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Introduction
Review
Over the course of our study on Biblical Finances, we have dealt considerably with examining 4 significant areas of our finances
We first began by talking about Getting out of Debt
For we recognized that debt is
Debilitative
Divisive
and Deceptive
Secondly, we talked about Getting Right by Acting our Wage
By nature we have been prone to disguise our reality by purposefully displaying our fantasy
In laymen’s terms, we try to keep up with the Jones’ but don’t have the Jones’ money
But my brothers and my sisters we must become ok with acting our wage.
For acting our wage requires:
an act of vision
an act of restraint
and an act of diligence
From there we went on to stress the importance of Getting on a Plan
It is from this study that we now understand that when we fail to plan, we are making the inadvisably decision to live a life failing off purpose
As I said before if we are going to fail at something we might as well make sure we are failing on purpose
And in order to fail on purpose, you must have a plan for the purpose
For a plan:
Establish a focus
Establish Organization
Establish Optimism
and Establish Leverage
For I once heard someone say that:
A fool is one who doesn’t plan
A fool is one who doesn’t plan
a.
i.
A wise man thinks ahead, a fool doesn’t
A wise man thinks ahead, a fool doesn’t
And then lastly, we had the opportunity to have a healthy dialogue with experts who helped us understand that we can Get More by Saving, Investing and Leaving a Legacy
But today, as we have now come to the end of this series, I want us to talk about being in the position to Get Ready to Give
There is no doubt in my mind that God has called each of us to be givers
;
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
Listen one of the things I firmly believe is that you can’t give what you don’t have
Share the story of Jesus.
Share the story of Jesus.
GIVE A BIBLE
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“Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
As you can see, just from these few scriptures it is abundantly clear that God desires for us to give
But what is also true is that you can’t give what you do not have
Expound:
If I don’t have a dollar, then I can’t give you a dollar
But its when I do have a dollar, then I can give you a dollar
Which is why I am crazy enough to believe that because God desires for us to give, He also desires for us to have so that we can be in the position to give
That’s just not physical and spiritual prosperity, but also financial prosperity
Listen, the last time I checked the scriptures talked about how the church is responsible for helping the poor, not how the church is supposed to be the poor
In other words, you can’t help the poor, if your poor
That’s why Paul said to the Ephesians in
Listen God doesn’t want you to be in the position of having to take but in the position of being able to give
He told the children of Israel in
God wealths us, in order that His promises might be fulfilled in the earth
Listen, lest I keep you too long, I just what to share three things with you and then we can go home
Turn with me to
There are three things David shows us in this text
The first thing is this: God desires to use us
v.3 “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water”
the tree was planted specifically by the rivers of water so that it can be resourceful
the tree was planted specifically by the rivers of water so that it can be resourceful
The trees source of supply is the water
without the source of supply, it cannot be resourceful
Example : Abraham
What did God tell Abraham?
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
not only physical and spiritual prosperity, but financial prosperity as well
I am going to position you to be resourceful
I don’t know who I’m talking to this morning, but I believe God is about to position you to be resourceful
For Paul declared in
Listen Prosperity isn’t meant to be selfish, its meant to be useful
Listen Prosperity isn’t meant to be selfish, its meant to be useful
God blesses us to be a blessing and a witness
When God blesses us it is not for us alone but for others around us
The second this is this: God desires to fill us
v. “that brings forth His fruit in his season...”
God wants to use us, but in using us He positions us to fill us
but what we sometimes fail to realize is that the filling isn’t for us, but for others
available for use
but it must be filled to be used
but what we sometimes fail to realize is that the filling isn’t for us, but for others
Illustration: Cup
available for use
but it must be filled to be used
the filling wasn’t for the cup, but for the one using the cup
Notice if you will that the fruit on the tree doesn’t benefit the tree, it only benefits the partakers of the tree
Notice if you will that the fruit on the tree doesn’t benefit the tree, it only benefits the partakers of the tree
Listen, one of the things i’ve come to learn is that prosperity isn’t meant to be selfish, its meant to be selfless
For the bible says
too whom much is given, much is required
God doesn’t bless us to be selfish with our blessing
but He blesses us to be selfless with our blessing
Winston Churchill said it best
“We make a living by what we get.
We make a life by what we give”
Which is why, before giving is an action, it is an attitude
You see, before giving is an action, it is an attitude
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