160 If they pay 150, it will be left with how much 1002. 1183 01:34:23,080 --> 01:34:27,080 And then out of 1002, the district is supposed to also 1184 01:34:27,080 --> 01:34:34,680 maintain 10% as the district Development Fund. 10% of 1002 is 1185 01:34:34,680 --> 01:34:40,120 how much 120 CD. So you could see that the local 1186 01:34:40,120 --> 01:34:46,320 assembly, the local assembly had 150 CD to run the affairs of the 1187 01:34:46,320 --> 01:34:50,120 local and the district had 120 CD. 1188 01:34:51,000 --> 01:34:55,760 The same way the district is to depend on that 120 CD for the 1189 01:34:55,760 --> 01:35:00,960 running of the district affairs. When it comes to running of the 1190 01:35:00,960 --> 01:35:06,640 district affairs, maybe there is a program that the district must 1191 01:35:06,640 --> 01:35:08,880 attend in the name of the district. 1192 01:35:09,960 --> 01:35:14,440 The district must make expenses from lose, lose money. 1193 01:35:15,400 --> 01:35:19,440 And so the point is that at times, depending on the types we 1194 01:35:19,440 --> 01:35:23,760 get, and even in our case, at times, the local Development 1195 01:35:23,760 --> 01:35:27,880 Fund and industry Development Fund is not enough to cater for 1196 01:35:28,560 --> 01:35:33,400 our expenses, our men. The reason why I'm taking my 1197 01:35:33,440 --> 01:35:39,080 time to explain this is at times we have the notion that the 1198 01:35:39,080 --> 01:35:42,680 local or the district has a lot of money in its accounts sitting 1199 01:35:42,680 --> 01:35:45,040 there. But let me continue. 1200 01:35:46,240 --> 01:35:52,480 So after the district has done its deductions, these include 1201 01:35:52,480 --> 01:35:57,120 church rents where applicable as well as electricity and water 1202 01:35:57,120 --> 01:36:02,320 bills at the local assembly. After that 10% of the remaining 1203 01:36:02,320 --> 01:36:04,640 amount is taken at the local assembly. 1204 01:36:06,360 --> 01:36:11,440 The remaining amount is sent to the district office by all 1205 01:36:11,440 --> 01:36:14,720 assemblies constituting the districts. 1206 01:36:15,880 --> 01:36:19,720 So here also let me explain. Assuming our district we have 1207 01:36:19,760 --> 01:36:23,560 about in our case, let's say we have two local assemblies. 1208 01:36:24,120 --> 01:36:30,560 So English will bring its the Economist, after the deductions 1209 01:36:30,920 --> 01:36:34,840 they will forward or pay their tights to the district. 1210 01:36:35,160 --> 01:36:38,720 The local people will be you bring it together, you do your 1211 01:36:38,720 --> 01:36:43,120 deductions and then the district will also forward the rest to 1212 01:36:43,120 --> 01:36:46,240 the area. At the district level, the 1213 01:36:46,280 --> 01:36:50,200 mission house rents where applicable as well as mission 1214 01:36:50,200 --> 01:36:56,640 house water and electricity bills are deducted. 10% of the 1215 01:36:56,640 --> 01:37:01,800 remaining amount is taken for administration and district 1216 01:37:02,240 --> 01:37:07,200 level. This is referred as District 1217 01:37:07,200 --> 01:37:10,200 Development Fund. From the district office, the 1218 01:37:10,200 --> 01:37:15,480 remaining amount is sent to the area. 10% of all types received 1219 01:37:15,480 --> 01:37:20,840 from the district constituting the area are taken at the area 1220 01:37:20,840 --> 01:37:24,840 level. This is known as the area 1221 01:37:24,920 --> 01:37:31,520 Development Fund. Then take note, the area gives 1222 01:37:31,520 --> 01:37:34,440 support and scholarship to needy students. 1223 01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:39,320 So when the money leaves local to district and then from 1224 01:37:39,320 --> 01:37:45,320 district to area, from different districts, when it gets to the 1225 01:37:45,320 --> 01:37:50,440 area, the area gives support and scholarship to the needy 1226 01:37:51,120 --> 01:37:55,160 students. Currently, I know that tension. 1227 01:37:55,160 --> 01:37:58,440 What area? Our area, we are sponsoring 1228 01:37:58,600 --> 01:38:03,680 almost 300 students at the Pentecost University College. 