Finances By the Bible (Part 2)

1 Timothy 6:17 God gives a warning in 1 Timothy 6:17 about trusting in money.  What a man has acquired compared to others is what he thinks of himself generally.  The goal of today’s study is to show the foolishness of trusting in money and the need to trust in...

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Wealth Prov. 13: 11

Wealth Prov.13:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Everything in this lesson is practical – all the cross-references are from the gospels – much is said in the gospels about money. General Easy come easy go – Lk 15:11- 32 – the prodigal wasted his substance with riotous living – it vanished about...

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Wealth Gotten By Vanity Prov. 13: 11

Wealth Gotten by Vanity Prov. 13:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wealth gotten by vanity is money that is gotten by you for which you do not have to work. It is wealth attained in the absence of labor. This verse of scripture informs us that any such acquisition will evaporate. Winning...

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The Ransom of a Man’s Life Prov. 13: 8

Life’s Ransom Prov. 13:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Spiritually speaking, the ransom of a man’s life is Jesus, 2 Cor 8:9; 1 Pet 1:18-19; 1 Tim 2:4-6; Ps 49:6-9 Practically speaking, the ransom of a man’s life is money.  Riches will get a man out of almost every [but nor every] jam: ransom for...

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Finances by the Bible (Part 1)

Over the next few weeks we will look at finances by the Bible. Before we look at what the world looks at as a valuable means of exchange – currency – we need to consider God’s economics. What are the commodities that God deems valuable? We know about the world’s...

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The Net of Evil Men Prov. 12: 12

The Net of Evil Men Prov. 12:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ps 9:15 shows you that the net of evil men is literal and it is associated with a pit and it is used to catch men Mic 7:2.  We suspended a net at the ranch to catch doe.  We’ve caught...

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What To Do With Wealth Prov. 11: 24-26

What to do with Wealth Prov 11:24-26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The principle here concerns how to handle wealth, whether you have a little or a lot.  You increase it by giving it away – this may seem like a strange principle but it is but tried and true. Withholding is...

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Biblical Money Truths

Biblical Money Truths Lesson notes from David Gibbs – Greatest Spiritual Cancer Ecc. 5:10-15   Introduction: a)      Spiritual Cancer- The love of money (I Tim. 6:10) b)      Covetousness – Idolatry (Col.3:5) c)       If you make 20,000/year – Top 2% of world population d)      Money problems will be your future if...

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A House of Merchandise, Jn 2:13-17

A House of Merchandise John 2:13-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is always a temptation in the ministry to go after money and to make merchandise of God’s people. Under the Law there was a system of sacrifice and the Jews could submit oxen, goats, sheep, turtledoves, pigeons, cornmeal, oil or...

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Matthew 22:15-40 How They Might Entangle Him

In a prior lesson, we saw that the Pharisees questioned Jesus’ authority for clearing out the Temple in Matt 21. In response to their question, he trapped them by asking a question regarding John’s baptism that they refused to answer for fear of incrimination. While he had their audience he...

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