God’s Plan for Managing Money Wisely

Money, Sex and Power
God’s Plan for Managing Money Wisely

I. Introduction

II. God’s Financial “Commandments”

A. Thou shalt .

1. Proverbs 12:11 (NLT) A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

2. Proverbs 12:24 (NLT) Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

B. Thou shalt establish a and stick to it.

1. The –– plan

a. Pay .

i. Malachi 3:10 (NAS) “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.”

b. Pay .

c. Pay for .

C. Thou shalt avoid like the !

1. Proverbs 22:7 (NAS) The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

D. Thou shalt distinguish between and .

1. The Bible says that what we need is , clothing, and .

2. I Timothy 6:8-10 (NAS) ⁸If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. ⁹But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰For 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.

3. Hebrews 13:5a (NIV) Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.

4. will never bring lasting to your life!

5. I Timothy 6:17 (NAS) Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

6. Financial University

a. Starts February 21, 2021

III. Conclusion