The Hustle - Week 2
WHO IS IN CONTROL?
God’s view on Wealth
Luke 12:13-21
13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” 15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 The he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.
19 And I’ll sit back say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!” 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! Your will die this very night. Then who will get everything your worked for?’ 21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have rich relationship with God.”
DEBT
Proverbs 22:7
7 Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.
WHO IS IN CONTROL?
SAVING MONEY – SAVING YOUR FUTURE.
Proverbs 6:6-8
6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! 7 Though they have not prince or governor or ruler to make them work, 8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
WHO IS IN CONTROL?
PLANNING FOR FINANCIAL FAITHFULNESS.
Proverbs 21:5
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
BUDGETING (YOUR SPENDING PLAN)
Luke 14:28-30
28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and they everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building an couldn’t afford to finish it!’”
WHO IS IN CONTROL?
GOD IS IN CONTROL!