1229 01:38:04,720 --> 01:38:09,120 Almost it's between 2:52 fifty plus. 1230 01:38:09,120 --> 01:38:13,720 That's why I said almost 300 students at the Pentecost 1231 01:38:13,800 --> 01:38:17,360 University College. But the area is not making noise 1232 01:38:17,360 --> 01:38:20,200 about it. Amen. 1233 01:38:21,200 --> 01:38:25,240 And some of our members in this church are beneficiaries of it. 1234 01:38:26,440 --> 01:38:31,040 So the point is if we don't pay the tights, how can this be 1235 01:38:31,040 --> 01:38:35,080 done? And so you could see that the 1236 01:38:35,080 --> 01:38:37,080 tights, you are paying the tights I'm paying. 1237 01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:40,960 Even though it's doing the work of God, it is also being a 1238 01:38:40,960 --> 01:38:45,200 blessing to other people. But the head context directive, 1239 01:38:45,760 --> 01:38:53,040 10% of the ADF that is area Development Fund for every area 1240 01:38:53,720 --> 01:38:59,920 is used to support church administration and ongoing 1241 01:38:59,920 --> 01:39:04,800 church building and mission house projects within the area. 1242 01:39:05,960 --> 01:39:11,040 So when the area also get the the tights, they use 10% to 1243 01:39:11,040 --> 01:39:15,000 support the works of the area, the area administration, maybe 1244 01:39:15,000 --> 01:39:18,840 one district is building it's temple, just as when we were 1245 01:39:18,840 --> 01:39:21,680 building our temple, the area came to support us. 1246 01:39:22,360 --> 01:39:26,080 Should it be dependent on only us to build this Chapel? 1247 01:39:26,480 --> 01:39:28,920 It should have taken us more than 20 years. 1248 01:39:30,320 --> 01:39:33,400 Hello. And you go to some places, some 1249 01:39:33,440 --> 01:39:35,760 areas they start building a Chapel. 1250 01:39:35,760 --> 01:39:39,240 They don't finish five years, 10 years every year. 1251 01:39:39,560 --> 01:39:43,160 They keep on raising funds building, building, building and 1252 01:39:43,160 --> 01:39:46,120 the dolphin. But in our case when the ties 1253 01:39:46,120 --> 01:39:49,880 from all the district goes and they support the district, that 1254 01:39:49,880 --> 01:39:53,200 is how come we have our building like this. 1255 01:39:54,520 --> 01:40:00,520 I mean another 10% of the title received at the area office from 1256 01:40:00,520 --> 01:40:05,480 the district is taking us Accelerated Infrastructural 1257 01:40:05,600 --> 01:40:10,680 Development Fund. AIDF to support ongoing church 1258 01:40:10,680 --> 01:40:14,480 building and mission house projects in the area. 1259 01:40:15,240 --> 01:40:20,400 The remaining amount is sent to the headquarters into the 1260 01:40:20,400 --> 01:40:24,200 Central fund from the Central fund. 1261 01:40:24,360 --> 01:40:29,640 At the headquarters, the salaries of full time ministers 1262 01:40:30,240 --> 01:40:34,760 and non ministerial staff are paid every month. 1263 01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:41,080 Every month the headquarters releases grants to the areas to 1264 01:40:41,080 --> 01:40:46,200 support the construction of mission houses and church 1265 01:40:46,200 --> 01:40:49,880 buildings. Every month the headquarters 1266 01:40:49,920 --> 01:40:53,560 releases another grant called CBC. 1267 01:40:54,000 --> 01:40:59,800 As Elder spoke about, the headquarters also gives support 1268 01:41:00,240 --> 01:41:04,560 in the form of scholarship to the needy students. 1269 01:41:05,960 --> 01:41:11,720 The headquarters is responsible for the training expenses of new 1270 01:41:11,720 --> 01:41:15,680 ministerial students currently at the Pentecost University 1271 01:41:15,680 --> 01:41:19,040 College. The church is responsible for 1272 01:41:19,440 --> 01:41:25,400 their feeding, accommodation and other expenses of the students. 1273 01:41:25,400 --> 01:41:32,160 Because no student is made to pay anything, the headquarters 1274 01:41:32,160 --> 01:41:37,720 supports newly created districts to acquire mission houses for 1275 01:41:37,720 --> 01:41:42,800 their ministers as well as basic evangelism equipment. 