STORING TREAURE

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STORING TREAURE Matthew 619-21
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• GOD OWNES EVERYTHING
• All the earth and its inhabitants belong to Him
  (Psalm 241).
• Haggai tells us God owns all riches (Haggai 28).
• God gives us the ability to gain wealth
  (Deut.818).
• Those of us who are saved belong to Him, because
  we are bought with a price (1 Cor.619-20).

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• IM HIS MONEY MANAGER/STEWARD
• A Steward manages assets for the owners benefit.
• The Steward carries no sense of entitlement to
  the assets he manages.
• Its his job to find out what the owner wants
  done with his assets, then carry out His will.
• As a Steward I should
• Invest in what He desires.
• Spend what He wants to spend.
• Give to the causes He desires to support.

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• HIS VERSUS OURS
• As His money managers, God trusts us to set our
  own salaries!
• We draw needed funds from His wealth to pay our
  living expenses.
• The big decision (spiritually) is determining
  what is a reasonable amount on which to live.
• Whatever that amount is, we shouldnt hoard or
  spend to the excess.
• After all - It is His, Not ours.

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• JOYFUL GIVING
• When we realize we are giving Gods money for
  Gods work it brings JOY!
• Whenever we think like owners, it should be a red
  flag.
• The Macedonian Christians understood the joy of
  giving.
• It is humbling to receive gifts from people in
  far greater need than you.
• When the Tabernacle was being built, the people
  had to be restrained from giving (Exo.365-7).

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