DIRECTED OR DRIFTING

Pastor Bryan – Directed or drifting

GUIDING TRUTH: Our money is always … the question is—who’s it?

“Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.”

Proverbs 4:7

What if isn’t just something God asks from us… what if it’s actually for us?

Generosity isn’t an —it’s a .

Let me be clear: God doesn’t want something from us… He wants something for !

Not pressure → .

Not obligation → .

Not about money → about and .

BIG IDEA: Generosity doesn’t start with what’s —it starts with what’s .

At RockCreek, we don’t teach as —we teach it as a .

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits…

Proverbs 3:9

isn’t about giving God —it’s about putting Him first in .

, not leftover

, not transaction

, not obligation

Whatever is in your life is your life

WHY MOST PEOPLE DON’T LIVE THIS WAY – THE TRUST PROBLEM

Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

Our money doesn’t follow our —our heart follows our .

• Money is .
• Money what we .
• Money us who is .

THE WORLD OF THE GENEROUS

         1. The generous are

“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”

Proverbs 11:25

The world says: get more → better

God says: give more → better

“Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!”

Proverbs 21:26

        2.  The generous are

“The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.”

Proverbs 29:7

Generosity opens our to people we used to .

“Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.”

Proverbs 21:13

         3. The generous are by God.

“Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.”

Proverbs 22:9

We can’t live and at the same time.

“Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.”

Proverbs 28:27

“If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord and he will repay you!”

Proverbs 19:17

When we give to the Kingdom of God, He takes it personally.

STREET SMARTS #4

The value of life isn’t found in what we —it’s found in what we .