MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCIAL POTENTIAL (PT 5)

Tithing is a practice that is not limited to the Old or New Covenants, but instead is a Part of God's order for humanity.

WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT TITHING: "It’s central in God's system to deal with Money and the Issues of the Heart.  It's an indicator of Obedient Faith and Releases the Blessing of God" ~Kevin Begley

THE BOTTOM LINE: Our use of Money and attitude towards it, will impact our life Now and in Eternity!

WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT OUR GIVING? ~Luke 16:10-15

"That which I spend is gone when I'm dead but that which I give is sent on ahead" ~KB

1. Jesus said: IF YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH LITTLE, YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH MUCH

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. ~vs. 10

THE CONNECTION:  faithful with little – faithful with much.  This text is about MONEY: not Time or Talents.

TRUSTED means entrusted, depended upon to do the right thing.

Even when it's tight, you've got to do what's right!

2. Jesus said: HOW YOU HANDLE MONEY IS AN INDICATOR OF HOW YOU HANDLE 'TRUE RICHES'

So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? ~vs. 11-12

THE COMPARISON:  Worldly Wealth vs. True Riches

3. Jesus said:  YOU CANT SERVE TWO MASTERS: MONEY IS A MASTER, GOD IS A MASTER! WHO WILL YOU SERVE?

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. ~vs. 13

The CONFRONTATION:  It's ONE or the OTHER - God or Money.

MASTER means the owner who has control of the person's decisions

• Money will lose it's value but Jesus will never lose its value.   
  
  
• Money has to be earned but Jesus love is always free!        
  
  
• Money can bring worry but Jesus brings peace.       

HATE means to love less

4. Jesus said: A WARNING TO THE RELIGIOUS (with bible knowledge):

The CAUTION: Loving Money will give us the wrong attitude

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering. ~vs. 14

1. Jesus said: some religious people (even some leaders) LOVE MONEY

LOVED means greedy, wanting more than they currently have

Love God and Use Money - Don't love money and use God!

2. Jesus said: some religious MOCKED Him.

SNEERING means to turn up their noses at

5. Jesus said: GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART

He said to them, 'You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight.' ~vs. 15