2. Luke 19: 1-10 Dissatisfied with his riches and what they
have cost him, Zacchaeus risks all to meet Jesus
and sacrifices all to honor Jesus.

3. than financial reconciliations with Him.
“Far more Christ followers have spiritual reconciliation experiences with Jesus
than financial reconciliations with Him.
I don’t know how else to explain why so many Christ followers have such an ongoing, tormented, dysfunctional relationship with money…You cannot be fully free from
shame and guilt until you experience
that second redemption.”
- Bill Hybels

4. of Financial Reconciliation
5 Beliefs
of Financial Reconciliation
“There is no way
to simplify your life if your relationship with money is
out of control.”
- Bill Hybels

5. Belief #1: All we have (including our money) comes from God.
* 1 Chronicles 29:14
* James 1:17

6. Deuteronomy 8: 17-18
17 You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”
18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is He
who gives you the ability to produce wealth

7. within God’s current provision for my life.
Belief #2:
I live joyfully
within God’s current provision for my life.
Contentment is an incredibly powerful tool against a lifestyle of debt.

8. Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives
free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you
never will I
forsake you.”

9. Philippians 4: 11-13
11 “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 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  I can do all this through Him
who gives me strength.”

10. Belief #3: I honor God by giving the first tenth of
all my earnings to His purposes in the world.
Tithing Promises:
* Proverbs 3: 9-10
* Malachi 3:10

11. Using 100% of our Income: A B Using 90% of our Income: A B C
Using 90% of our Income:
A B C

12. Belief #4:
I set aside a portion of all my earnings into a Savings Account for emergencies, giving opportunities, and for
my later years.

13. Belief #5:
I will respond to God’s “whispers” to me about my money and resources.
"There is no more critical goal in life than to keep a pliable heart before God.“
- Bill Hybels

14. 7 … “God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able
2 Corinthians 9: 7-8
7 … “God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able
to make all grace
abound to you, so that
in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work.”

15. 5 Beliefs of Financial Reconciliation
1.) All I have comes from God.
2.) I live joyfully within God’s
current level of provision for my life.
3.) I honor God by giving the first tenth of all my earnings to His purposes in the world.
4.) I set aside a portion of all my earnings
into a Savings Account for emergencies,
giving opportunities, and my later years.
5.) I respond to God’s “whispers” about
my money and resources.