Treasured Truth

As we continue to look at the reasons God gives us money, we’ll see today how God wants us to line our decisions up with His will for us in order for us to fulfill our destiny.  And that includes our decisions about to handle our money.

Today, Pastor Ford will explain that our salvation through Jesus can actually be described in financial terms.  Through His sacrifice, Jesus became the investment.  And as He redeems us, we become the dividends of His investment.

Isn’t it amazing how people who generally don’t get along, can find a way to do it when it comes to not getting along with you?  Isn’t it amazing that people who don’t like each other, can find a common ground when it’s time to come against you?  These are just a few of the observations that Pastor Ford makes today as we continue our study about criticism from the book of Nehemiah.

As Pastor Ford continues to encourage us to be wise stewards of the money God has blessed us with, he will explain that we can maximize our money  by taking advantage of wise investment strategies.  We should have our money working for us, instead of working against us.  We work for our money, so now that we’ve earned it, we need to learn how to make our money work for us.

As we continue to look at the story of the unjust steward that we read about in Luke 16, we’ll learn that Jesus was definitely not commending his dishonesty.  But rather, He was commedning  the fact that the steward did something that demonstrated he was handling his money wisely.

Pastor Ford will explain today one way in which the children of darkness are more wise with their money than the children of light are, because they plan for the future.  He’ll help us understand that it’s not the amount of money that you make, but rather your attitude towards it that makes the difference.

As we continue this study from Luke 16, about how to manage money wisely, Pastor Ford will explain the difference between needs, wants, and desires.  If we can learn the difference between those, then we’ll be on our way to learning to maximize our money.

As we begin to look at the story of the dishonest steward in Luke 16, Pastor Ford will explain how the children of darkness can sometimes be wiser than the children of light when it comes to handling their money.

When we encounter criticism, we can use it to help evaluate whether our focus is on God or whether it’s on ourselves.  If God called us to accomplish something, but we get offended when we encounter criticism about the task at hand, then we should ask ourselves—why are we offended that somebody is criticizing what God has told us to do?

Scripture says that where your treasure is, there your heart is also.  And it’s true.  Pastor Ford will tell us today, “Show me where you spend your time, your talent, your treasure and your talk, and I’ll tell you who and what is your focus.”  And then he’ll ask—“If someone were to look at your checkbook, would they be able to tell that you’re a Christian and that you love Jesus?”