God desires to bless us and we can expect to be blessed as we tithe. Now you should be able to begin to understand why morris mythology has become so appealing to multisite megachurch pastors with their huge monetary needs. A discussion about the first fruits could be a whole book by itself, but suffice it to say. Pastor robert morris speaking to his congregation about tithes. Another example of firstfruits in scripture can be found in the book of joshua. Unlocking the rewards of generous living, robert morris, lead senior pastor of gateway church, examines the true. Since it began in 2000, the church has grown to more than 36,000 active members. Lets take a look at what the bible says about tithing and how it applies to today. Based on the bestselling book the blessed life by pastor robert morris is his 52week devotional. The principles of tithing sermon by edward hardee, malachi. Robert morris enlisted help of a ghostwriter for his book. In this new, revised edition of the blessed lifefeaturing fresh stories, illustrations, and testimonialsrobert morris, founding senior pastor of gateway church, examines the true meaning of the blessed life. Following gods principles for financial stewardship, giving, and blessing will transform every area of your lifefrom your marriage to your health and finances.
Jesus is gods tithe by churchwatcher on january 29, 2015. In this 21day devotional based on his bestselling book the blessed life. Screenshot in his message, pastor robert morris, senior pastor at gateway church in dallas, texas, told his congregation that god has asked us to give our tithes and offerings not because he needs money to support his work, but because it gives him an opportunity to bless us. Since it began in 2000, the church has grown to more than 71,000 active attendees. Robert morris is the founding lead senior pastor of gateway church, a multicampus church based out of the dallasfort worth metroplex. He is featured on the weekly television program the blessed life, reaching 100 million homes in the u. A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the lord. To teach people the proper attitude and view of tithing. Only in becoming outwardly focused on ministering to the needs of others can they experience real satisfaction and sense of purpose. But i want to say something to you that you may have never thought of. With humor, passion, and clarity, robert presents this truth on the pages of the blessed life. Gateway churchs first service was held on easter morning, april 23, 2000, at the hilton hotel in grapevine. Listen to pastor robert morris sermons pastor robert. My advice to anyone reading this book is to first study the bible and what it.
I will be referring to this video which features robert morris discussing his belief in demons in a sermon given to his church. The blessed life by robert morris is a book written from the christian perspective about the practice of giving. The reason god came up with the idea of tithing is not to support the work for his kingdom, he invented tithing for our benefit, as an opportunity to bless us, morris stressed. Gary north library ofcongress cataioginginpublicationdata north, gary. About pastor robert morris robert morris is the founding lead senior pastor of gateway church, a multicampus church based out of the dallasfort worth metroplex.
Pastor robert morris net worth, biography, family, wife. Last book of the old testament, malachi 3 and then 2 chronicles 31, well go over there in a moment. Excellent book, robert morris does an amazingly thorough job of walking us through giving and tithing themes in the bible. I need help researching gateway church in texas pastored. Official robert morris page pastor roberts staff assists him with social media. Robert morris is the founding senior pastor of gateway church, a multicampus congregation in dallasfort worth.
And i want to show you that tithing is scriptural and it is in gods word. You dont pay your bills and see if you have enough left over to tithe. Gateway church founding and senior pastor, robert morris gatewayi have just completed my latest book on the one new man between jew and gentile, which will be launched in 2018. Negativity is simply the devils language spoken by those who have his perspective.
Robert morris is the founding senior pastor of gateway church, a multicampus church in the dallasfort worth metroplex. Pastor tim ross speaks on the importance of living our lives in community. The enemy wants to keep you from discovering gods principles governing the financial. Robert holds a doctorate of literature, serves as chairman of the board of the kings university, and is the. Evangelicalism, gateway church dallas, pastor robert morris, sounds of fundamentalism, tithing this is the thirtyfifth installment in the sounds of fundamentalism series. And were going to go through a lot of scripture in this message. See god said, when you sheep has a lamb, give me the first one. Pastor robert morris teaching on tithing attacks the. In this sixsession, videobased study, bestselling author robert morris invites you to join him on a journey to find freedom from the slavery of sin. Robert morris caught redhanded stealing money from. It actually is very good and it is the only book on tithing which has had an impact on me. This book will transform your life for the better, bringing you guaranteed financial results.
Robert morris is the founding senior pastor of gateway church. He preys on the gullibility and vulnerability of those he is charged with shepherding. Pastor robert continues the more than words series by explain ing how gods word is the water of life. I used to try and find excuses for the robert morris of this world and now i just pray that god has more mercy on them then they have for the sheep they were supposed to tend to. This is a series that i would like readers to help me with. Here are ten of the current, most influential churches and ministries in our nation that teach tithing to their congregations. Hayford also said god asked morris if it would be all right for hayford to move the kings university to gateway church. I quit reading after the anecdote of the author looking into the tithing habits of his. He introduces beck as one who has a tremendous love for the lord, as if beck and christians worship the same god and for israel, as if thats the connecting bond. Robert morris is the founding senior pastor of gateway church, a multicampus church in the dallasfort worth area. When megapastor robert morris in the short video linked at the top of this post told his congregation that jesus is gods tithe, it appears to.
