This program will help you undo financial bondage.
The bible teaches us to plan activities and processes that we will engage in, so that we are aimed at a future blessed by God and worth living. We should not plan based on fear or greed. Rather, we should plan based on faith in the Lord that commits you to do what the bible directs you to do.
Such faith incorporates evangelism and discipleship in every sphere of life by communicating the gospel. It also includes living as an example to others by serving as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ on earth in a continual maturation process whereby you allow the Holy Spirit to change you from glory to glory to reflect the image of Christ more and more. Such a life will positively and profoundly affect others around you. No matter what it seems like now, you will find crevices, cracks, and wide-open pathways into peoples’ lives that can lead them to Jesus.
On many occasions, God told people to use seemingly futile methods to accomplish goals. He then responded to their obedience by providing miraculous conquests and great reward for them. Moses at the Red Sea, Joshua at the Jordan River, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Paul and Silas released from jail due to worship, and Jesus death and resurrection are only a few examples of obedience that turned what the devil meant for bad into good for you and I.
Likewise, start using debt-free stewardship principles contained in the bible by utilizing a written plan to detail how you’ll earn, tithe, spend, save, and invest your income throughout the year and into the future. God will speak to your inner man and use others to provide insight that will help you tweak your plan to show you how to get the most out of your life and the money which has been entrusted to you. People who take action to become good stewards in this manner generally find that their financial condition greatly improves overtime because God rewards obedience in various ways.
He may help create godly relationships with people who provide things that you need or desire. He may increase your ability to cut expenses and be more skillful in meeting your needs and desires at a lower cost. He may increase your income thus allowing you to afford to give and spend far more that you otherwise could. He will likely help you increase in each of these areas and in so many more while helping you maintain a heart of humility and sacrifice for His kingdom and the sake of other people. This will allow you to be a much greater blessing to your local church, your community, and in missions work around the world.
We are living witnesses of the effects of engaging good stewardship as instructed in scripture. God is compounding our life and finances to be much more useful in ways that did not seem possible years ago. Though at times we’ve had to say no to ourselves and other people’s requests, we haven't lost any godly friends by believing in the Word, listening for His instructions, praying, and planning by setting reasonable Kingdom based goals (including financial). Neither will you!
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Exodus 12:33-36, Daniel 1:8-16, Malachi 3:8-12, Luke 14:28-30, Acts 9:4-7
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
MoneyWalk 79: What Should I Do About This Christmas?
This program will help you undo financial bondage.
You should identify a Christmas spending strategy so the failure to plan won’t load you with more debt. Don't let the emotions of the holiday season bamboozle you into a spending spree that you'll regret later. Yet, most people go into the season without planning how much they’re going to spend or how they're going to divvy it up among their family and friends. Decide in your heart and mind that the thought is what counts and spend only what you have available in cash after you’ve given tithes and offerings to your local church and other ministries, after you’ve set aside reasonable savings, and after all other bills are paid.
Make a Christmas budget that identifies available cash and identify how much you’ll spend on each person. When necessary to stay within the budget, shop at stores like half-off card shops and discount stores that sell nice cards and gifts that allow you to stay within your budget. If you’re not be able to give everyone or anyone a gift because you don’t have the money to do so, then give them a card that expresses the feelings you have concerning your relationship. When necessary, it can be homemade.
True friends and family that really love you understand that friendship is not all about gifts. They don't get mad because you didn’t give them a present or a card, nor do they accept or reject you based on how much you paid for something you give them. They will definitely understand when you take the time to let them know you’re working to get your finances into good shape and be a good steward of the money God has entrusted to you. Those who don’t understand are really not your true friends anyway or it will simply take you some time being a good steward and reaching out in friendship in other ways for them to understand what friendship really is about.
In the future, use the same type of budgeting process / spending plan for other special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc. As you focus on being a good steward of the manifold blessings the Lord has entrusted to you, you will begin to learn more of what He desires in this area and over time you will become a much better steward. You will also endear yourself to people that will be true friends who have their eyes on the things in life that really matter. Remember, poverty and disgrace are the reward of the person who does not follow God’s instruction but the person who heeds His instruction will be honored.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Proverbs 16:9, Luke 14:28-30, Romans 13:8
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You should identify a Christmas spending strategy so the failure to plan won’t load you with more debt. Don't let the emotions of the holiday season bamboozle you into a spending spree that you'll regret later. Yet, most people go into the season without planning how much they’re going to spend or how they're going to divvy it up among their family and friends. Decide in your heart and mind that the thought is what counts and spend only what you have available in cash after you’ve given tithes and offerings to your local church and other ministries, after you’ve set aside reasonable savings, and after all other bills are paid.
