Generations Community Church

The average American man owns 12 pairs of shoes. The average American woman owns 27 pairs of shoes. The average person living in many countries on the continent of Africa or in certain provinces of India or China owns ONE pair of shoes. How many shoes are enough? And is the stuff you own making your life EASIER or HARDER to manage? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches an important life truth that Jesus articulated in Luke 12. It's one of the best ways to have FINANCIAL SMARTS.

The average American man owns 12 pairs of shoes. The average American woman owns 27 pairs of shoes. The average person living in many countries on the continent of Africa or in certain provinces of India or China owns ONE pair of shoes. How many shoes are enough? And is the stuff you own making your life EASIER or HARDER to manage? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches an important life truth that Jesus articulated in Luke 12. It's one of the best ways to have FINANCIAL SMARTS.

The rich and powerful play by a different set of rules. It doesn't matter if your name is Hunter Biden or Chelsea Clinton or Jenna Bush Hager - opportunities open up for YOU that don't open for other people. So the rich make the rules - and the rules benefit the rich. BUT God is bothered when the rich and powerful play by a different set of rules. God is bothered when the rich and powerful systematically OPPRESS the poor, so that the rich become richer and even more powerful. In this message, Max Vanderpool attempts to unpack economic justice from the prophet Amos.

The rich and powerful play by a different set of rules. It doesn't matter if your name is Hunter Biden or Chelsea Clinton or Jenna Bush Hager - opportunities open up for YOU that don't open for other people. So the rich make the rules - and the rules benefit the rich. BUT God is bothered when the rich and powerful play by a different set of rules. God is bothered when the rich and powerful systematically OPPRESS the poor, so that the rich become richer and even more powerful. In this message, Max Vanderpool attempts to unpack economic justice from the prophet Amos.

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are the wealthiest and second wealthiest individuals in the WORLD. And yet, the two couldn't be more different in their approach to generosity. Gates is famous for giving away BILLIONS of dollars, while Bezos is famous for cutting benefits for his employees to increase the company's bottom line. You may not command BILLIONS of dollars, but like Bezos and Gates, you'll be subject to the same way generosity works (or doesn't work) for them - by how much it is in proportion to what you HAVE.

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are the wealthiest and second wealthiest individuals in the WORLD. And yet, the two couldn't be more different in their approach to generosity. Gates is famous for giving away BILLIONS of dollars, while Bezos is famous for cutting benefits for his employees to increase the company's bottom line. You may not command BILLIONS of dollars, but like Bezos and Gates, you'll be subject to the same way generosity works (or doesn't work) for them - by how much it is in proportion to what you HAVE.

In America, we LOVE freedom. We've named 15 towns from Maine to California FREEDOM, and we like to think that FREEDOM is what we (actually) export to the rest of the world. So why is it that SO MANY Americans aren't free, when it comes to their finances. Why do so many of us slave away in jobs we can't stand, because we have house payments, car payments, student loan payments, and credit card payments. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches why DEBT and FREEDOM move in opposite directions, and what you can do to be FREE.

In America, we LOVE freedom. We've named 15 towns from Maine to California FREEDOM, and we like to think that FREEDOM is what we (actually) export to the rest of the world. So why is it that SO MANY Americans aren't free, when it comes to their finances. Why do so many of us slave away in jobs we can't stand, because we have house payments, car payments, student loan payments, and credit card payments. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches why DEBT and FREEDOM move in opposite directions, and what you can do to be FREE.

In America, if you make $6,700, you'll spend $6,700. If you make $34,000, you'll spend $34,000. And if you make $275,000, you'll spend $275,000. That's because, in America, lifestyle CHASES income. But when you live that way, you have NO MARGIN. No ability to pay for a broken water heater or (auto) water pump. No ability to be generous when you encounter a need. You DON'T HAVE to live that way! You can HAVE financial margin!

In America, if you make $6,700, you'll spend $6,700. If you make $34,000, you'll spend $34,000. And if you make $275,000, you'll spend $275,000. That's because, in America, lifestyle CHASES income. But when you live that way, you have NO MARGIN. No ability to pay for a broken water heater or (auto) water pump. No ability to be generous when you encounter a need. You DON'T HAVE to live that way! You can HAVE financial margin!