042518WED ODF Sermon Notes

God’s Money: Use it Effectively  PART B
Luke 16:1-13

THEME: For the hearer to utilize money effectively

Point To Ponder:  God wants you to be shrewd;  take it a step further God expects you to be shrewd.

Five Principles To Use Money Effectively:

1.   Value what you have, don’t waste it.

2.        Plan for the future, Don’t rationalize it.

3.        Operate shrewdly, heaven rewards it.

4.         Start early, God blesses it.

5.         Fire a master, you cannot have two

Statement of Truth:

All you need to get where you are going is to utilize what you already have.

Definition:

Shrewd means astute,  sharp and piercing.  Keen and rigorous in practical matters. 

Questions to Consider:

1. Do you truly value what you have?
2. In what ways have your rationalized bad behavior?
3. I’m later in life is it to late to start being shrewd?  No. If your breathing it is never too late.
4. Do you have two masters?  Are you willing to do something about it?

042218AM ODF SERMON NOTES

God’s Money: Use it Effectively

Luke 16:1-13

Theme: Jesus wants to save your soul, but he wants to save your finances too.  Do your finances need a dramatic overhaul?  Let’s learn to use God’s money effectively.

 Life Lesson:God wants you to be shrewd.  What we learn is this:  God expects you to be shrewd. Even if you make mistakes, do things wrong, or have regrets, there is hope!

A Brief Explanation of the Text

To use money effectively:

I.        Value what you have, don’t waste it.

Verse 3 Key words:  “What shall I do?”

Keynote:  Some of us have made mistakes, our next decision is very important.  What follows next has the potential to redefine us. 

Statement of Truth:

All you need to get where you are going is to utilize what you already have.  

To be continued...

04-15-18AM ODF Sermon Notes

God’s Money: How Do We Earn it?

Proverbs 13:11 + 1 Thessalonian 2:9 + 1 Timothy 5:17

Theme: Honest, hard work for fair compensation assures that God will provide your needs.

Questions for Consideration:  

·      What does it mean to earn it honestly?

Statement of Truth:

God is incredibly interested in how you gotwhat you got.

·     What does it mean to workhard?

·     What is fair compensation?

THE RESULT:  

Honest work assuresGod’s provision

LIFE LESSON:

You cannot work too hardbut you can work toomuch.

041118WED ODF Sermon Notes

God’s Money: View it Vertically  B   

Matthew 27:57-60 + 1 Corinthians 4:2 


THEME:For the hearer to view money vertically for money is a test, a testimony and a tool. 

Statement of Truth:

Our money is not our money.  It is God’s money entrusted to us.  In Our hands only for a time and one day we will give an account!


I.           Money is a Test

Biblical Example:  Judas

Money will test your:

         •              Loyalty

         •              Allegiance

         •              Heart

II.  Money is Testimony  

Biblical Example:  Joseph of Arimathea

Keynote:  Instead  of Joseph using what he bought to benefit himself he gave up his personal desire to benefit the kingdom.  

II.  Money is Tool  

Biblical word:  Stewardship 

ESV 1Corinthians 4:2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

Questions to Consider:

·   Inthe past how have you viewed money?  In what ways moving forward do you think God is asking you to view money differently?

·  Of the five test of money what area do you most struggle with and why?


·  What testimony are you giving to your family and others regarding how you view money?


·  Are you willing to lay down something you bought for yourself in order that the kingdom might be advanced?

04-08-18AM ODF SERMON NOTES

God’s Money: View Money Vertically

Matthew 26:14-16

Theme: For the hearer to understand that the thickness of your wallet is not an indication of your financial health.  Both poverty and prosperity could be sings of bondage.  We must view money vertically for it is a test, a testimony and a tool. 

Revival Reality:  Money Is A Test

Life Lesson:
Money is a test; it is what you do with it that matters.

Statement of Truth:

Almost everything that happens in our lives flows from how we view money.

Biblical illustration from a life of Judas

John 12:3-6

Statement of Truth:

Money is not our problem.  The problem lies in how we view money.

Five areas Money will test us:

            1.      Money is a test of your work ethic

            2.     Money is a test of your self-control

            3.     Money is a test of your integrity

            4.     Money is a test of your love for people

            5.     Money is a test of your love for God

To be Continued...  {Join us Wednesday Night at 6:00 PM}

Questions to Consider:

·      How many people have spent their lives acquiring the things that they came to despise?

·      How many people have awakened in despair because they realize they have lost what they really needed in order that they might gain what they thought they had to have?

04-01-18AM ODF SERMON NOTES

No Greater love: Great Hope

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

THEME:  The promises of Jesus are real.  Jesus Christ has promised to return this is the great hope of every Christian!

Point To Ponder:  Jesus Christ is coming again!

 I.  WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND IT  V 13

Paul said it is okay to grieve,  it is not unlawful or sinful  to experience sorrow.

• They sleep in Jesus

• They will be raised up from dead and awakened out of their sleep, for God will bring them with Him.

II.  WE ARE TO BELIEVE IT v14

III.  WE ARE TO LOOK FOR IT v16-18

     Five things to Look for:

1.  We should look for our Saviour.  

2.  We should look for His return in the sky.  

3.  We should look for a sudden return.

4.  We should look for a social event.

5.  We should look for a settled day.