Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Malachi Challenge

As part of the message this past "Does Yur Giving Stop at Nothing?" I challenged followers of Christ who call New Season Church their church home to the Malachi Challange. Here is how it works.

In your Old Testament is a small book in the back called Malachi. Here is what it says in Malachi 3:10.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

God says- test me. He says bring the whole tithe to me and see if I will not bless you.

In the worship program on Sunday was a sheet for the Malachi Challenege. Here is the specific challenge in light of God's promises.
  • If you are not already doing so to tithe for the next three months- every Sunday, even making it up the next week if you are gone for a week.
  • New Season Church’s promise to you is that if you do not receive God’s promise of blessing in Malachi 3:10 we will refund your money, every penny, no questions asked.

You may need to pray about that commitment. If and when you are ready to take that challenge just fill out that Malachi Challenge sheet and put it in the offering basket. You start your three month period when you choose. You keep track. You recognize that God’s promise might not necessarily be financial blessings but in other ways as well and you test God. The church can offer such a challenge because of the promise of God’s word. What is God’s call on your heart?

To access the Malachi Challenge form online go here.

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