Raising Faithful Stewards

Raising Faithful Stewards – “One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is freedom from materialism. How? By teaching them to be generous givers who know everything belongs not to them, but to God. And by demonstrating that greater joy is found in giving than keeping.”

Do We Understand Stewardship 101?

Do We Understand Stewardship 101? – “Grasping God’s ownership of everything is the foundation of a biblical theology of money. Faithful money-managing stewards act in the owner’s interests, regularly consulting Him to understand and implement His investment priorities.”

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant – “Money has social and economic benefits that can be used for the betterment of people. As a plow can be used for honest labor and a sack of grain for feeding a family, so money, which simply represents their value, can be used for good.”

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant – “As a plow can be used for honest labor and a sack of grain for feeding a family, so money, which simply represents their value, can be used for good.”

Does Having a Savings Account Mean I Don’t Trust God?

Does Having a Savings Account Mean I Don’t Trust God? – “At the heart of this question is the matter of our hearts. Rich or poor, God wants our undivided worship and attention. We should immediately jettison anything that diverts our attention away from the Giver.”

5 Misconceptions about Wealth

5 Misconceptions about Wealth – “Here are five misconceptions about wealth that must go if we are to believe and receive the wisdom of God.”

Important Rules For Managing Money

Important Rules For Managing Money – “To be good stewards in our Christian lives, then means that we realize deep within us that we’re only managers and administrators for what belongs to God and is temporarily loaned to us. God tells us to be good stewards of our time, talents, and our possessions.”

God or Money: Detangling a Complicated Relationship

God or Money: Detangling a Complicated Relationship – “Christians have a complicated relationship with money and gospel ministry.”

 

Seven Principles of Finance for the Believer

Seven Principles of Finance for the Believer – “This outline provides the diligent believer with some key principles preparing him/her for radical, other-worldly financial behavior. 

 

5 Eternal Funds to Invest In

5 Eternal Funds to Invest In – “You’ve heard people say that you can’t take your money with you when you die. But that doesn’t mean you can’t send your resources ahead of you.”

Money's Not the Problem

Money's Not the Problem – “Our financial life is always determined more by the desires of your heart than by the size of your income.”

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship?

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship? – “People are more open even about their sexual struggles than about battling materialism, which may be the final frontier.”

How Money Fears Kill Our Worship

How Money Fears Kill Our Worship – “When you magnify God through not being afraid about money, you worship.”

How to Worship With Our Wallets Apart From the Worship of Money

How to Worship With Our Wallets Apart From the Worship of Money – “Freedom from the worship of money to worship God with our Money.”

 

How to Keep Yourself from Loving Money

How to Keep Yourself from Loving Money – “Trying to find satisfaction in money has disastrous results.”

 

The Pervasive Problem of Loving Money

The Pervasive Problem of Loving Money – “Judas was a worker of miracles, a preacher of repentance, a minister of the kingdom, and he was a lover of money.”

Your Money Will Trick You

Your Money Will Trick You – “Our money lies to us, constantly. Whenever we see our accumulation of assets or the increasing dollars in our account, Mammon whispers: I am your security. I am your hope. I make the good life possible.”

Why Do Billionaires Want to Live Forever?

Why Do Billionaires Want to Live Forever? – “Why is it that the 1% of the 1% almost always seem to veer from their core businesses into attempts to prolong their lives indefinitely?”

How Important Is It for Believers to Be Debt Free?

How Important Is It for Believers to Be Debt Free? – “Let’s get out of debt so we can give more money to God’s kingdom, and be financially free, not centering our lives around our debt. Our goal should be a life that mirrors Jesus’ generosity, not a money and possessions-driven life.”

 

Should Rich Christians Downgrade Their Lifestyle?

Should Rich Christians Downgrade Their Lifestyle? – “Why does wealth make it hard to get into heaven? Why is being wealthy dangerous? Let me mention four biblical pointers to why that would be.”