Joe Sugg

@aschwags3 GA

This quarter, I’ve closed multiple $1M+ without a slide deck. I’m using a single AI tool. Today, I want to share it, free. After signing, a prospect asked me how we created the site. They were so wow-ed they wanted it for their own clients. Here’s what floored them: it took a single designer 5 minutes to prompt and launch. The AI chains together 6 key parts of our sales process, turning a 18-page deck into a single, personalized website. When they asked, I gave them this template and workflow. Now I want to share it for free: Follow me + comment “GA” and I’ll DM it.

@EbianTheDog @DisgracedProp Yes, there is a lot of push back on the Amphitheater noise from a few very loud neighbors on Nextdoor.

You don’t hate Colorado enough

@unusual_whales The dirty secret is that 70% of Realtors sell fewer than 5 homes every year.

Over 70% of licensed Realtors didn’t sell a single home last year, per NAR

@VladTheInflator The people in green will expire and hand it down to the red. The people in red will sell them at a discount and reset the market or hold on and rent them out. Historically, most are liquidated.

Just so I understand, all the people in the green are going to sell all their 10x overpriced "assets" to the group in the red...... Is that correct?

@DallasAptGP Great breakdown on how Opportunity Zone Investing works and love the combination with a Cost Segregation study.

We just built an $18.5M apartment complex in Dallas. In 10 years, we will sell it. The federal tax bill will be $0. Even better: The IRS will permanently forgive $5M in tax deductions we took along the way. This is the single most powerful deal the IRS can offer a real estate investor without dying. Here is how we did it. The strategy is called Opportunity Zone investing. It sounds complex. It is not. You follow three steps: • Take a capital gain (from stocks, a business sale, or crypto). • Invest that gain into a designated “Opportunity Zone.” • Improve the property. If you follow the rules and hold for 10 years, the federal government grants you tax immunity on the backend. But the real magic happens when you combine this with a Cost Segregation Study. This is the “Super Move.” Let’s look at the numbers on our Dallas project. We raised $8M from investors. We borrowed $10.5M from a local bank. We built 75 units. Total cost: $18.5M. Now we depreciate the asset. In a standard deal, you depreciate the building over 27.5 years. You get a small tax deduction every year. It is slow. It is boring. We don’t do slow. We hire an engineering firm to perform a Cost Segregation Study. They walk the building. They identify components that do not last 27.5 years. Flooring. Lighting. Cabinets. Landscaping. The tax code allows us to write these items off immediately. On this project, the engineering study unlocks about $5M in “bonus depreciation.” That is a $5M paper loss this year. Our investors use this loss to offset other passive income. It crushes their tax bill today. In a normal real estate deal, this comes back to bite you. It is called “Depreciation Recapture.” When you sell a standard building, the IRS looks at all those deductions you took. They say, “You wrote this off, but you made money.” They tax that $5M at up to 25%. Unless you are in an Opportunity Zone. The OZ rules change the math. If you hold an OZ asset for 10 years, your cost basis steps up to fair market value when you sell. That means two things: • You pay $0 Capital Gains Tax on the profit. • You pay $0 Depreciation Recapture tax. That $5M in deductions? It was a gift. You never pay it back. You got the tax break upfront. You kept the cash flow in the middle. You keep all the profit at the end. This is not a loophole. It is a congressional incentive. The government wants housing built in these zones. They offer tax-free profits to get it. We take the deal every time.

