GIVING • 奉獻

Giving our tithes and offerings reflects a grateful heart that wants to give back to God a portion of what He has given us; in reality, what is already His. This is our opportunity to show God that He is first in our lives. The Bible says, The purpose of offering is to teach us always to put God first in our lives (Deuteronomy 14:23). Offering is a reminder that God is the supplier of everything we have. It is also God’s personal invitation to an outpouring of his blessing in your life.

十一奉獻代表著我們對神的感謝之心,願意從神給我們的全部中返還給神一部分。事實上,神是一切的擁有者。十一奉獻讓我們有機會向神表達祂在我們的生命中是第一位的。聖經說,奉獻的目的是要讓我們知道神在生命中居於首位(《申命記》14:23)奉獻是提醒我們神是萬物的供給者,也是神向我們發出的個人邀請,祂要把祝福澆灌在我們的生命裡。

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Giving is a Reflection of our Heart:

Matthew 6:20-21 “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

What’s the most important thing to us? We see the way our culture encourages us to store up treasures on earth and exalts materialism. As Christ-followers, however, we are called to free ourselves from the bondage of material goods so that our resources are available for His purposes.

Giving is a Reflection of our Priorities:

In the book of Genesis, Cain and Abel brought an offering to the Lord. Abel brought the “firstborn of his flock,” while Cain brought “some of the fruits of the soil.” The Lord blessed Abel’s offering, but rejected Cain’s. God wants to be first in our lives.

Deuteronomy 26:1-2 “When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land and present them to the LORD your God.”

Giving is our Privilege:

The early church modeled for us what it means to give generously and joyfully so that more and more people could find their way back to God.

2 Corinthians 8:2-4 “Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.”

Giving is our Blessing:

God uses the tithe as an investment where everyone involved gets a return. If we are blessed beyond our needs, it is not for the purpose of living more lavishly but to bless others. The church and the kingdom of God are blessed, and yet God’s nature is to also bless the giver.

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.’”

奉獻反映我們的內心:

《馬太福音》6:20-21 “只要積攢財寶在天上,天上沒有蟲子咬,不能銹壞,也沒有賊挖窟窿來偷。因為你的財寶在哪裡,你的心也在哪裡。”

對我們來說,什麼是最重要的呢?我們的文化鼓勵我們積攢地上的財寶,崇尚物質。然而,作為基督的追隨者,我們被呼召從物質財富的捆綁中解放出來,把我們的所有用來實現神的旨意。

奉獻反映我們的優先:

在《創世紀》中,該隱和亞伯都拿了祭物獻給神,亞伯獻上“頭生的羊”,該隱獻上地裡出產的果蔬。神喜悅亞伯的奉獻,卻拒絕了該隱的。神要的是生命中居首位的。

《申命記》26:1-2 “你進去得了耶和華你神所賜你為業之地居住,就要從耶和華你神賜你的地上,將所收的各種初熟的土產取些來,盛在筐子裡,往耶和華你神所選擇要立為他名的居所去,”

奉獻是我們的特權:

早期教會為我們樹立了榜樣,他們非常慷慨而喜樂的奉獻使越來越多的人找到他們來到主前的方法。

《哥林多後書》8:2-4 “就是他們在患難中受大試煉的時候,仍有滿足的快樂;在極窮之間,還格外顯出他們樂捐的厚恩。我可以證明他們是按著力量,而且也過了力量,自己甘心樂意地捐助,再三地求我們,准他們在這供給聖徒的恩情上有分。”

奉獻是我們的福分:

神用十一奉獻作為投資,使所有奉獻者得到回報。如果我們的祝福超越我們的所需,不是為了要我們過奢侈的生活,而是要我們去祝福他人。教會和神的國度蒙福的同時,神要祝福那些奉獻者。

《瑪拉基書》3:10 “萬軍之耶和華說: “你們要將當納的十分之一全然送入倉庫,使我家有糧以此試試我是否為你們敞開天上的窗戶,傾福與你們,甚至無處可容。 ”