5. teaching god's money

Of Money

What should we do with

God’s money?

What should we do with

God’s money?

Understand It

Earn It

Spend It

Give It

Teach It

1. Do you have the prerequisites necessary to teach others what God wants them to know?

1. Believe what you are teaching

1. Believe what you are teaching

2. Expect obedience in the home.

1. Believe what you are teaching

2. Expect obedience in the home.

3. Know the answer to the “Why?” question

1. Believe what you are teaching

2. Expect obedience in the home.

3. Know the answer to the “Why?” question

4. Know the Gospel

1. Our love for the gospel is revealed in how we use our money.

“No one is ever saved by stewardship (wise use of God’s money); all the charitable giving in the world does not make one right with God if a person does not trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord. On the other hand, someone who never gives to the Lord’s work or cares for the poor in any way demonstrates that nothing has ever happened in their lives that could qualify as ‘regeneration’.” Blomberg

2. The Gospel gives us hope when we sin with “our” money.

3. Eternity is for those who live for God and the gospel, not for money

“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own? “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Luke 16:10 – 13

4. The Gospel leads us to live for the glory of God, and not for the pursuit of wealth

2. Parents, above all others, are to teach their children God’s truth

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

Deuteronomy 6:4-7

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’ (this is the first commandment with a promise), ‘that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.’ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

Ephesians 6:1-4

3. Mistakes Parents Make

1. Giving in to whining

2. Not teaching the value of money

3. Not teaching the value of work

4. Comparing with rich people

5. Not modeling generous giving

6. Saving your children from financial pain when they are young

1. Give/provide ways for kids to earn money so they learn how to use it

2. The Piggy Bank System

3. Teach kids to talk about financial decisions

4. Teach the value of time

5. Challenge them about Name Brands

6. Teach them to live below their means

7. Explain what it costs to live.

8. Teach them to invest in Heaven.

What should we do with

God’s money?

Understand It

Earn It

Spend It

Give It

Teach It