How Should Christians Use Their Money?

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• I. Priorities
• We cannot serve God and Mammon (Matthew 624).
• The love of money is a root of all evil (1
  Timothy 66-10).

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• II. Giving
• We are given skill to work to have something to
  give (Eph. 428).
• Giving in the church is with purpose of heart (2
  Cor. 97-8).
• The size of the gift is not what makes it
  acceptable (Mark 1241-44).

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• II. Giving
• We are to do good to all as we have opportunity
  (Galatians 610).
• We will reap as we have sown
  (2 Corinthians 96).

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• III. Stewardship
• All that we are given is a trust from God (Psalm
  241).
• Man is given authority over his possessions (Acts
  53-4).
• Excessive dept is a trap Christians should avoid
  (Prov. 2226-27).

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• III. Stewardship
• Christians must honor their financial commitments
  (Matthew 533-37).
• Christians must not presume what we cannot know
  (James 413-16).

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How Should Christians Use Their Money?

• IV. Leisure Entertainment
• God may deny blessings fueled by desires (James
  41-3).
• It is good for Gods people to enjoy fruits of
  their labor (Ecc. 518-20).
• Christians look for more than passing pleasures
  (Heb. 1124-26).