
Don’t Be a Slave
Sermon series: Money Matters
March 27, 2022
Pastor Phil Chorlian
Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” 7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.” – Haggai 1:5-7
I. God says that being in debt means things are not
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. —Deuteronomy 28:12
II. God says that if you’re in debt that you are
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. —Proverbs 22:7
III. God says that when we don’t exercise self control we are vulnerable to
Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. —Proverbs 25:28
IV. There is a
a. Acknowledge the
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. —Psalm 34:18
b. Develop a plan of
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. —Proverbs 27:12
c. Do it
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. —2 Corinthians 6:2
d.
“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. —I Peter 5:5-7