1276 01:41:43,160 --> 01:41:48,360 The headquarters is responsible for transporting all transferred 1277 01:41:48,360 --> 01:41:53,240 ministers to their new stations. The headquarters financially 1278 01:41:53,600 --> 01:41:57,800 support the Pentecost University College, the Pentecost 1279 01:41:57,800 --> 01:42:03,160 Hospitals, clinics and Basic Schools, Senior High schools, 1280 01:42:03,200 --> 01:42:06,720 among others. The headquarters has been 1281 01:42:06,720 --> 01:42:12,080 financing the construction of police stations as well as 1282 01:42:12,080 --> 01:42:15,840 drilling boreholes for deprived communities. 1283 01:42:16,320 --> 01:42:21,800 The headquarters is responsible for the purchase of vehicles for 1284 01:42:21,800 --> 01:42:25,800 most area heads. The headquarters has been 1285 01:42:25,800 --> 01:42:30,760 financing the construction of church buildings for pencil 1286 01:42:30,760 --> 01:42:35,200 groups and the campuses of the tertiary institutions. 1287 01:42:35,480 --> 01:42:39,640 Similarly, in addition to supporting the travelling 1288 01:42:39,640 --> 01:42:42,840 secretaries in constructing church buildings, the 1289 01:42:42,840 --> 01:42:47,480 headquarters has been providing financial support for the 1290 01:42:47,480 --> 01:42:52,240 construction of the church buildings and mission houses at 1291 01:42:52,240 --> 01:42:59,480 the various military barracks. The headquarters runs its 1292 01:42:59,480 --> 01:43:06,120 administrative expenses and uses part of the tight to expand the 1293 01:43:06,160 --> 01:43:11,800 church work across the country. It is a rule in the Church of 1294 01:43:11,800 --> 01:43:17,840 Pentecost that to engender greater transparency and 1295 01:43:17,960 --> 01:43:23,920 accountability, money counters should be changed every month. 1296 01:43:24,680 --> 01:43:30,680 Tights must be counted and recorded in the presence of 1297 01:43:30,760 --> 01:43:35,480 other persons. Tithes should not be used for 1298 01:43:35,480 --> 01:43:41,040 giving loans to church members. Tithes should not be used 1299 01:43:41,440 --> 01:43:45,960 directly by any individual or church leader. 1300 01:43:46,240 --> 01:43:51,320 Church leaders to support the construction of any project. 1301 01:43:51,920 --> 01:43:57,080 It is important for Christians to know that there is a 1302 01:43:57,080 --> 01:44:00,240 difference between tithes and offerings. 1303 01:44:00,920 --> 01:44:05,280 A tithe is 1/10, which must be given to the Lord. 1304 01:44:05,280 --> 01:44:11,080 All offerings must be voluntarily taken from the 1305 01:44:11,080 --> 01:44:18,080 remaining 90% of income that the person retains in other ways. 1306 01:44:18,480 --> 01:44:25,280 It is inappropriate for a person to use his or her tithe as an 1307 01:44:25,280 --> 01:44:30,080 offering. It is inappropriate for a person 1308 01:44:30,080 --> 01:44:34,840 to use his or her tights as an offering this. 1309 01:44:34,840 --> 01:44:37,080 Please let me comment about it tomorrow. 1310 01:44:38,560 --> 01:44:43,920 You could see that at times when the local church is, let me use 1311 01:44:43,960 --> 01:44:49,800 our church for as an example, since December up to this 1312 01:44:49,800 --> 01:44:53,320 period, we've had a lot of programs, a lot of activities. 1313 01:44:53,840 --> 01:44:57,480 And then we always encourage the members to support, support, 1314 01:44:57,480 --> 01:45:00,120 support in five years from December. 1315 01:45:00,880 --> 01:45:04,320 And we realized that from some, for some time now, our tights 1316 01:45:04,320 --> 01:45:07,720 keep on going down, down, down, down. 1317 01:45:08,520 --> 01:45:12,920 And I think I've said it here before and I was thinking that 1318 01:45:13,040 --> 01:45:16,520 the officers, we have discussed about it, church workers, we 1319 01:45:16,520 --> 01:45:20,480 have discussed about it. And I'm thinking I may be right, 1320 01:45:20,480 --> 01:45:23,480 I may be wrong. I'm thinking that some people 1321 01:45:23,480 --> 01:45:27,160 don't pay their tights at all and some people also don't pay 1322 01:45:27,160 --> 01:45:30,840 their tight fitfully. And I want I, I read this 1323 01:45:30,840 --> 01:45:33,160 material. What also came to mind is 1324 01:45:33,640 --> 01:45:37,920 probably because of the other things we decided to do, some 1325 01:45:37,920 --> 01:45:41,920 people decided to channel some of their tights through. 