Mastering Your Money Part 4

Mastering Your Money – Before it Masters You (Part 4 of 4)

Deciding to Follow God’s Plan

2 Kings 5:1-15

Introduction Prov 13:7, 18

1.  Acknowledge the Sovereignty of God.

2.  Be Aware of and Avoid the Subtlety of Debt.

3.  Adopt the Centrality of the Tithe.

4.  Accept God's Plan and Enjoy the Security of Obedience
2 Kings 5:1-15

I. Lessons We Can Learn From Naaman

A.  No One is Immune from Problems 2 Kgs 5:1; Jas 1:2

B.  God Will Often Use the Most Unlikely Sources to Get Us What We Need 2 Kgs 5:2-3; Num 22:21-41

C.  The Answer to Our Problem Won't Usually be What We Want to Hear 2 Kgs 5:10-12

D.  We'll be Tempted to Come Up with Our Own Plan 2 Kgs 5:11-12

E.  Wise Friends will Always Encourage Us to Do What God Says
2 Kgs 5:13; 1 Cor 15:33

F.  God's Way is Always the Right Way 2 Kgs 5:14

G. There's Great Security in Obedience 

         1.  Faith (“Can I trust God to do this?”)

           2.  Faithfulness (“Can God trust me to do this?”) Gal 6:9

II. Three Things Every Christian Should Do

A.  Love Your Father Mk 12:28-30

“The most important one is to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mk 12:30)

B. Live Your Faith 1 Pet 2:9-12

“People who do not believe are living all around … Live such good lives that they will see the good things you do and will give glory to God on the day when Christ comes again.”  (1 Pet 2:12)

C.  Leverage Your Finances

         1. Keep Good Records

          2. Plan Your Spending

          3. Save on a Regular Basis

          4. Enjoy What You Have

  5. Be Generous and Give at Least 10% Back to God Lk 16:9; 9:62

 “Use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.” (Lk 16:9)