Content without Context causes chaos. 1: Jesus literally NEVER staged a protest in the temple. The story referenced of “flipping some tables… and drove out the folks pretending to be holy” is being presented out of context. To fully understand the text and the context requires actually studying scripture rather than trying to take a sound bite to push an agenda. The accounts can be found in Matthew, Luke, and John biblegateway.com/passage/?searc… In these passages, Jesus arrived on the Temple grounds and found merchants selling doves etc., These verses and accounts do not specifically address the context but Jesus does reference that the house of the Lord is a house of prayer rather than a place of business or den of thieves depending on the account. Culturally, when the Children of Israel would travel to the temple from their lands to give their Tithes, Offerings, and make sacrifices they would often sell what they had near their home for money and then repurchase them in the market close to the storehouse or temple. Somewhere along the way, business minded people determined that it was a good idea to just set up vendors in the outer courtyard of the temple (the parking lot). The passage doesn’t say specifically, but scripture references the heart needing to be in the right place and with Jesus’ reference to the merchants turning the temple into a business center rather than a house of worship … the heart appears to be to manipulate and rob people coming to worship. The original post makes it out like Jesus was setting up a protest in the temple to justify people disrupting a church worship service. This is a misunderstanding of the context of scripture if I were to be kind in my assessment of their intent… but more likely their interpretation is a manipulation of scripture to misguide. 2: Pam Bondi never said the quote attributed to her in the meme and Fox News did not create the graphic / meme. This is a complete fabrication intended to create division and stupid comments on every side of the issue. If you are reading this, dig deeper into what is right on hot topics rather than looking for “news” misinformation or social media posts that make you feel like you are right. Get clarity even when the truth conflicts with your beliefs because a confused mind is easy to control and you deserve better.

Jesus literally staged a protest IN THE TEMPLE. Flipped some tables… and drove out the folks pretending to be holy. It seems pretty clear that one of the most offensive things to God is when people use religion to cover up their greed and bigotry. Rebuke it. In the name of Jesus.

I had a great time speaking last weekend at the @csuitenetwork event. @JeffreyHayzlett and his team are complete class acts. I look forward to future opportunities to work together. Thank you @pilotspeaker for the connection.

This was a powerful weekend with incredible thought leaders from around the world. Thank you @JeffreyHayzlett for your leadership!

This story really needs to be understood in a deeper way. The economic impact to the Kingdom through tithe teaching and other financial teaching in the church is catastrophic. We have created a system that does not empower the people God has positioned with tremendous provision for the Kingdom while simultaneously not serving the ministries or ministers. After spending the past 25 years pursuing Kingdom finance… the unfortunate reality is that more pastors would rather argue their traditional position to prove they are right than there are pastors who genuinely want to know what’s right.

Tithes and Cheerful Giving I read through the comment section of the post I shared on tithing yesterday, and it became clear that many still have little idea what the Bible actually says on this subject. Much of the confusion comes from blending covenants, flattening Scripture, and turning a redemptive story into a financial rule. The tithe in the Old Testament was not ten percent of money Under the Mosaic Law, the tithe was NOT a simple ten percent, and it was NOT PRIMARILY MONEY. It was agricultural produce tied to the land of Israel. God commanded Israel to give a tithe of grain, wine, oil, and livestock because Israel was a theocratic nation living in a land God directly governed (Leviticus 27:30–34; Deuteronomy 14:22–29). When all the required tithes are added together, Israel gave far more than ten percent. There was the Levitical tithe (Numbers 18:21), the festival tithe (Deuteronomy 14:23), and the poor tithe every third year (Deuteronomy 14:28–29). Altogether, it amounted to well over TWENTY THREE PERCENT annually. This was A NATIONAL TAXATION SYSTEM, not a voluntary offering. Abraham and Joshua Yes, Abraham gave ten percent to Melchizedek (Genesis 14:20). But note carefully what the text says and does not say. Abraham gave ONCE, from the spoils of war, voluntarily. THERE IS NO COMMAND, NO REPETITION, NO INSTRUCTION TO HIS DESCENDANTS TO DO THE SAME. Scripture describes the act; it does not prescribe it. Jacob’s vow in Genesis 28:22 is similar. It was conditional and personal, not a command laid on God’s people. These passages show generosity, not legislation. The tithe was made mandatory only under the Law The tithe becomes a command only when God forms Israel as a covenant nation with a priesthood, temple, and land inheritance. The tithe supported the Levites, who had no land inheritance (Numbers 18:24). It was never designed as a universal rule for all believers in all times. This is why Malachi 3:8 cannot be lifted out of its context and aimed at the church. Malachi is addressing Israel under the Old Covenant, specifically the priests who were corrupting temple worship. To threaten Christians with “robbing God” language is to ignore covenant boundaries. The New Testament shifts the entire framework When we come to the New Testament, something radical happens. The tithe is never commanded of the church. Not once. Instead, we see a DEEPER, more DEMANDING vision of giving. In Acts, believers sold ALL their property and possessions and laid the proceeds at the apostles’ feet (Acts 2:44–45; Acts 4:34–35). This was not ten percent. IT WAS EVERYTHING. It was sacrificial, voluntary, and driven by love, not law. Paul makes this explicit. “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). Giving under compulsion belongs to the Law. Cheerful giving belongs to grace. Grace demands more than the tithe, not less Here is the part many miss. The New Testament does not lower the standard. IT RAISES IT. God has not given us a percentage. He has given Himself. “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). That price was THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. Under the gospel, God does not ask for ten percent. HE CLAIMS ALL OF US. Our money, yes. But also, our time, our families, our homes, our energy, our gifts. “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1). That language would have shocked an Israelite living under the tithe system. THERE IS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THEOCRATIC TITHE AND NEW COVENANT GENEROSITY. The gospel frees us from percentages and binds us to love God does not need our money. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (Psalm 24:1). Giving under grace is a response, not a requirement. It is shaped by gratitude, not fear. “We love because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The same is true of giving. When Christ gives Himself fully, He does not negotiate percentages. HE LAYS CLAIM TO THE WHOLE PERSON. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor” (2 Corinthians 8:9). That kind of grace reshapes how we hold everything. This is why Paul never asks, how much must you give. He asks, what does love now require. “As he may prosper” (1 Corinthians 16:2). “According to what a person has, not according to what he does not have” (2 Corinthians 8:12). Grace trains the heart to loosen its grip, not to calculate minimums. So, giving is not about sustaining God’s work. God sustains His own work. Giving is about conforming us to Christ, breaking the power of greed, and teaching us to trust the God who “DID NOT SPARE HIS OWN SON BUT GAVE HIM UP FOR US ALL” (Romans 8:32). That is why New Covenant giving cannot be reduced to a tithe. It is worship. It is trust. It is love responding to Love. The tithe was a shadow. Christ is the substance. And once you see that, you stop asking, “How much do I have to give?” and start asking, “HOW CAN MY WHOLE LIFE HONOUR THE ONE WHO GAVE EVERYTHING FOR ME?”