1326 01:45:43,080 --> 01:45:46,800 I hope you understand, Barbara. I hope you understand. 1327 01:45:47,200 --> 01:45:52,600 Send a tight year 2000. We say we want to do party, they 1328 01:45:52,600 --> 01:45:57,520 tight 2000 / 200 around 3000 is the same church. 1329 01:45:58,120 --> 01:46:02,080 We say recently what activities did we do that people supported 1330 01:46:02,120 --> 01:46:06,040 us. We did, we just did yesterday we 1331 01:46:06,040 --> 01:46:11,520 just did a Valentine. The topic was a Ville doubt 1332 01:46:11,680 --> 01:46:17,840 Ville, some people supported us. So from the same 2001 in two 1333 01:46:17,840 --> 01:46:21,120 people who know at the end of the day, no, the tights that is 1334 01:46:21,120 --> 01:46:26,680 supposed to pay which is 2000 not a swat TR with abaca 500. 1335 01:46:27,040 --> 01:46:31,240 The other 1005 no, it still went into the church activity. 1336 01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:36,680 But what we are saying is that the other 90% you have, you can 1337 01:46:36,680 --> 01:46:40,280 do other expenses, you can give other free will offering from 1338 01:46:40,280 --> 01:46:43,440 it. You shouldn't go into the the 1339 01:46:43,440 --> 01:46:47,840 10% of your tights, please. Is it clear? 1340 01:46:48,800 --> 01:46:52,480 Hello and she said what it is, why? 1341 01:46:52,880 --> 01:46:55,680 And then your last stop. Amen. 1342 01:46:57,600 --> 01:47:03,000 Tide should not be used to give arms to the poor, beggars and 1343 01:47:03,000 --> 01:47:07,360 needy. The reason is that it will never 1344 01:47:07,360 --> 01:47:12,960 be acceptable by the Ghana Revenue Authority for any reason 1345 01:47:13,360 --> 01:47:18,760 to use his or her taxes to support the needs of the poor 1346 01:47:19,320 --> 01:47:23,480 and needing. Tithes should not be paid to the 1347 01:47:23,480 --> 01:47:29,360 districts of a person's hometown because the individual church 1348 01:47:29,360 --> 01:47:35,520 member has a moral and spiritual responsibility to his or her 1349 01:47:35,520 --> 01:47:39,440 local assembly. It is in the person's local 1350 01:47:39,440 --> 01:47:44,320 assembly that he or she gets spiritual guidance, care, 1351 01:47:44,320 --> 01:47:48,840 feeding and teaching. Tithes should not be paid to 1352 01:47:48,960 --> 01:47:53,600 another church or organization because the individual church 1353 01:47:53,600 --> 01:48:00,600 member has a moral and spiritual responsibility to his or her 1354 01:48:00,600 --> 01:48:04,800 local assembly. This place to let me comment 1355 01:48:04,800 --> 01:48:07,840 tomorrow. Maybe you are a member of this 1356 01:48:07,840 --> 01:48:11,360 church. And then this coming Sunday, we 1357 01:48:11,360 --> 01:48:17,840 are having a fundraising to maybe buy a bus or for a project 1358 01:48:18,760 --> 01:48:24,360 and then another person invites you or maybe the church in your 1359 01:48:24,360 --> 01:48:28,880 village or your town, they are also having a fundraising and 1360 01:48:28,880 --> 01:48:32,080 they invite you and they invite you. 1361 01:48:32,760 --> 01:48:35,720 When it happens like that. Brother Cornelius, what will you 1362 01:48:35,720 --> 01:48:39,320 do? You 2, you are one man. 1363 01:48:39,440 --> 01:48:42,480 Your offering is 1. What will you do? 1364 01:48:42,480 --> 01:48:44,960 Come and tell us. Why is that, Mike? 1365 01:48:47,240 --> 01:48:49,000 Oh please give him the mic for me. 1366 01:48:50,200 --> 01:48:55,920 Hi. In such a case, I think the best 1367 01:48:55,920 --> 01:49:00,840 thing to do is to. Contribute to your local church 1368 01:49:00,960 --> 01:49:04,960 and then also the 90% that's left of your income. 1369 01:49:04,960 --> 01:49:09,000 You can decide to allocate some portion to your church in the 1370 01:49:09,000 --> 01:49:12,720 village. Yes, any other person. 