The Art Of More
Series Introduction
18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. —Deuteronomy 8:18 (NLT)
D8:18 Cycle
Mindset – Step Out – Rectitude - Expand – Back To Step One
Introduction
15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” —Luke 12:15 (NLT)
6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 7 After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. 8 So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. —1 Timothy 6:6-10 (NLT)
Examples of Core Values:
Accountability: I finish what I set out to do for me and for others.
Character: This is who I am even when no one else is looking.
Selflessness: I give to others without looking for anything in return.
Integrity: Be honest with God, myself and then with others.
Excellence: Unwavering commitment to consistently meet and exceed expectations.
Positivity: The glass is always half full.
Respect: Treat others as you want them to treat you.
2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. —James 4:2-3 (NLT)
6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. 7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 9 As the Scriptures say, “They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”
10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
11 Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. —2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (NLT)18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. —Deuteronomy 8:18 (NLT)
Three Reasons Why Wealth Expansion Is Essential:
1. It Empowers The
15 As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. 16 Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. 17 I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.
18 At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. 19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:15-19 (NLT)
2. It Enhances The
7 Seek the prosperity of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord in its behalf; for in its prosperity will be your prosperity.’ —Jeremiah 29:7 (NASB)
3. It Elevates The
31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him. —Proverbs 14:31 (NLT)
Three Financial Outcomes of Stewardsip, I Can Either:
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5 Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. —Psalm 112:5 (NLT)
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19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)
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17 “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, —Luke 15:17-18 (NLT)
Coming To My Senses Generally Involves:
1. Acknowledgment of
2. Assessment of
3. Arranging Clear
4. Applying a
5. Asking For
6. Adopting Long-Term
Conclusion
My Next Steps:
- What is my “why” for obtaining wealth?
- What is my current financial outcome of stewardship?
- Read: Leadership By The Good Book by David Steward
- Watch Message Series: Peace Of Wealth
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