Pull Up A Chair: Master Your Money
February 6, 2022
PULL UP A CHAIR – 3
MASTER YOUR MONEY
Surplus
Secure
Stable
Surviving
Struggling
5 Principles to get to the next level
- Spend Less than you earn
- Avoid the use of Debt
- Build Margin (Save)
- Set long term goals
- Give generously
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” “And without faith it is impossible to please God.” Hebrews 11:1,6
“Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use it, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38
1. Tithe 10% to God
2. No credit card debt
3. Save something every paycheck
4. No consumer debt & eventually no car debt
5. Kids college – Debt free
6. Cash margin (3-6 months of expenses)
7. “Retirement” plans
8. “House debt” free plans
What does giving generously mean?
1. Tithing is the beginning of giving
2. If I am prospering, see my percentage going up
3. Giving produces joy
“Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ 8 ‘Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.’ But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’” 10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:7-8, 10
3 Reminders
- God Owns it All
- God is First
- I Can Afford to Give
David forgot 4 things (add each new slide onto list)
1. Dad provided them
2. I didn’t need them
3. I could take them
4. He needs to give them