Passage: Luke 12:13-15
Notes
What the Bible teaches about money...
- Money is revealing.
- Money is deceptive.
- Money is powerful.
What God wants us to know regarding money:
It ALL belongs to Him!
If it ALL belong to God, how then shall we live?
- As faithful stewards.
- Being CRAZY generous with God's stuff.
Verses
{Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own." Luke 12:13-15 NLT}{“But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:9-10 NLT}{“At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God.” Philippians 4:18 NLT}{“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.” Psalm 24:1 NLT}{“Everything under heaven belongs to me.” Job 41:11 NLT}{“When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” Luke 12:48 NLT}{You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35 NLT}{“You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT}{“You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.” 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 NLT}
Quotes
Ron Blue : “A life story could be written from a checkbook. It reflects your goals, priorities, convictions, relationships, and even the use of your time. A person who has been a Christian even for a short while can fake prayer, Bible study, evangelism, going to church, and so on, but he can’t fake what his checkbook reveals. Maybe that is why so many of us are so secretive about our personal finances.” (Master Your Money); Billy Graham : “Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God.&rdquoPaul Tripp : “On one hand, it can expose me to danger, while on the other hand it can be used of God to reveal the need of my heart and, through me, to bless the lives of others. You and I will interact with money in some way. That interaction is one of the things that will set the direction of our lives. Money will be a blessing to you, or it will be a curse.” (SEX & MONEY); Tullian Tchividjian : “Everything is a gift from God that we’re to handle responsibly. Everything is a blessing from our Creator. Our resources, our time, and our abilities are all gifts from God. The fact is, we should consider ourselves stewards of everything in our lives – every dollar we earn, every good idea that enters our minds, every possession we attain, every privilege we enjoy. We are to steward well all our skills, resources, experiences, influence, and social capital, investing them back into the created order for the good of other people.” ( Unfashionable); Larry Allen : “One of the greatest impediments to generosity in the human heart is the fear that our gift to someone else means a loss of that gift’s benefit to ourselves. We fear that if we give sacrificially to someone else, we might have to go without ourselves.” (Growing in the Grace of Giving);