Make a Christmas budget that identifies available cash and identify how much you’ll spend on each person. When necessary to stay within the budget, shop at stores like half-off card shops and discount stores that sell nice cards and gifts that allow you to stay within your budget. If you’re not be able to give everyone or anyone a gift because you don’t have the money to do so, then give them a card that expresses the feelings you have concerning your relationship. When necessary, it can be homemade.
True friends and family that really love you understand that friendship is not all about gifts. They don't get mad because you didn’t give them a present or a card, nor do they accept or reject you based on how much you paid for something you give them. They will definitely understand when you take the time to let them know you’re working to get your finances into good shape and be a good steward of the money God has entrusted to you. Those who don’t understand are really not your true friends anyway or it will simply take you some time being a good steward and reaching out in friendship in other ways for them to understand what friendship really is about.
In the future, use the same type of budgeting process / spending plan for other special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc. As you focus on being a good steward of the manifold blessings the Lord has entrusted to you, you will begin to learn more of what He desires in this area and over time you will become a much better steward. You will also endear yourself to people that will be true friends who have their eyes on the things in life that really matter. Remember, poverty and disgrace are the reward of the person who does not follow God’s instruction but the person who heeds His instruction will be honored.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Proverbs 16:9, Luke 14:28-30, Romans 13:8
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
MoneyWalk 78: Did I Miss Thanksgiving?
This program will help you undo financial bondage.
It does not need to be a holiday called “Thanksgiving” in order for you to give thanks for the many blessings you receive in this life. You should thank God everyday because He's the almighty LORD who brings out of the darkness of sin into His marvelous light all those who claim Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. He has also provided for all their need according to His riches in glory and He has provided an eternally good hope and future.
Thank Him for the past, present, and future because He gives them a growing testimony throughout life that will heal the sick, deliver the imprisoned, and win many unbelievers to Christ through their words, deeds, and lifestyle. Continually thank Him for giving believers His name and a godly purpose that brings meaning to life as they deal with family, church, employers, schools, and recreational activities.
You can be a part of they and their spoken about above by recognizing the love of God and accepting it by declaring Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. No longer do you have to feel left out and unloved. When you let the Holy Spirit guide you, no area of your life is exempt from being used successfully by Christ to fulfill His purpose for mankind. This service also brings blessing upon you.
Thanksgiving takes many forms and includes thanking God with our money and resources. You thank Him with money each time you pay tithes and give offerings to your local church and other worthwhile ministries. You mature in thanking Him when you manage money according to biblical principles because it allows you to use it for purposes for which He intended (caring for family, spreading the gospel, and helping others as the Holy Spirit leads you). Such thanksgiving is a sweet smell in God’s nostrils and causes Him to elevate in His presence the person who continually offers it.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Daniel 6:10, Matthew 26:27, John 6:9-13, Ephesians 1:16-23
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It does not need to be a holiday called “Thanksgiving” in order for you to give thanks for the many blessings you receive in this life. You should thank God everyday because He's the almighty LORD who brings out of the darkness of sin into His marvelous light all those who claim Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. He has also provided for all their need according to His riches in glory and He has provided an eternally good hope and future.
Thank Him for the past, present, and future because He gives them a growing testimony throughout life that will heal the sick, deliver the imprisoned, and win many unbelievers to Christ through their words, deeds, and lifestyle. Continually thank Him for giving believers His name and a godly purpose that brings meaning to life as they deal with family, church, employers, schools, and recreational activities.
You can be a part of they and their spoken about above by recognizing the love of God and accepting it by declaring Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. No longer do you have to feel left out and unloved. When you let the Holy Spirit guide you, no area of your life is exempt from being used successfully by Christ to fulfill His purpose for mankind. This service also brings blessing upon you.
Thanksgiving takes many forms and includes thanking God with our money and resources. You thank Him with money each time you pay tithes and give offerings to your local church and other worthwhile ministries. You mature in thanking Him when you manage money according to biblical principles because it allows you to use it for purposes for which He intended (caring for family, spreading the gospel, and helping others as the Holy Spirit leads you). Such thanksgiving is a sweet smell in God’s nostrils and causes Him to elevate in His presence the person who continually offers it.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Daniel 6:10, Matthew 26:27, John 6:9-13, Ephesians 1:16-23
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
MoneyWalk 77: Yes, You Must Pay Taxes
This program will help you undo financial bondage.
