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Part 4: Whose Money is it Anyway—by Danie Vos and Fungai Blake
May 15, 2023
Sermon summary:
God uses money to work on our character.
Proverbs 11:24 Ask guidance about your finances.
Financial pyramid:
*Get a job.
*Give to God.
*Take care of your immediate family.
*Give to the poor.
*Save.
*Honour God with your wealth.
Debt:
*Don't be a slave to the lender. Ask yourself: what is your debt a symptom of? You need margin. Don't conform to the standards of the world where credit is normalised.
*Understand how much debt you have and make it a priority to pay it off.
*Get advice about spending. Have a budget and keep track of your spending. Have goals (e.g. to tithe, become debt-free, give to the poor, and to save).
*Save.
*Honour God with your wealth.
Watch the full service here (the sermon starts at 47 mins)
We all start out the same way, fearfully and wonderfully made by God. The question is: How do you want your life story to play out? God's goodness pursues us. And while things in life won't work out just because you pray, the cross is the greatest evidence of God's goodness. What will you allow him to do in your life?
Yada is a Hebrew word that means "to know". God reveals himself to us through his power, his loving kindness, his word, Holy Spirit and forgiveness. The cross is the ultimate expression of God's love for us.
The Hebrew word "yada" means "to know" from the heart or by experience. While the word "relationship" is not in the Bible, it permeates the scriptures. God knows our hearts and our thoughts. We get to know him by being broken, humble, completely open and by making it our goal to know him.