Sermon Tone Analysis

God Owns Everything

Ps 24:1-2 “The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord; for he laid its foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers.”

Prioritize Giving

Phil 4:18 “But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance.

I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.”

2 Cor 8:1-5 “We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia: During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

I can testify that, according to their ability and even beyond their ability, of their own accord, they begged us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints, and not just as we had hoped.

Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.”

Live on a budget and below our means

Luke 14:28-30 ““For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This man started to build and wasn’t able to finish.’”

Get out of Debt

Proverbs 22:7 “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.”

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