Workshop on Personal Finance
Week 1

Money, Possessions & Wealth
What percentile are you considered wealthy?
Define what does a wealthy person make
Is there a point where wealth prevents you from following Christ?

Reality Check

Money Possessions & Wealth

Affluenza

Christian thoughts on Wealth

Eternal Perspective

Building a Foundation

Challenge to Spiritual Life

Challenge to our Contentment in Christ

Battle Plan

What Is Wealth to Them?

What Is Wealth to Them?

Where do we get our viewpoints on money?
Culture influence
Parents
Self or Flesh (James 4:1-3)
Satan
God

Without the Bible, prayer, and discussion with other Christains, we will default to 1-4 on influence.

The Bible and Wealth
Not an abstract issue
(16 of Christ’s 38 parables on money and possessions)
(Over 2000 verses more than on heaven and hell)
Why so many?

Wealth Is not Bad
God provides
Joseph, Job, David, Luke, and Paul are examples of wealthy men
The use of wealth and attitude is important
I Timothy 6:10 - “For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil…”
What can you do with your wealth?
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