@iamrjknight Well said… this is one of my greatest disappointments in church leadership circles. It instantly quenches the spirit.

This image was shared with me by a dear follower who sincerely asked whether this practice is biblically correct, so here is my response grounded in Scripture. This board is spiritual abuse, not biblical stewardship. It weaponizes Scripture, shames consciences, and rips Malachi 3:8 out of its covenantal context. 1. Malachi 3:8 is NOT addressed to the church Malachi is speaking to national Israel under the Mosaic Covenant. The priests were corrupt and the people were withholding the covenant tithe, which God had ordained to support the Levites and maintain the temple service. The tithe was not money given to pastors. It was agricultural produce for the support of Levites and care for the poor Deuteronomy 14:22–29. There is no temple, no Levitical priesthood, no land covenant today. To lift Malachi 3 and paste it onto the church is bad theology. 2. The New Testament NEVER commands tithing to the church Not once. Not to Gentiles. Not to believers. Not to churches. Instead, giving in the New Testament is: Voluntary “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion” 2 Corinthians 9:7 According to ability “They gave according to their means, and beyond their means” 2 Corinthians 8:3 Without coercion or threat “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:17 A “Non-Tithers Board” is compulsion, public shaming, and fear-based control. That alone disqualifies it as Christian. 3. Jesus condemned religious leaders who used money to burden people Jesus rebuked the Pharisees not for failing to collect money, but for devouring widows’ houses under religious pretense Mark 12:40. This board does exactly that. It pressures the weak. It shames the poor. It intimidates consciences. James warns churches explicitly against this kind of partiality and public humiliation James 2:1–6. 4. Giving is an act of worship, not a membership tax In the New Testament, giving flows from grace, not fear. “You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ… though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor” 2 Corinthians 8:9. You do not motivate grace with threats. You do not produce generosity with intimidation. You do not measure faithfulness with a ledger. 5. God is not robbed by His redeemed children God does not need your money. “The cattle on a thousand hills are Mine” Psalm 50:10. He owns all things. The cross settled the debt. The church is not a tax office. If a church must shame people publicly to fund itself, it has already confessed its lack of trust in God.