By on july 31, 2016 10 in the video below, robert morris is silencing anyone who wants to argue with him on the false tithing doctrine and claims that christians are thieves. For every robert morris, pushing the very widows and orphans the bible implores us to help into bankruptcy by threatening curses he made up and attributing them to god. Believers cannot be truly happy or at peace as long as they remain largely focused upon themselves and their own needs, wants, and hurts. Megapastor wrongly teaches that jesus is gods tithe.
I first got ahold of the power of tithing from our first fruits from chapter 2 of robert morris the blessed life. Unlocking the rewards of generous living, robert morris, lead senior. I am so grateful for the book the blessed life by robert morris. Thus we pastors do them a great disservice if we allow people to continue to see themselves. Too often, greed and materialism can choke out the true spirit of generosity found only in christ. Just know that the central fable of tbl by wf preacher robert morris is that our personal finances are under the curse of god until we redeem them by tithing to him. This summer bring a friend, family member, or coworker to gateway church for three evangelisticfocused weekends. The tithe was never given first and the tithe was never the same thing as firstfruits in the bible. Defining and exploring practices like tithing, spontaneous giving, and radically generous giving, this book combines biblical references with stories of personal. God gave jesus first, in faith, even when we were sinners. Then he read verses 9 and 10, which state, you are under a curse your whole nation because you are robbing me. Home gateway church robert morris caught redhanded stealing money from congregation. Defining and exploring practices like tithing, spontaneous giving, and. Tithing and the first fruits luke fourteen thirty three.
Megapastor wrongly teaches that jesus is gods tithe tims. Morris talks of the biblical principle of first fruits that is every thing that is first, the first part of the harvest, the first born animals and the first born humans are dedicated to the lord. He does so for shameful gain despite the bible admonishing he should not. Robert morris bases his ministry around the concept of the blessed life, a book that he wrote rampant rumors of a ghostwriter pertaining to, well, tithing and not much else. It is the first part of his series called free indeed. Our practice as a leadership team at the fathers house is to the study the scriptures, as well as follow the examples of great church leaders. This is the second in a fourweek series covering the book, the blessed life. Robert morris caught redhanded stealing money from congregation. Robert morris 74 beyond blessed 8 the blessed life 5 the blessed church 3 elevate. In it, morris outlines his take on what the bible has to say about the role of generosity. Pastor robert morris teaching on tithing attacks the cross of christ. Pastor robert morris began to plan a biblebased, evangelistic church in southlake, texas on september 16, 1999. When megapastor robert morris in the short video linked at the top of this post told his congregation that jesus is gods tithe, it appears to have been an effort to get his listeners to decide that if god tithed jesus to the church then the least the people of god can do is tithe 10% of their income to the church too. With the leadership of pastor robert morris, gateway church ministries paves the way toward the kingdom of god.
The purpose of pastor robert morris ministries is to share gods word throughout the world and help people become followers of jesus christ and develop an intimate relationship with god. In the most important message of the blessed life series his words, morris says jesus is gods tithe and invites his congregation to sell stuff to give to the church. Pastor robert morris ministries is a halfhour television program featuring insightful teaching from pastor robert morris and dynamic worship with the gateway worship. Morris had some interesting points on tithing that i havent heard suggested before. You asked what we think about robert morris, so i answered. Many christians wonder if the tithing is commanded in the bible as an old testament or new testament teaching. A biblical rebuttal of the blessed life by robert morris. Embark on the journey of divine consequence and become a blessed in god. Robert morris of gateway church recently claimed the following. I am just giving you my perspective from someone who tithes and was under a curse myself when i didnt believe, and a perspective from someone who has been blessed by his teachings.
Tithing in the new testament what does the bible say. Pastor robert morris dont rob god watch us live this weekend at watch. Robert morris caught redhanded stealing money from congregation by churchwatcher on july 31, 2016 10. The blessed life by robert morris is a book written from the christian perspective. With humor, passion, and clarity, pastor and bestselling author robert morris. His popular teaching and ministry program airs on tbn. He also serves as chancellor of the kings university in dallas, and is the author of several bestselling books, including the blessed life, the god i never knew, truly free, frequency, and take the day off. Morris is a false teacher and one of the more loathsome kind. In it, morris outlines his take on what the bible has to say about the role of generosity in a persons life. Tithing in the bible what does the new testament say.
Morris, while introducing his new book on tithing a blessed life, is ok with having a mormon this is a cult in his church to speak. He is the bestselling author of 14 books, including the blessed life, the god. After stumbling on pastors message on tv, i heard about this book and was so moved that i got it. Even when he speaks truth, he speaks it by faith, because he sees what can happen.
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