God & Money Part Two

The Big Question Are you the Lord of your life? Or Is Jesus the Lord of your life? Who’s LORD? Lordship

God’s Economy Stewardship Ownership Responsibility Accountability Reward

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Matthew 6:19-24 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

The Opportunity Choose God Practice God’s Values Build Maturity, Holiness & Value Giving Debt

Interesting Stats Givers/Tithers make up only 10-25% of normal congregation. Only 5% of the U.S. tithes, with 80%of Americans only giving 2% of their income. Christians are only giving at 2.5% per capita, while during the Great Depression they gave at 3.3%. Relevant Magazine 2013

Giving 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 “Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.” Tithe Offering The Law10% Freely Given Keeping with income

Proverbs 3:9 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.” Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. 1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. Generous Cheerful Quick First To the Church

Matthew 6:19-24 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 19:21-23 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Matthew 19:21-23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

Luke 21:1-4 “As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

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Debt What does the Bible say about Debt? Story

Is Debt a Sin? TRAP Slave Bondage

Is Debt a Sin? Psalm 37:21 "The wicked borrow and do not repay." The FutureMisplaced Dependance Lust Coveting Evil Eye

Debt Global Picture Spend what you have.

Debt Deuteronomy 15:1-23 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed. Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess— if only you will strictly obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today....

Debt The bottom line is that we should avoid putting a lender in the place of God by depending on them to meet our needs.

Application Where/What is your treasure? Who/What do you serve? Are you a responsible Steward? Giving Debt