the gift of cash
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The gift of cash in an attempt to challenge people in a weak economy to think beyond how to grow their money onto how to use the little money we have to grow people.TRANSCRIPT
The Gift of Cash Luke 12:13-21
December is the month for cash!
“Since 1990, stocks have finished
higher 81% of the time in
December, vs. an average of
61% for all months.”
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY
Nov 30, 2011
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Pre 2008 Nest Egg
Not working!
Post 2008 Nest Egg
Reasons
Too Much Debt
Slow Growth
Reasons
Why can’t we fix the problem?
The problem
The problem
Broken Confidence
The problem
Broken System
The problem
Broken Politics
The problem
Broken Dream
The problem
Broken Confidence
Broken System
Broken Politics
Broken Dream
3 Quick Solutions
Reduce Debt
Live Within Means
Produce Growth
A Biblical perspective on the
problem of wealth creation
Luke 12:13-21
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or
an arbiter between you?”
15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of
greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be
merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be
demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for
yourself?’
21 “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for
himself but is not rich toward God.”
Cannot Eliminate Death Tax
God was not factored
Eternity was not factored
Y= X + me
Jesus + Y = Eternity
How do we create wealth in
December that will last?
Honor God with
Proverbs 3:9-10
9Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your
crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to
overflowing, and your vats will brim over with
new wine.
Grow people with
cash
Invest in Eternity
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