7. “I came so that you can have
real and eternal life, more and
better life than you ever
dreamed of.”
– John 10:10 Message
8.
9. “Command those who are rich
in this present world not to be
arrogant nor to put their hope
in
wealth,
which
is
so
uncertain, but to put their
hope in God, who richly
10. provides us with everything for
our
enjoyment.
Command
them to do good, to be rich in
good
deeds,
and
to
be
generous and willing to share.
In this way they will lay up
11. treasure for themselves as a
firm foundation for the coming
age, so that they may take
hold of the life that is truly
life.”
– 1 Timothy 6:17-18
21. “The land really belongs to
me, so you can‟t sell it for all
time. You are only travelers
and tenants living for a while
on my land.”
– Leviticus 25:23
22.
23. “You may say to yourself, „My
power and the strength of my
hands have produced this
wealth for me.‟ But remember
the LORD your God, for it is he
who gives you the ability to
produce wealth.”
– Deuteronomy 8:17-18
27. “Do not store up treasures on
earth… Store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven. Where
your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.”
– Matthew 6:19-21
28.
29. “Will a person rob God? Yet
you rob me. But you ask, „How
do we rob you?‟ In tithes and
offerings. You are under a
curse…
because
you
are
robbing me. Bring the whole
tithe into the storehouse, that
30. there may be food in my
house. Test me in this,‟ says
the Lord Almighty, „and see if I
will not throw open the
floodgates of heaven and pour
out so much blessing that you
will not have room enough for
it.‟” – Malachi 3: 8-10
31.
32. “Don‟t be obsessed with
getting
more
material
things. Be satisfied with
what you have.”
– Hebrews 13:5
36. “If you are untrustworthy
about
worldly
wealth,
who will trust you with the
true riches of heaven?”
– Luke 16:11
37.
38. “If you give, you will receive.
Your gift will return to you in
full measure, pressed down,
shaken together to make room
for more, and running over.
39. Whatever measure you use in
giving – large or small – it will
be used to measure what is
given back to you.”
– Luke 6:38
40.
41. “All
the
believers
were
together and had everything
in common. Selling their
possessions and goods, they
gave to anyone as he had
need… praising God and
enjoying the favor of all the
people.
42. And the Lord added to their
number daily those who were
being saved”
– Acts 2:43-47
43.
44. 5 ACTION STEPS
1. Commit all I own to God.
2. Decide to give the full
tithe +.
3. Develop a plan to get out
of debt.
45. 5 ACTION STEPS
4. Save 3-6 months in living
expenses.
5. Keep growing in the area
of financial stewardship.