1371 01:49:19,160 --> 01:49:30,320 Any other person. So let me also add this time I'm 1372 01:49:30,320 --> 01:49:34,520 not talking about the tides though we are talking about what 1373 01:49:34,520 --> 01:49:38,120 I really says that I should not be paid to another church or 1374 01:49:38,120 --> 01:49:43,120 organization. Let's say this organization full 1375 01:49:43,120 --> 01:49:47,280 Gospel, full Gospel businessmen, they have India program. 1376 01:49:47,320 --> 01:49:51,360 They still brother said we are inviting you and then you go 1377 01:49:51,360 --> 01:49:57,000 there or any other organization and then they are having their 1378 01:49:57,000 --> 01:50:01,800 program and they are taking tights and you are you are 1379 01:50:01,800 --> 01:50:05,200 invited. When it happens like that, you 1380 01:50:05,200 --> 01:50:07,560 don't pay your tights there. That is what we are saying. 1381 01:50:07,640 --> 01:50:09,760 You pay your tights at the local assembly. 1382 01:50:10,160 --> 01:50:14,000 But from what our brother said, the other 90% you have out of it 1383 01:50:14,000 --> 01:50:19,080 you can give to supports. But this one, I'm talking about 1384 01:50:19,360 --> 01:50:21,360 a special offering in the local church. 1385 01:50:22,360 --> 01:50:26,400 We are having a program and then you are invited elsewhere and 1386 01:50:26,400 --> 01:50:29,520 then you leave your local church and you go elsewhere. 1387 01:50:29,960 --> 01:50:33,560 That is not the right thing to do Amen. 1388 01:50:35,120 --> 01:50:41,680 I hope you understand if we finish, maybe we'll give you 3 1389 01:50:41,680 --> 01:50:43,600 minutes for questions, then we'll end there. 1390 01:50:43,600 --> 01:50:49,880 But our time is far gone. Tides should be taking on a 1391 01:50:49,880 --> 01:50:54,080 person's gross salary and not the net. 1392 01:50:54,960 --> 01:51:00,560 The person is. The reason is that the taxes 1393 01:51:01,080 --> 01:51:06,720 that are taken from the person's salary constitute a financial 1394 01:51:06,720 --> 01:51:13,040 obligation or he obligation he or she owes to the states. 1395 01:51:13,640 --> 01:51:19,040 It is from these taxes that the state provides security and 1396 01:51:19,120 --> 01:51:23,200 other social amenities to the cities. 1397 01:51:23,360 --> 01:51:30,440 Cities, citizenry, church leaders and money counters are 1398 01:51:30,440 --> 01:51:38,040 to be careful not to misuse or misapply the tides of any 1399 01:51:38,320 --> 01:51:45,480 unapproved purpose because the Bible says we have an altar from 1400 01:51:45,480 --> 01:51:52,040 which those who minister at the Tabernacle have no right to eat. 1401 01:51:52,720 --> 01:51:56,640 Hebrews 13, verse 10. Church leaders and money 1402 01:51:56,640 --> 01:52:01,760 countries are expected to demonstrate a high sense of 1403 01:52:02,320 --> 01:52:08,640 faithfulness, integrity and integrity and transparency in 1404 01:52:08,640 --> 01:52:13,480 the handling of tithes and offerings Are men because of our 1405 01:52:13,480 --> 01:52:14,600 time? We want to end here. 1406 01:52:14,600 --> 01:52:18,000 We'll continue later. Maybe we want to dedicate 2 1407 01:52:18,000 --> 01:52:23,680 minutes for any question clarification, then we end. 1408 01:52:48,200 --> 01:52:52,240 Amen. Any question, right? 1409 01:52:52,520 --> 01:52:55,360 So if there is no question, Adam will pray for. 1410 01:52:58,480 --> 01:53:02,760 Us Father, Lord, we thank you this morning for the revelations 1411 01:53:02,760 --> 01:53:05,480 that you have revealed unto us about Titan. 1412 01:53:05,920 --> 01:53:09,040 We pray that Father we cannot do away without you. 1413 01:53:09,560 --> 01:53:12,280 Pray that Father you grant us the strength and the Greece to 1414 01:53:12,280 --> 01:53:17,200 tight well a lot of men a lot of people do not tight well read 1415 01:53:17,200 --> 01:53:21,040 our Father you help us to tight world and continue to guide us 1416 01:53:21,040 --> 01:53:23,720 in whatever that we do. We thank you Lord, in Jesus 1417 01:53:23,760 --> 01:53:25,720 scenario period Thanksgiving, Amen. 1418 01:53:28,080 --> 01:53:32,640 He said Amen. So we want to practicalize what 1419 01:53:32,640 --> 01:53:36,400 you've learned this morning, our brother Joshua, and that will 1420 01:53:36,400 --> 01:53:37,520 take us through tight Joshua.