God desires that you walk in accordance with His principles. He does not want your actions to be a deterrent to properly caring for yourself, your family, your local church, and other people He assigned to you. By following His principles you’ll be able to fulfill your purpose in the earth. One of the principles is to give to Caesar (the government) that which is Caesar’s while also giving to God that which is God’s. He wants you to understand that as you follow Him and apply His principles in your life He will make a way for you to pay your taxes as well as take care of every responsibility assigned to you.
You may claim you should only show allegiance to God and therefore should not pay tax to Caesar, however this is a faulty mindset that will keep you in bondage to satan and captive to his will. There will be people and rogue organizations who try to make you rebellious and keep you ignorant of biblical instruction and the blessings attached to it. They don’t want you to trust that God will provide all you need if you pay tax or tithe, or follow any biblical guidance on good stewardship. They would have you believe that taxes are an unlawful confiscation of money. However, if believed, the underlying problem is that you will idolize the money God provided and consider it more important than obeying Him. It is God who said that He set life up to be run by government, that those who resist governmental authorities resist Him and will incur judgment, and that we should pay taxes to whom taxes are due.
When you refuse to trust God by honoring His financial principles, including paying taxes that you rightfully owe, you negate His power that would help you fulfill your purpose and show others how men’s worst decisions (sometimes taxation levels, etc.) cannot overcome the blessing of God in a life that is obedient to His commands. The best answer to over-taxation by a government entity is praying for God to give legislators wisdom to enact the best laws and correct or eliminate current laws that are harmful to citizens. You should also periodically mail letters to legislators and sign petitions designed by reputable organizations that agree with biblical teaching about how legislators should govern.
Last but not least, remember that it is not ungodly to use all legally acceptable methods necessary to lower the amount of taxes you owe to the government. However, you should pay what is required in a timely manner just like Jesus had Peter obtain the money and pay the tax the ruling government determined that He owed.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Matthew 17:24-27, Luke 20:21-25, Romans 13:1-7, Philippians 4:15-19, 1Peter 2:13-20
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God desires that you walk in accordance with His principles. He does not want your actions to be a deterrent to properly caring for yourself, your family, your local church, and other people He assigned to you. By following His principles you’ll be able to fulfill your purpose in the earth. One of the principles is to give to Caesar (the government) that which is Caesar’s while also giving to God that which is God’s. He wants you to understand that as you follow Him and apply His principles in your life He will make a way for you to pay your taxes as well as take care of every responsibility assigned to you.
You may claim you should only show allegiance to God and therefore should not pay tax to Caesar, however this is a faulty mindset that will keep you in bondage to satan and captive to his will. There will be people and rogue organizations who try to make you rebellious and keep you ignorant of biblical instruction and the blessings attached to it. They don’t want you to trust that God will provide all you need if you pay tax or tithe, or follow any biblical guidance on good stewardship. They would have you believe that taxes are an unlawful confiscation of money. However, if believed, the underlying problem is that you will idolize the money God provided and consider it more important than obeying Him. It is God who said that He set life up to be run by government, that those who resist governmental authorities resist Him and will incur judgment, and that we should pay taxes to whom taxes are due.
When you refuse to trust God by honoring His financial principles, including paying taxes that you rightfully owe, you negate His power that would help you fulfill your purpose and show others how men’s worst decisions (sometimes taxation levels, etc.) cannot overcome the blessing of God in a life that is obedient to His commands. The best answer to over-taxation by a government entity is praying for God to give legislators wisdom to enact the best laws and correct or eliminate current laws that are harmful to citizens. You should also periodically mail letters to legislators and sign petitions designed by reputable organizations that agree with biblical teaching about how legislators should govern.
Last but not least, remember that it is not ungodly to use all legally acceptable methods necessary to lower the amount of taxes you owe to the government. However, you should pay what is required in a timely manner just like Jesus had Peter obtain the money and pay the tax the ruling government determined that He owed.
Please email any questions and pray for this ministry. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Matthew 17:24-27, Luke 20:21-25, Romans 13:1-7, Philippians 4:15-19, 1Peter 2:13-20
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