“Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord. We adore you as being in control of everything. Riches and honor come from you alone and you are the Ruler of all mankind; your hand controls power and might and it is at your discretion that men are made great and given strength.”
(I Chronicles 29:11-12 TLV)
MONEY, IN AND OF ITSELF IS: AMORAL (NEUTRAL)
“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (I Timothy 6:10 NASB)
1. WE ARE STEWARDS OF MONEY
“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.”
(Ecclesiastes 4:10 NASB)
HAVE AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT TEMPORAL THINGS
“Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of worldly wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?”
(Luke 16:11 TLV)
“As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.”
(Ecclesiastes 5:15 NASB)
2. LEARN AND PRACTICE BIBLICAL FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES
“A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”
(Proverbs 10:4 ESV)
GET ON A BIBLICAL BUDGET
“Remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…” (Deuteronomy 8:18 NIV)
3. ALIGN YOUR FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL PRIORITIES
“Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.”
(Proverbs 3:9-10 NASB)
GOD FIRST: TITHE
BE GENEROUS
Victory Group Questions:
1. What biblical perspective should we have about money, and material things? Why?
2. Why is stewardship of money God’s way important? What’s God’s promise when you do?
3. Do you have a budget? Why or why not?
4. What does “Tithing” communicate to God, and your local home church?
5. How will you be different from this message?
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