Benefits of making a

COVENANT with God

to TITHE.
Malachi 3:6-12
 Malachi 3:6-12  (NIV)
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 
“I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are
not destroyed. 
7 
Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from
my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return
to you,” says the LORD Almighty.
“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’
8 
“Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.
“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
 “In tithes and offerings.
 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are
robbing me. 
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 there will not be room enough to store it.
11 
I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in
your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says
the LORD Almighty. 
12 
“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a
delightful land,” says the LORD Almighty.
I. WHEN YOU TITHE,
GOD BECOMES YOUR
PROVIDER.  
 Malachi 3:10
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.  (NIV)
Do you know where tithing originated?  Tithing began
before the Old Testament law. 
Did you know that Abraham in Genesis 14:20 is the first one
mentioned in the Bible to give a tenth as a tithe?  That was
over 400 hundred years before the Old Testament law was
given. 
Abraham in the dispensation of Grace discovered that God
was an abundant provider and tithed.  Abraham came to
know God, not by the name God, but as JEHOVAH-JIREH,
meaning "the Lord provides." 
GOD is bigger than your needs.  Stop
looking at what you can't do and start
looking at what God can do through you.
II. WHEN YOU TITHE, GOD
BECOMES YOUR PROTECTOR.
 Malachi 3:11
11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and
the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says
the LORD Almighty. (NIV)
 Malachi 3:11
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and
he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither
shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the
field, saith the LORD of hosts. (KJV)
 III. WHEN YOU TITHE, YOU
BECOME A PARTICIPANT WITH
GOD. 
 Malachi 3:8
8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. 
"But you ask, `How do we rob you?'  "In
tithes and offerings. (NIV)
 The third benefit of tithing is that you stop being
a spectator and become a participant.  You will
not feel a part of a church until you become a
participant by giving of your finances and time. 
No matter how good the sermons are, no matter
how good the fellowship is, your church will not
become fully alive for you and impact your life
until you pay the price.  When you withhold your
tithes, you rob God and hurt yourself.
 THOSE WHO GIVE NOTHING,
GET NOTHING. 
THOSE WHO GIVE SOMETHING,
GET SOMETHING. 
THOSE WHO GIVE MUCH,
GET MUCH
IV. WHEN YOU TITHE,
YOU QUALIFY FOR
GOD'S PROMISES.
 The fourth benefit of tithing is that there are
special promises in the Bible

 PROVERBS 3:9-10
9  Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of
all your crops; 10  then your barns will be filled to
overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
(NIV)
 Luke 6:38
38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure,
pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be
poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will
be measured to you." (NIV)
Can you trust what the Bible says about
salvation? 

Can you trust what the Bible says about

the second coming of Jesus Christ to
rapture His church?
Can you trust the Bible in what it says
about forgiveness of sin?
Can you trust the Bible what it says
about finances
2 Corinthians 9:8-11
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that
in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will
abound in every good work. 
9 As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the
poor; his righteousness endures forever.“
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food will also supply and increase your store of seed and
will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 
11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be
generous on every occasion, and through us your
generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. (NIV)
V. WHEN YOU TITHE,
YOU LEARN THAT
TITHING PAYS.