My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Financial Principle #1
Clarify Who You Are and the Value of Things
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; 10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Deuteronomy 14:22, 23 NIV
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.
“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ 8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the store house, that 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 there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
“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.
A Tool to Help: The Tithe Challenge https://www.gfhope.org/giving
Michael Jr. – comedy clip on giving from LifeChurch.com
Bit starts approx. 17:46 (the whole message is good and funny)
9 Reasons Why We Give a Tithe and More… Pastor Paul and Bonnie Knight
Set a Step by Step, Bit by Bit Financial Pace.
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
“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.11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? 13 “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.”
A Tool to Help: Financial Peace University – Fall at HOPE Church
Book: Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Ramsey’s Baby Steps – See bonus content below or follow link:
There is Power in “Not Yet and No.”
The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper.
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Experience the Joy of Being Gloriously Generous
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. 25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS and THINGS TO PONDER
For your personal discipleship, discussion with family, your LIFE HACK Group, or a watch party
Quick Review
Ask yourself: Was there a particular point or passage of Scripture that challenged, confused, or caught your attention?
What stood out to you in the message?
Financial Principle #1 -- Clarify Who You Are and the Value of Things
Do you think of yourself under the Lordship of Jesus Christ?
Do you see your possessions and money as belonging to God?
How does your view of who you are and the value of things affect your daily life?
Financial Principle #2 -- Set a Step by Step, Bit by Bit Financial Pace.
Do you have a financial plan for the management of money?
Does your plan fit with worldly wisdom or Godly wisdom?
Are there areas where you struggle regarding Godly financial wisdom?
Are there areas where you experience joy and victory in managing finances?
Financial Principle #3 -- There is Power in “Not Yet and No.”
How do you personally handle delayed gratification?
Where have you been victorious in waiting and been blessed?
Financial Principle #4 -- Experience the Joy of Being Gloriously Generous
1 Corinthians 9:7 states that God loves a cheerful giver. Do you consider yourself cheerful in your giving?
If you are not a cheerful giver, what would help you get to that point?
Are you generous?
9 Reasons Why We Give a Tithe and More…
We believe what the bible teaches about tithing and giving. We love the Church and want to support it.We agree that tithing and generous giving is a principle of financial freedom. We want to model tithing and generous giving, primarily to our family. We need to combat our own personal greed and consumerism. We trust and love God.We want to acknowledge His provision and protection of us.To remind us that we are not home, we are aliens and strangers here.Because we like it, it is fun.Dave Ramsey 7 Baby Steps
Save $1,000 for your starter emergency fund.
Pay off all debt (except the house) using the debt snowball.
Save 3–6 months of expenses in a fully funded emergency fund.
Invest 15% of your household income in retirement.
Save for your children’s college fund.
Build wealth and give.
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