TITHES AND TAXES

Giving TITHES and OFFERINGS to God is 
important! It is an act of love, worship
 and obedience. 

Paying our Taxes, that’s also very important!
It is demanded of us.

Mark 12:17
Matthew 22:21  

Tax —– A sum of money DEMANDED by a 
government for its support or for specific 
facilities or services. 
A burdensome charge, obligation,
duty or demand.

Tithe—-a TENTH part of agricultural
produce or personal income set apart
as an offering to God or for works of 
mercy.
A Tenth part of our talents, gifts, money, 
and time given to God as a love offering
and act of obedience….. 

Offering—Something offered in WORSHIP
or DEVOTION to God….
A contribution given to the church or ministry. 
Anything offered as a gift. 

I have heard Christians say that tithing, 
giving offerings to God is not important….
that God understands their circumstances…..
that God does not require us to give
tithe and offerings to Him when we are 
struggling financially….

This is a lie from the pits of hell.
Christians from all walks of life and 
in every denomination have bought
into this lie.

Please read the passages below…..
Matthew 25:14-29 The Parable of the Talents
Offerings 
Mark 4:24
Luke 6:38

We think that God’s word is negotiable. 
But IT IS NOT! 
God’s word does not change, just because 
we don’t agree with what it says.
God is not impressed with our opinions, 
ideas or arguments. 
God is the same yesterday, today and 
forever. If God’s word is true and just…..
then we need to accept what it says and 
apply it to our daily life. 

If God required the Old Testament Church
to give a tithe and offerings to Him in an 
act of obedience and worship…..
Then what makes us think that God will not require 
the New Testament Church to do the same today.

I think that is pretty simple concept…..

Just as it is not negotiable to pay taxes.
I do not believe that paying our tithes and
offerings to our home church or ministries
should be negotiable either. I actually do 
not believe that it is negotiable with God, 
either….(that’s my opinion)…. 
The government is not understanding
nor forgiving for not paying taxes. 
If we do not pay the City, State, and Federal 
taxes we will be warned, audited, fined, and 
even jailed. They will even confiscate and 
sell belongings and properties to go towards 
the debt owed.   

God wants to bless us in all areas of our lives. 
But we MUST OBEY His Holy Anointed 
Words to receive His favor and blessings
on our lives. 

Yes God’s Mercies are renewed every single
morning.

Yes God’s Grace is sufficient to see us through
our daily lives. 

But God tells us, if we Love Him, we will 
keep His commands….

God tells us that we can test Him in one 
area, and one area alone….that is in our
finances…..when we give God what He 
requires, tithes and offerings…….God will
reveal His miracle workings in our personal
life and the lives of our loved ones. God will
bless us with His Holy Favor in every way…..
But I must stress…..
God is looking for sold out, obedient followers
that are seeking righteousness, not just money
and material things.  

I challenge you to seek out what God’s 
Word says about tithing, offerings and 
giving to Him sacrificially. 
If you do not know how to research this out…
then please let me know, and I will be happy 
to help you….a great study tool that is free and 
online is…..  
www.blueletterbible.com
there are many study resources on this site….
I use it daily. I even have the app on my iPhone. 

It is my experience that You can not out
give God in any area of life. 

Giving of one’s finances in obedience to God 
is a great way to break the chains of poverty
in one’s life and family. 

Going into offerings and sacrificial offerings
is a sure fire way to stop poverty in your life! 

2 Kings 4:1-7 The Widows Oil
Is a perfect example of obedience
and God’s instant favor and blessings.

1 Kings 17:10-16 The Widow with the Flour and Oil
Listen, Obey, Act, Trust, Believe…..and 
supernatural abundance will overflow in your life. 

DO NOT DOUBT GOD’S PROMISES FOR YOUR LIFE. 

Dear ones…God’s promises are for each of His children
today, just as they were for His children of old. 

God is the same yesterday, today and forever…..
God is no respecter of persons…..

However, God is a Just God
God is a Righteous God…..
God is a Judgement God….
God is a Faithful God…..
God is a Merciful God…
God is a Gracious God….
God is a Generous God….
God is a Loving God….

Matthew 6:33
paraphrased…..
God tells us to Seek FIRST His RIGHTEOUSNESS, 
His Holiness, His Perfect Will for our Lives….
and THEN all other things we need will be added to us…

Let me share a personal testimony with you today……

In the early ’90’s, my ex-husband and I were having some
pretty bad financial difficulties. We had started going to 
church and we fell in love with Jesus! 

The pastor began to do a teaching series on finances. 
He taught about tithes, offerings, sacrificial offerings
and Alms (offerings that no one knows about except 
you and God)…..

I could not believe that God wanted to bless ALL His 
kids with financial favor and blessings in all areas of 
our lives. 

I listened to every word that the pastor preached on 
that subject. 
I took notes….I went home and I studied it out for 
myself. I was SOLD on these amazing promises 
from our Lord. 

I had been a stay at home mom most of the time and I needed
to get a job. My husband and I also needed a new vehicle. 
We were living paycheck to paycheck and still not able to 
pay all our bills. 

Our oldest daughter had severe asthma….
and her meds were not cheep…
My ex-husband and I both had medical issues
as well…..
we did not have any health insurance…
so bills were stacking up…..
my husband worked with his family in the
family owned business and we did not have any
benefits at that time. 

So we began to pay our tithes, and we started giving
offerings…even sacrificial offerings…..
We both volunteered at the church as much as we could.
Dusty mowed the Lawn, did the landscaping, drove the 
church van, did all kinds of stuff from sweeping to changing
light bulbs….he was also an usher and helped with the security
team when we had visiting pastors, evangelists and specialty
ministries (like the Power Team or the drama ministry 
Judgement Morning)……
I worked in the clothes and food closet, taught children’s
Sunday school class, did a clown ministry, cleaned toilets,
worked in the children’s nursery, helped with the weekly
bulletins and monthly newsletters, did makeup for the 
church‘s drama team…etc..

We were sold out to do what God called us to do….and 
that is to give of ourselves and of our money. 

The pastor prayed for Dusty and I….our family’s health, 
our family’s finances, a job for me and a raise in 
salary for Dusty and for a new vehicle…

Within a month’s period….after we began paying our 
tithes, and giving of ourselves and extra money as 
offerings…..the blessings began to pour all over us….

Our daughter literally stopped having asthma attacks!
Both girls grades got better. 
There was less rebellion in them.
My ex-husband’s dad gave him a really good raise.
A few months later, Dusty’s dad decided that each 
one of them needed new vehicles…so they leased new
pick up trucks for both Dusty and his dad.
Shortly after that I was hired at a local Blood Bank
to pick up and deliver blood products to hospitals. 
I received 3 raises within a year’s time, including 
a promotion to an office position with a higher pay
rate, benefits and bonuses. 
Within a year’s time we purchased a new car for 
our family. 
We were no longer living from paycheck to paycheck. 

Dusty and I continued to volunteer at the church and we
continued to pay tithes and offerings for many years. 

When God’s children read, study, listen, trust, obey
and believe His Holy Promises….then our lives 
will turn around, for the better. 

Now I must say this…..

God does allow us to be tested and tempted daily. 
Sometimes bad things happen to good people…who 
are doing all they are told to do by God’s word….

But make no mistake….God watches and observes
what condition our heart is in….He wants to see 
what we have faith in…Him or money…..abundant
blessings or Jesus….

Test God for yourself in this area. 
God is faithful to His faithful followers. 
If You ask and do not doubt, God will
hear you. 
If you are obedient and faithful in Your
walk with God…in your giving to God…
God will shower you with His Holy
Favor in all areas of your life. 

He wants us to be faithful in all areas of 
service to Him. 
If we are faithful with the little things He
gives us to do, then God will bless us with 
more important things to do for His Kingdom. 
If we are faithful with our pennies…then
God will bless us with dollars…..
Do you get the picture 😀 

Glory be to God! 
He truly loves us and wants His 
children to be blessed in all areas 
of our lives physically, mentally, 
emotionally, financially and most 
of all spiritually!! ;D 

Evg. Sherrill McDonald 

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Matthew 22:21 b  KJV

“…..Then saith He unto them, 
Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which are Caesar’s;
and unto God the things that 
are God’s.”

Matthew 22:21 b NIV

“….then He said to them, 
So give back to Caesar 
what is Caesar’s, and to 
God what is God’s.” 

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Mark 12:17 KJV

“Then Jesus answering said unto
them, Render to Caesar the 
things that are Caesar’s, and to
God the things that are God’s.
And they marvelled at him.” 

Mark 12:17 NIV

“Then Jesus said to them, 
Give back to Caesar what is 
Caesar’s and to God what is 
God’s. And they were 
amazed at Him.” 

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Leviticus 27:30, 32 KJV

“And all the tithe of the land, 
whether of the seed of the land, or
of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s;
it is holy unto the Lord.”

And concerning the tithe of the herd,
or of the flock, even of whatsoever
passeth under the rod, the tenth
shall be holy unto the Lord.” 

Leviticus 2:30, 32 NIV

“A tithe of everything from the 
land, whether grain from the 
soil or fruit from the trees, 
belongs to the Lord; it is Holy
to the Lord.” 

“Every tithe of the herd and 
flock—every tenth animal
that passes under the 
shepherd’s rod—will be
Holy to the Lord.” 

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Deuteronomy 14:22 KJV

“Thou shalt truly tithe all the
increase of thy seed, that the 
field bringeth forth year by 
year.”

Deuteronomy 14:22 NIV

“Be sure to set aside a 
tenth of all that your
fields produce each 
year.” 

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Malachi 3:10 KJV

“Bring ye all the tithes into 
the storehouse, that there
may be meat in Mine house, 
and prove me now herewith, 
saith the Lord of Hosts, if I 
will not open you the windows 
of heaven, and pour 
you out a blessing, that there 
shall not be room enough
to receive it.” 

Malachi 3:10 NIV

“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.”

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Dearest Heavenly Father; 

Lord, I come to You with a humbled 
heart and spirit. 

Lord, I ask that You forgive me 
for any act of disobedience I may
have committed against You.

Lord, I ask that You forgive me
for any rebellion I have allowed 
to manifest in my life. 

Lord, I ask that You purge me 
of any unholiness and unrighteousness
that I have allowed to penetrate my soul. 

Lord, purge me of any darkness that 
I have allowed to take root in my 
heart, mind, and spirit. 

Father, I ask that You teach me how
to yield to the Holy Spirit’s direction, 
corrections and wisdom for my life.

Holy Father, fill me with Your Holy 
Spirit’s Fire. 

Father, fill me with Holy desire to 
see souls saved. 

Father, fill me with Holy desire to 
yield to Your direction for my life. 

Father, fill me with Holy desire to 
be a warrior for You. 

Father, fill me with Holy desire 
to look past myself, my circumstances, 
and disadvantages….and see the truth
of the Power of the Holy Spirit’s Fire! 

Have Your way today in my life, Holy
Father.

I surrender my Soul 
(my mind, my will, my emotions)
to You, Holy Spirit….

I surrender my Spirit to 
You, Holy Spirit…..

I surrender my Heart to
You, Holy Spirit….

I surrender my Body to 
You, Holy Spirit….

I surrender my Gifts and Talents
to You, Holy Spirit…..

I surrender my family to You, 
Holy Spirit…..

I surrender my finances to You,
Holy Spirit…..

I surrender all I have to You, 
Holy God.

Fill me with overflowing Righteousness, 
Holy Wisdom and the desire to Yield
each and every moment of each and every
day to the Holy Spirit’s guidance. 

Thank You, God for hearing my heart 
today. 

In the Mighty and Powerful Name of Jesus
Christ I Pray…..amen and amen

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Lately the Lord has been talking to me about
His desire to flood His followers (His people
Jew and Gentile) with Holy Ghost Fire. 

The Lord has been explaining to me that
the reason there is no power in our churches
today, is because we are working in our 
natural abilities and not leaning on His 
Supernatural Gifts to do His Kingdom
work on this earth. 

There are very few Christian Churches that
are walking in His full favor. 

There are very few men and women that 
are praying constantly, seeking God’s 
perfect will for their own life. 

There are very few men and women 
ministers that are yielding to God’s 
Holy Spirit for His knowledge, 
understanding and Holy Wisdom to
lead their ministries into Supernatural 
victory and overflow favor. 

Jesus told us that if the world hated Him,
persecuted Him…then the world would 
hate us and persecute us……We are 
a pleasure seeking people…..We want 
blessings and favor from God without
yielding or obeying Him. 

We are ignoring Matthew 6:33 and many 
other key scriptures that is calling us to
righteousness. 

We want all the blessings and no suffering. 

How sad that is…..we go to church and we 
put on fake smiles and tell lies to one another
about how wonderful our lives are. 
When in reality, we are living our lives in
disobedience, full of pain, sorrow, and lies. 

And because we are doing these things….
we are helping to destroy God’s purpose for 
our own life and the lives of those around us.

God’s work is being destroyed, not by the enemies 
of God…but by God’s disobedient children!!!!!!!

God is calling His people to become 
warriors for righteousness! 

God is calling His people to Holiness!

God is calling His people to fight the 
good fight of faith!

God is calling His people to PRAYER!

God is calling His people to Obedience!

God is calling His people to Holy Righteousness!

God is calling Sold–out Believers to be 
a part of this Supernatural End–Time 
Harvest Work! 

God will Pour out His Holy Spirit onto 
each precious Soul that is willing to 
Yield and Obey His Holy Commands, 
Directions, Corrections, and Purpose.

God is very unhappy with the debates between
the so–called Christian Denominations….

He is dismayed at how His children are constantly
arguing about who is the most holy…who is the 
most correct in the interpretations of His Holy 
Word…..

God is very displeased with our arrogance 
and vanity. 

God is very displeased with the showmanship
of His people.

God is very dismayed at our disobedience! 

God is calling His People to RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!!!!!!!

God has been talking to me about this message
for about a year now. This message is being 
formed into a book titled…..

“God Is Calling His Children To Holy Ghost Fire
 and Holy Righteousness”  

I will be going into great detail in this new book on this 
subject matter. Make no mistake, I am not a Bible scholar!
But I am a sold–out yielded vessel, willing to do what God
is calling me to do. I will say what He lays on my heart, 
no matter what….

Each born again believer and follower of Jesus Christ 
should be willing to go where He leads, do what He tells us to do
 and to say what the Holy Spirit tells us to say……

God is willing to pour out His Holy Spirit unto all His 
children, Jew and Gentile…..but He is looking for 
sold out believers that truly love Him and trust Him. 

I hope that it will be a blessing to all who read it.

Evg. Sherrill McDonald 

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“How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays.
 The churches and missionary societies have so
 bound Him in red tape that they practically ask 
Him to sit in a corner while they do
 the work themselves.”

 Written By: C. T. Studd

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Joel 2:28-32 A  NIV

“And afterward, I will pour 
out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your old men will
dream dreams, your young 
men will see visions. 

Even on My servants, both
men and women, I will
pour out My Spirit in
those days.

I will show wonders in the
heavens and on the earth,
blood and fire and billows 
of smoke. 

The sun will be turned to 
darkness and the moon
to blood before the coming 
of the great and dreadful
day of the Lord.

And everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord will
be saved…..”

