Notes from sermon preached by Perry Noble, NewSpring Church, March 8, 2009
Bailout will occur when our bondage to bling is broken
Ask self 3 questions to get finances in order:
- What does Jesus expect?
- Mat 6:1 – warning from God – If we belong to Christ, our lifestyle should show it
- Mat 6:2 – Jesus expects us to give – if we put God first with our giving, he will take care of our needs
- Jesus pays for church – it belongs to him – don’t put names on anything since the church belongs to Christ
- Followers of Christ don’t expect recognition for their gifts
- Jesus expects his people to take care of his house – i.e. give to church before giving to other charities
- It’s time God’s people come back to God’s house and take care of it
- Don’t use web campus as an excuse to not plug into a local church and give to that church
- Malachi 3:10 – bring whole tithe
- Where’s my heart?
- Don’t say Jesus is valuable to me if I’m not willing to give to him
- Mat 6:19 – where put money, that’s where heart is
- 2 top problems in US – consumer debt and obesity — this nation is in trouble because we don’t manage what we have
- Our problem is we put our eyes on the things of the world
- To store up treasures in heaven – do God’s work
- God can’t have my heart if he doesn’t have my treasure
- Who do I serve?
- Mat 6:24 – cannot serve God and money
- 1 Tim 6:10 – money is the root of all evil
- Mat 6:22 – eye is the lamp of the body – key to winning with money is to overcome what eyes see
- We tend to let greed consume us
- God wants to be 1st in our finances – he gave his best (his son), he just wants us to do the same
Video Interview of ‘devil’ about money:
Lord, help me to meet your expectations by serving you with both my money and my time.
