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Heart for the Harvest

Discover the importance of giving a portion of your unexpected gifts to the Lord's work. Explore the battle for our goods, the defense against the enemy, and the designation of Christ as our highest authority. Experience deliverance from selfishness and embrace the power of generosity.

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Heart for the Harvest

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  1. Heart for the Harvest “A Tithe of All” Genesis 14:17-24

  2. If you were given an unexpected gift of money, what is your first instinct? • Would you find a place to spend it? • Would you pay a debt? • Would you give a portion to the Lord’s work? • Would you save it?

  3. I. There is a Deliberate Battle from without for all our goods:(vs.11,12) A.    The Battle over governments: B.    The Intrusion of governments into private lives: C.    The “kidnapping” of people and resources from the private sector:

  4. II. There is a Defense against the enemy: (vs.13-15) A.    Defend by a readiness for warfare: (vs.14) B.    Defend by a strategy for battle: (vs.15) C. Defend by a focus on people: (vs.16)

  5. III.There is a Designation of Christ as Your Highest Authority: (vs.18-20) Melchizedek – a type of Christ; a King/Priest Hebrews 7:3-10 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, Psalm 110:4 "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

  6. III.There is a Designation of Christ as Your Highest Authority: (vs.18-20) A.    Abram submits to the authority of the King/Priest: (vs.18a) B.    Abram submits to the Most High God C.    Abram receives a blessing for his heart direction: (vs.19) D .    Abram in response blesses the Most High God: E.     Abram recognizes his deliverance is from God Most High: (vs.20)

  7. IV. There is a Determination to give a portion to the Most High God: (vs.20b) A.    He designated it on his own free will: B.    He designated it to the King/Priest – Melchizedek C.    He designated a specific amount: “a tithe of all”

  8. V. There is a Deliverance from Selfishness: (vs.21-24) A.    He surrenders His “rights” to the possessions for Himself: B.    He portions the remaining treasure to the men who served with him:

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