@DannyPhantom24 That’s really amazing that Dak didn’t even get a vote.

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@Biblicalman What’s your definition of charity? Content without context creates confusion. Separate note, I’m sorry you had that experience. There are definitely some that hide there judgement behind a banner of “justice”…

Charity is first and everything else is second and when you reverse this order you become doctrinal and empty and your doctrine starts solving problems that should be carried and judging burdens that should be lifted and you turn a prayer request into a trial and a sick baby into an argument and you call it discernment because “discernment” sounds holy while cruelty feels justified. A man without charity but with correct words is a machine that cannot be turned off and he will be right about everything while he kills everything living around him and his correctness spreads and it makes the church more correct and more dead. “Though I…understand all mysteries…and have not charity, I am nothing.” (1 Cor. 13:2 KJV)

@dalepartridge Horrible advice that will hurts a lot of people when followed.

The vast majority of Protestant Christians have never submitted to the elders of a local church. They simply go to the church that affirms what they already believe. If their beliefs change, they leave for another church that matches those beliefs. It’s an endless cycle of insubordinate and self-centered Christianity. My advice: 1. Study the historic confessions of the Protestant Church—The Augsburg, The Thirty-Nine Articles, the Westminster, or the Three Forms of Unity. 2. Find a fruitful church that holds to one or more of these confessions and stay there for life (as long as they do not stray from their confession).

@ryanburge @NancyRPearcey That’s interesting data… it’s going to get worse if churches continue to follow tradition rather than sound theology based on scripture in context. The disillusionment created by pastors not speaking truth is real for many.

Something happened in 2018 that made zero headlines: The share of Americans who reported never attending religious services exceeded the share who reported weekly attendance. In 1972, 41% of Americans attended weekly while 9% never attended. In 2024, it was 26% vs 29%.

More broken people teaching broken theology that keep the Kingdom broke… but just out of curiosity which tithe do you prescribe to? If you were to be honest with your messaging then there would be 3 “Tithes”. The levitical tithe would go to the Levites storehouse and then a tenth of that would go to the tabernacle… which no longer exists… The Festival Tithe would come annually for the gathering of the Children of Israel… The Poor Tithe every three years would either be left at the edge of the givers property or at the market. Which of course, the actual tithe was never money. It was 10% percent of the increase in livestock and vegetable harvest. Only land owners were to pay it since they were the ones that had the resource. Finally, the levitical people were collecting the tithe because it was their portion of the promised lands since God kept them unto himself. They weren’t out double dipping and leveraging their position to not only demand a tenth but also compete in the marketplace. With all of that said, there is a need for legitimate ministry to be supported. Pastors are often under paid and the entire system disincentivizes honest teaching of how money works. It’s unfortunate because we are in the midst of the greatest wealth transfer in the history of the world and the church is going to miss the vast majority of it if they do not stop sabotaging themselves with this kind of poor stewardship teaching. There are solutions and I would love to discuss if you are interested.

Yes. You should tithe. Jesus didn't come to abolish the Law (Mat 5:17). I also find it interesting that most of the people who argue that the tithe is no longer required, & that we should simply "give generously in light of the gospel," always seem to end up giving less than 10%. Tithing (especially when things are tight) is one of the clearest demonstrations of faith we can perform. Unfortunately, one of the last areas of our lives that we surrender to the Lordship of Christ tends to be our finances. Put your money where your mouth is. Trust God. Give him 10% or more. Enjoy the blessing of walking in obedience.

@JoshuaBarzon Tithing, You can’t out give God… manipulation of the generosity message that causes poor stewardship.

What's a bad theology that hurts people?

@EricLDaugh @pulte It’s an interesting idea. It does make me wonder how the bank is able to provide the same terms on a new property if the underlying borrowing rates that the bank has to pay have changed since the original loan.

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@robbystarbuck This type of financial manipulation truly makes me angry.

If your pastor behaves like this, find a new pastor. He doesn’t reflect Jesus, he reflects pure evil.

@VladTheInflator A better chart would be broken down by city rather than by region. Just like Real Estate… crime is a local issue.

Weird?