Luke 16:11 "If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"

POINT 1: DEDICATION
Money Reveals Ownership, Ownership Reveals Control

Psalm 24:1  "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." 
1 Timothy 6:7 "For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it."

POINT 2: GENEROSITY
Our giving reveals what We Worship
Generosity is not primarily financial; primarily a worship statement.
Proverbs 3:9-10  "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing."

 1 Corinthians 16:2 "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income."
Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." 
Luke 12:16-20 "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop... he said, 'I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones... You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you.'"
Luke 12:21 This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. God loves a cheerful giver." 


POINT 3: DEBT
Our debt reveals what we believe will satisfy us

Instant Gratification from Discontentment
ENVY  +  EASY CREDIT  =  DISASTER
Proverbs 22:7 "The borrower is servant to the lender." 
TOTAL: $2,533,741 — approximately $93,000 per family

POINT 4: CONTENTMENT
Reveal our Trust in Gods Plan
Average Annual Income (USA): ~$83,490
Average Annual Income (Global): ~$12,235

Ecclesiastes 6:9 "Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind."  
Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have." 
1 Timothy 6:6-8 "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it." 
Philippians 4:11-12 "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances... I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want."  
Ecclesiastes 5:10  "Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless."