The purpose of the tithe is to finance the work of the Lord.
We have always been able to be financially self-sufficient.
And praise the Lord for that.
Because when we started, Pastor Menes was completely willing
to pay for everything from the church,
but every pacer that has ever been paid from the church rent
has been paid because of the tithes of the people.
We started in Bayview where we didn't have a monthly rent,
but the tithes came in and then people visited and sent money.
I'm shocked.
We're able to buy air conditioning units.
I didn't think we were going to be able to buy that.
And now it's like after five years, it's like we have all these ministries,
missions trips, and these things cost money.
We're able to buy a church lot.
We've been saving up for this purpose because we figured God would bless, we'd grow.
And of course, you look at this room, we need more space.
And praise the Lord for that.
But here's what I'm saying.
Tithes were necessary to finance the work of the Lord before the resurrection of Jesus.
Guess what is still necessary to finance the work of the Lord
after the resurrection of Jesus?
The tithe.