HEY, THAT'S ME!

Wow, so I preached this weekend...and nobody walked out. I spoke about stewardship at my home church, and it went pretty well. It was weird, talking openly and frankly about money, challenging people to do what the Bible says about money....it was a little un-comfy, but that in and of itself was awesome.

So yeah, if you're curious, you can click HERE (Oct. 26) to listen to my 45 minute rant. I can rant though, because I'm as guilty of the things I was talking about as anyone else. I included a riveting, very basic outline of my message below. Gaze upon it in shock and wonder.... that is all for now.

I. Stewardship= Managing resources for God

II. Basic financial concepts from Scripture
A. Tithe- 10% (Matthew 23:23)
B. Save (Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 21:20)
C. Greed (I Timothy 6:9-10)
D. Debt (Romans 13:8 (NASB)).
E. Charity (Acts 2:44-47)

III. Where Are We?
A. As A Nation
2 Chron 7:13-14- God’s “Bailout plan”-
Parable of talents (Matthew 25 14-28) 0
B. As Believers
Proverbs 22:7
Proverbs 6:1-5
Louie Giglio- “Follow the trail of your time, your affection, your energy, your money, and your allegiance. At the end of that trail you’ll find a throne; and whatever, or whomever, is on that throne is what’s of highest value to you. On that throne is what you worship.”

IV. The Challenge
A. Malachi 3:6-12