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Acts 2:17-21  NIV

“In the last days, God says, 
I will pour out My Spirit on
all people, Your sons and 
daughters will prophesy, 
your young men will see
visions, your old men will
dream dreams.

Even on My servants, both men
and women, I will pour out My
Spirit in those days, and they will 
prophesy. 

I will show wonders in the heavens
above and signs on the earth
below, blood and fire and billows 
of smoke. 

The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood before
the coming of the great and 
glorious day of the Lord. 

And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord
will be saved.” 

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Dearest Heavenly Father;

Lord, thank You for this revelation 
about the mass exodus of Your 
children. 

Lord, I ask that You send out Your
warriors to bring back the lost 
sheep.

Lord, I ask that You bless Your 
faithful servants with discernment
so that they may see the souls that 
are in need of special loving attention.

Lord, bless Your warriors with a 
spiritual insight to help them see
the pain in their fellow believers.

Lord, bless Your saints with a 
supernatural love and compassion
for those who have fallen into sin.

Lord, bless Your warriors with 
the insight and desire to intercede 
in prayer—stand in the gap for 
their fellow believers.

Lord, I ask that You bless each 
man, woman and child that have 
been born again, I ask that You
give each of them a supernatural
Love for one another. 

Lord, I know that it is not Your desire
for any to perish.

Lord, let the Holy Spirit fall down 
upon each of us….Lord, stop all 
believers from throwing away 
the ones who have fallen into sin.

Lord, convict Your children’s hearts
about ignoring those around them 
who are old, sick, lost, addicted, homeless,
hungry, and dying spiritually.

Father, let revival start with me….and spread
through the world….one soul at a time. 

I pray that all who meet me will see 
Jesus in stead of me, in all I do.

Father, thank You for hearing my 
heart tonight. 

Father, I praise Your holy name.

Father, I ask that You bless me 
with the ability to love the lost and hurting 
souls into Your Holy Kingdom through
the salvation of Jesus Christ.

In the Mighty and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ
I Pray….Amen and Amen

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“Present-day wickedness,
 apostasy and modern 
civilization cannot prevent
 revival.”

Written By: John R. Rice

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Well, God, I guess there is a 
lesson to be learned here….

I do not know what that lesson
is at this time…..

But I will praise You, through 
the pain….

I will worship You, through 
the lack…

I will surrender to Your will, 
no matter what it cost me….

Father, forgive me for any 
disobedience I may have 
been guilty of ….

Father, forgive me of any 
sin that I have not been 
aware of….

Father, have mercy on Your 
servant…..

Lord, I just want to serve You. 

Lord, I surrender all I have and 
all I am to You….

You are my only hope! 

You are my provider! 

You are my healer!

You are my deliverer!

You are my banner! 

You are my joy! 

You are the love of my life! 

I will not focus on the pain 
of what I see in the natural!

I will not focus on the lack 
that I have in the natural! 

I will not focus on the 
sadness of loss! 

Lord, I will focus my eyes,
ears, heart, soul and spirit 
on You, Holy Spirit! 

I will not lean on my own 
understanding….

But I will seek out Your 
Holy Wisdom in all my 
situation…

Father, hear Your servant’s 
cries for mercy, today. 

Father, honor the tears 
of pain and sorrow that 
have been shed…

Father, help me to over
come my enemy’s attacks….

Your word says…
Where does my help come from….
it comes from You, Lord….

Your word says…
no weapon formed against me 
shall prosper…

Your word says…
You will never leave me
nor forsake me….

Your word says…
if You are for me who
can be against me….

Your word says….
that I am made strong in 
my weaknesses through
Jesus Christ…..

Your word says that…..
I am victorious…..
more than a conqueror! 

Lord, I lay my life down 
at the foot of the cross 
and beg for mercy!!!!!!!!

ONLY YOU, LORD CAN 
RESCUE ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the Mighty and Powerful Name 
of Jesus Christ I Pray
Amen and Amen

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