MoneyWalk 208: Ministry Pay

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

The humanistic world system teaches and displays in their examples that everyone should think me first and everybody else last. Too many present day gospel ministers are worried and complain about pay and benefits and constantly try to embarrass their followers into sending more into their personal coffers. Much of the additional money that comes into their hands through the church goes toward bigger houses, more expensive cars, finer clothes, and more toys so they can look like the CEO’s of today and hang out with the high and mighty in society. God certainly will show favor to his servants and there is nothing particularly wrong with any these things as long as your motivation in ministry is not based upon getting them and you would minister the gospel of Christ with the same fervency even when you do not receive such things.

The bible shows that a hireling demands specific compensation. Whereas a true servant does not make such demands because He understands that God owns everything, all promotion comes from Him, and all things work together for good for believers. The biblical account of Jesus and the Apostles shows the proper attitude about service; it is important to God that you worship Him and fulfill your part of the great commission to preach the good news to every race, creed, and culture and to teach them how to live according to His commands.

Scriptures show you how to approach the compensation portion of your ministry service to others; do not be greedy for filthy lucre. This example applies whether you’re a pastor, para-church ministry executive, or ministry worker and you should imbed it in your heart even when you are employed by secular enterprises. God is please with ministers who recognize that He will increase their stature before God and man at the appropriate time and bless them to have all their needs met and to receive many material things as a reward for the labor of love they have undertaken in spreading the gospel.

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Acts 20:33-35, 2Corinthians 11:3-15, 2Thessalonians 3:6-15, James 4:17, 1Peter 5:1-4

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MoneyWalk 207: Do Not Oppress People In Order To Prosper

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

Most people would probably say they’re not prejudice against others regardless of skin color. However, actions speak louder than words. If you do not currently have actions that support your non-prejudice claims, you must make a change in order to please the King of Kings who instructs us not to be respecters of persons and to not oppress other people.

Start by declaring each day going forward that you are not racist or prejudice because this helps change your mindset and rid you of discriminatory actions. You must be sincere about your claim and want to change areas of your life where the Holy Ghost convicts you of beliefs, words, and actions that are unlike His character.

Common forms of prejudice that could show up but often are overlooked:

**Overwhelmingly hiring people within your race because no matter the background and experience of someone of another race.

**Using criteria that does not specifically show how well one can perform a job in order to deny a person of another or culture.

**Overwhelmingly using people within your race as financial advisors after passing up others who had great experience, shared your financial stewardship philosophy, and had a character / personality that could work well with you.

**Using biased tests and criteria to determine who gets higher level educational opportunities within your company.

**Almost never mingling with and building close relationships outside of work and ministry with people of other nationalities, races, and backgrounds.

When you show such prejudice it is easy to be convinced that you are only measuring necessary criteria. However, God knows when you are unrighteously denying other people opportunities for relationship, work, and play that should be afforded to them. Certainly, you should use biblically based criteria as the measuring stick for environments you will be in and actions you will take in getting to know other people and hanging out with them in more intimate settings.

Yet, you must realize that your life of ministry requires you to be around people you might not otherwise choose to be around because you understand their soul is very important to the Lord. Now, go forth into all the world preaching the gospel and discipling other people.

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Galatians 2:11-14, Ephesians 3:3-8, Philemon 1:10-17, James 5:1-6

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MoneyWalk 206: The Holy Spirit Should Guide Your Money Management

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is necessary for you to long to and consistently carry out the will of God in money management, business, discipleship, management of money entrusted you by God, and anything else you do. It is possible to build business(es), accumulate great wealth, and be very successful in man’s eyes and yet be unpleasing to the Lord.

The fact that you have attained a level of material greatness, fame, and power on Earth does not show that you walk in the Spirit. Many people driven by the fleshly carnal nature build their own kingdoms. Unless they repent and give Christ rulership of their heart and lives they will not profit eternally though they experience great profit, fun, and some happiness materially on Earth. Jesus let us know with certainty that the abundance of life is not in the things that one possesses and that it profits a man nothing to gain the world and lose his soul.

Yet, everyday many people seek opulent and expensive material things, fame, and power as their greatest priority instead of seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and letting Him add and show them the things they should do to augment adding all the other things that He knows will truly prosper them. Their carnal minds are drawn into the allure of worldly passions, so they use world systems to obtain.

Thus, much of what they create and the money they earn are used for pursuits that seem good but do not support the Great Commission and the Great Commandment that God in Christ gave the Church. The Holy Spirit’s guidance is essential in building wealth in a God pleasing manner that allows you to continually seek God’s face whether you currently have little or plenty or in the future come into great wealth or a lesser financial position. When you listen to Him you are ensured that your products, services, and proceeds complement gospel work, truly help other people, and help you live in the prosperous condition He desires for your life.

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John 16:7-11, Acts 1:5-8, Romans 12:9-13, 1Corinthians 12:27-28, Jude 1:17-23

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MoneyWalk 205: How To Handle Negativity

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

You will at times have money spats and disagreements that produce friction in your relationships. Your spouse may have a spendthrift behavior and disagree with you on the need to save a reasonable portion of your income. Your parents may get into trouble and be facing foreclosure and pressure you to give them money to try and catch up the mortgage. A loved one may spew ridicule because you refuse to pledge money to their pet project. Or, someone may be hiding from you at the time they are supposed to be paying back money you loaned them.

Many times both parties are at fault for the friction. If they had made decisions based on biblical money management principles, they would have avoided the friction and would be comfortable with the results of their actions, regardless of the results. Don’t get me wrong, you will experience frictions and differences in what the result should have been even when you engage financial transactions with other Christians. And, there certainly may be times that you need to discuss negative results and share how you believe the other party should have handled the situation. Yet, you stop well short of hate and simply allow the Holy Spirit to work in both hearts what needs to be done.

God gives peace that passes all understanding, which produces patience in you and maintains joy. This allows you to forgive those that mistreat and cheat you. Yet, there are times when the Holy Spirit may lead you to stop engaging money transactions with offenders that will not correct their behavior or he may instruct you to stop fellowshipping with them altogether until they have shown positive change. His love calls us to account and may isolate offenders until they see the error of their ways and begin to act in ways that are best for themselves and other people around them.

Always pray that the Holy Spirit correct the situation in the way He chooses and conduct yourself with the utmost integrity, and refuse verbal spats and physical confrontation! Be an example of Christ-likeness no matter what others act like and simply know the truth and it will make you free!!! This posture is highly likely to be an example that the offender will ultimately follow.

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Proverbs 16:20-23, 21:15-16, Ephesians 4:30-32, 6:5-9, James 5:7-9, 1Peter 1:13-16

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