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Money Matters - Principles we have been learning
God is the owner of all and he has called us to be stewards
Money is a tool to be used not a God to be served.
Work is Gods means to provide us with Wealth.
“Earn all you can, give all you can, save all you can” ― John Wesley
dichotomy of this statement
Work ethic - Wisdom - Genersoity
How Many can relate with Proverbs 23:5?
Cannot Save without...
If you don't have a plan for your money, your going to be struggling just to make ends meet.
What is your plan when it comes to your money?
Bills?
Groceries?
Gas? Plates?
Car Repair?
Kids Shoes?
Doctor Bill?
If you have to work for your money, Doesn't it make “cents” to make your money work for you.
Sermon In A Sentence - If we want to be generous with money we must first be wise with money.
The Importance of a Financial Plan
Understanding that we are Stewards takes this idea to a whole new level.
Context is discipleship (following Jesus)
Disciple = Learner
How you handle and view your money is part of discipleship.
Disciples Don’t Make Excuses about why they cannot obey Jesus, They simply TRUST AND OBEY.
Today I want to be Extremely Practical!
This can change your life.
I. Get on a Budget!
Budgets are not just for New Years Eve
Prov
A Budget is a Plan...
Its foreseeing and being ready for the future
Not my goal to insult anyone’s intellegence
A budget starts with 2 basic items…
a.
Your Income - Base Income, Not Overtime, Not Bonuses
b.
Your Expenses- All OF THEM...
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF…
What happens when your expense are greater than your income?
You’ve got a problem.
a. Priorities
Your Tithe - Off the top, W/O Hesitation (Whose Money Is It)
Your Requirements - Common Sense stuff
We Pay our Bills, Before We Have Fun, Before We Eat Out, Before we indulge in any of our wants
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Practical
Dave Ramsey Suggests an Emergency Saving Fund 1000
Are they days that you Eat out?
Do we like to go to ENTERTAINMENT CHOICE
Does your car need maintenance?
Do our kids grow?
II.
Act Your Wage!
You know why Debt is running rampant in our society?
Its modeled all around us.
You Need… You Deserve…
When you Have a Financial Plan, You know Exactly What your Wage Is.
You can begin to ask questions… Do I really Need, Deserve this?
TRUTH- DEBT IS DUMB (CAN YOU REPEAT THAT WITH ME)
1 tim 6:
What keeps us from living within our means?
1.
Not understanding the truths about money - Ignorance
Improper use of credit
2. Keeping up with the Jones’s.
- Covetousness
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Not seeking counsel.
- Pride/Shame
Not seeking counsel
III.
Get Out of Debt!
By whatever Means Necessary
Dave Ramsey has a tool called the Debt Snow Ball
DVD’S Lets watch them together and be accountable to one another
Develop A New Mindset- I Say No Now, So I Can Say Yes Later.
The Benefits of A Budget
Increased Opportunity- Good Stewards are Great Funnels and Enjoy Great Blessings.
Goal Right?
Hard Work, Wisdom, Leads to Generosity
A Sense of Security & Stability
A plan for the short term without a plan for the long term is foolish.
The Ultimate Plan for the Future - Jesus Christ
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