Simplifying the Money Conversation

Hope

September 15, 2024 • Pastor Steve Swinburne • Ephesians 4:28, Hebrews 13:6

How do we get where we want to be when it comes to honoring God financially? It begins by creating margin in our lives. Margin-less living is what causes the strain and stress of life whether financially or relationally. Without margin, it is difficult to respond to God's calling in our lives and meet the needs of those He has put in our lives. We can achieve this margin by adjusting our financial pie chart; creating space in how we spend on living, giving, owing (debt), owing (taxes), and growing categories.

Health

September 8, 2024

There are 5 competing priorities for the use of our money; Live, Give, Owe (debt), Owe (taxes), Grow. When anyone becomes dominant over the others our finances veer into unhealthy places. In the push and pull that happens in our financial management our relationship with God and being good stewards of the resources he has blessed us with always centers us squarely in healthy fiscal wisdom.

Habits

September 1, 2024 • Pastor Steve Swinburne • Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 2:7, 2 Corinthians 9:6–8, Ephesians 2:10, Proverbs 27:23–27

There are 4 Hs in financial wisdom. This week we focus on Habits and the 5 Biblical principles to forming healthy habits that offer guardrails to frivolous or irresponsible spending. These habits create buffer in our lives when our wants go beyond our means and they break the power that money has over our lives; so that it serves us rather than the reverse.

Heart

August 25, 2024 • Pastor Steve Swinburne • Hebrews 11:1–6, James 1:5, James 3:16–17, Psalm 24:1, Philippians 4:11–13

The Bible talks a lot about money; in fact, 11 of Jesus' 39 parables touch on finances. Meaning, how we handle our money is a discipleship issue if we are going to be followers of Jesus. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches that where your treasure is your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21). This is because money can become a spiritual stronghold in our lives hindering growth in our journey towards living and being like Jesus. This series will deal with the Four Hs of financial wisdom and today we begin with the heart, looking at the perspectives we have on our finances.

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