GIVING Thank you for your generous spirit

TITHES & OFFERINGS

> TITHES

Tithing is the practice of giving 10% of your increase to the Lord. Thus, if you were a rancher and you grew by 100 cattle, you would give 10 of them to the Lord. If you collected 100 bushels of grain, you would give 10 of them to the Lord. In this modern era, if you earn $1,000, you bring $100 of it to the Lord.

The idea is when you give God 10%, He’ll supernaturally bless you, and you’ll be able to do more with your 90% than you ever would with 100% of your income. He also promises supernatural protection of your finances in addition to increase and blessing (Mal 3). Tithing is a pledge of trust. I heard one pastor say, “Tithing is merely a way of saying to God, ‘I want you to be my business partner.’”

God says in Malachi 3:10-11 (NLT), “‘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. 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.” In other words, God will give us divine provision and protection that would not otherwise be humanly possible.

>OFFERINGS

When we give over and above our tithe, we do so as an offering. The Bible refers to tithes and offerings. Generally in scripture, tithing went to the local storehouse (the church), and offerings went to “the rest.” 

LEGACY OFFERING

One of the biggest miracles our church has ever experienced was purchasing 17.2 acres of land in the heart of Gainesville at 7721 Old Carolina Road (across from Wegman’s, fronting route 29). This land will allow us to build a 50,000 sq. ft. building that will facilitate our mission of leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus. This building will have state-of-the-art kids and youth spaces, a beautiful 1,000 seat auditorium, and the ability to facilitate missions and outreach initiatives that will impact the community around us.

Every year, everyone who calls Love Church home has the opportunity to give towards Legacy Offering. Email finance@welovechurch.com with questions. 

If you have questions about tithing – from the biblical history of tithing to why we believe in the tithe, Pastor Josh wrote A Beginners Guide to Giving to God’s House as a resource for you.