Welcome to Summit Bible College! Financial Breakthrough Seminar February 11, 2017 By: Esther Stenger

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Principles The Bible and Money Contentment Stewardship Debt Free Living Investing in the Kingdom

He has made all things new. The Bible and Money He has made all things new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

How We handle Money Impacts Our Relationship with the Lord The Bible and Money How We handle Money Impacts Our Relationship with the Lord Luke 16:11 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

Think Biblically Mark 12:30 (NIV) 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

Possessions Compete with the Lord for First Place in our Lives The Bible and Money Possessions Compete with the Lord for First Place in our Lives Matthew 6:24 24 ‘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.

Much of Life Revolves Around the Use of Money The Bible and Money Much of Life Revolves Around the Use of Money How much time do you spend … a. Earning money in your job? b. Making decisions on how to spend money? c. Thinking about where to save and invest your money? d. Praying about your giving?

Contentment Philippians 4:12 (NIV) 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Stewardship Luke 16:10New International Version (NIV) 10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:12New International Version (NIV) 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?

Debt Free Living Debt is a way of life for Americans, with overall U.S. household debt increasing by 11% in the past decade. Today, the average household with credit card debt has balances totaling $16,061, and the average household with any kind of debt owes $132,529, including mortgages.

Never Co-Sign Proverbs 17:18 Amplified Bible (AMP) 18  A man lacking common sense gives a pledge And becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.

Proverbs 22:7 Amplified Bible (AMP) 7  The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Pay Promptly Proverbs 3:27 Amplified Bible (AMP) 27  [a]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients], When it is in your power to do it.

Investing in God’s Kingdom Mark 8:36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? “ I value all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity” John Wesley

Investing in God’s Kingdom 1 Chronicles 29:11-12Living Bible (TLB) 11  Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything. 12 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.

Investing in God’s Kingdom Tithing: Leviticus 27:30 (NIV) 30 “‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.