This morning we’ll be in week three of four of our God and Money series, as we seek to discover how to grow in generosity. We’ll talk about avoiding debt by living within your means and how this helps us to be good managers of what God has provided. We hope to see you there!
Schedule
@945 Small Groups / Sunday School for all ages
@1045 Worship Gathering
@2pm Missions and Evangelism Team Meeting
@6pm Bible Study
Sermon Notes
Live Within Your Means ~ Luke 12:42-48 & Various Scriptures
The sermon in one sentence: Avoid the stranglehold of debt by living within your means so you can maximize generosity.
- We are “stewards” of God’s resources (Luke 12:42-48)
- We keep watch over what he has given and we use it wisely
- We remember that all our money and resources belong to God, not to us
- We maximize our wise use of resources to fulfill God’s purposes with our wealth
- We minimize debt that hinders our wise use and generosity
- To minimize debt and maximize generosity:
- Maintain an attitude that you will avoid debt (Romans 13:8)
- Adjust your lifestyle to avoid debt as much as possible (Proverbs 21:5)
- Make a plan to pay off your existing debts as soon as possible (Psalm 37:21, Ecclesiastes 5:5)
- Give more generously (Psalm 37:21)
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Songs for Worship
Seek Ye First
Come Thou Fount
Jesus Calls Us O’er the Tumult
Thou Art Worthy
Take My Life and Let It Be
Freely, Freely
First Baptist Church 
This is something I been working on in my life.