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Biblical principles and actions to survive and thrive in the current financial climate

Comunicación y Gerencia. Biblical principles and actions to survive and thrive in the current financial climate. Errol & Gerri Vassell www.safeguarded.co.uk. Comunicación y Gerencia. Why this teaching session at this time?. The Facts!. FACT: We live in a Consumer Culture

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Biblical principles and actions to survive and thrive in the current financial climate

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  1. Comunicación y Gerencia Biblical principles and actions to survive and thrive in the current financial climate Errol & Gerri Vassell www.safeguarded.co.uk

  2. Comunicación y Gerencia Why this teaching session at this time?

  3. The Facts! FACT: We live in a Consumer Culture FACT: We live in a Debt driven Economy FACT: We live from Salary to Salary FACT: We “Christians” and “Non-Christians” are caught up in the here and now John 11 v 43 – 44 (Jesus’ words) ‘Lazarus come forth, Loose him and let him go’

  4. God wants to use us! He cannot use us effectively as he would like if we are bound in any area of our lives John 11 v 43 – 44 (Jesus’ words) ‘Lazarus come forth’ ‘Loose him and let him go’

  5. Comunicación y Gerencia 1 Samuel 22 v 1 – 5 The Cave of Adullam The Land of Judah

  6. Teaching Overview • Orientation • Purpose for our finances • Obedience and our finances • Wisdom and our finances • Encouragement for our finances • Restoration of our finances

  7. Teaching Tasters (to come)! • Financial intelligence • The 10/10/80 Rule • Earn, Spend, Taxed v Earn, Taxed, Spend • How to get out of debt • Why a job is only the first step • The need for Charitable Organisations • The need for Business Enterprises • The need for Savings and Investments

  8. Orientation • The Potential for our success explained in scripture • The Perversion for our success exposed in scripture • The Programme for our success established in scripture

  9. Comunicación y Gerencia What does the Bible say about you and money?

  10. Group Exercise What scriptures / biblical stories, which clearly talks to us about money, are you familiar with? Maximum of 3 examples per group

  11. My Favourite Bible Scriptures • ‘The Love of money is the root of all evil’ (I Tim 6 v 10) • ‘You cannot serve God and mammon’ (Luke 16 v 13) • ‘For wisdom is a defence and money is a defence’ (Ecclesiastes 7 v 12) • ‘The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender’ (Proverbs 22 v 7) • ‘A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just’ (Proverbs 13 v 22)

  12. Purpose for our finances • ‘Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy’ • ‘That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate’ • ‘Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may hold on eternal life’ (I Tim 6 v 17-19)

  13. Comunicación y Gerencia Salvation – it is easy and free! Romans 10 v 9 (Paraphased) ConfesswithourmouththatJesusis Lord and believeGodraisedhimfromthedead, you are saved!

  14. Comunicación y Gerencia In partnershipwithGod Joshua 1 v 8 (Parapahsed) Speakthe Word, mediateonthe Word (day and night), followwhatthe Word says, thenyoushallmakeyourwayprosperous and havegoodsuccess

  15. Comunicación y Gerencia God has goodplansforus Jeremiah 29 v 11(KJV) For I knowthethoughtsthat I havetowardyou, saiththe Lord, thought s of peace, and not of evil, togiveyouanexpectedend

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