Emotional Currency—Money and My Emotions

The Gospel of Money
Emotional Currency—Money and My Emotions

I. Money and My Emotions

A. How You Feel About Money – Assessment

1. Money as status?

2. Money as security?

3. Money as enjoyment?

4. Money as control?

II. All Sorts of Greed

A. Luke 12:13-15 (NIV) ¹³Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” ¹⁴Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” ¹⁵Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.”

B. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

C. All Kinds of Greed

1. The Hoarder

2. The Overspender

3. The Comparer

4. The Entitlementer

D. Debt/Debtor Relationships

1. Guilt: I owe you

2. Anger: You owe me

3. Jealousy: Life owes me/God owes me

4. Greed: I owe me

E. Luke 12:15 (NIV) Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

1. Jesus’ definition of greed: The it’s all for my .

III. Two Masters

A. Matthew 6:24 (NIV) “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.”

1. If I don’t my money, my money will me!

2. The chief for my heart is my !

IV. The Path to Being Mastered by Money

A. Awareness + Discontentment + Greed = Debt

1. I is better than I !

2. “Better to want but can’t buy, than owe but can’t pay.” (Andy Stanley)

V. Get a New CFO?

A. Matthew 6:24 (NIV) “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.”

1. Who’s managing your money?

VI. Conclusion

A. Ultimately, generosity is not a financial issue, it’s a heart issue.

How You Feel About Money Questionnaire