Establishing Your Purpose in Financesrv61008
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Establishing Your Purpose in
Finances
Episode 7
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Welcome to Establishing Your
Purpose. The show that helps
you to discover and achieve your
purpose through each of the five
life areas of Faith, Health,Relationships, Career and
Finances.
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Today, we will discuss how to
incorporate your purpose into the
finance area of your life.
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Definition Of Finances
Means to an end, not an end themselves
Management of the means, monetary affairs
Forms: income, increase,
Sources: career, gifts, vocation, bequests
Uses: Tithes, Offerings, Alms, Sustenance
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Uses
Purpose requires action, focus on
uses/management
Means, facilitates purpose.
Finances and Purpose: Needed so you are
prepared to act at the appointed time
Not just for rainy days.
But particularly for God-given opportunities
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Tithes
Firstfruit acknowledges the source and the
covenant
Commitment of the covenant
Shows gratitude and faith in Source
Sustains ministry ongoing so that those
dedicated and focus on supplying spiritual
needs
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Offerings
Gifts of thanksgiving and appreciation
To God through those He uses
Each time gather and come before Lord
bring a gift of thanksgiving in proportion to
how God has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 16:16-17
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Alms
Giving help meet specific needs
Other charitable gifts to help those in need
Remembering someone always worse off
than you.
Grateful that you have sufficient
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Sustenance
Necessary Sustaining your life
Needs
Desires (which are of God)
Not just bills
First three (tithes,offerings, alms) easygrasp
What to do with the balance?
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The other tithe
Remainder is to be sowed back into your
life according to your purpose
There is another tithe. World save at least
10% of income? Its biblical
First tithe to the church, the second tithe to
your personal ministry or purpose
Should be 20%
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20% Uses
Aim to save 20% income until you establishyour purpose
Invest in building yourself up for purposesGod ordered
Education, organization, physical
preparedness Whatever you need to fulfill, thats whatGod has given provision for.
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Gods Investments
God invests in You, Deposit of Spirit
Col 1:27, Christ in you, Hope of glory
Glory occurs when you allow Him to work
through you to fulfill your purpose
Plants you in experience => value to mature
you
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God is an Investor
Parables of fig tree,
John 15 the vine, branches and gardener
If God plants you, He expects you to
produce
Supplies required resources for fruitfulness
We are required to employ them towards
fruitful purposes
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Where to Start? Start from where you are
Not saving today? Evaluate spending.
Even if can start with $25 or $50/ month it adds up
Evaluate your activities. Does all your spending
help bring you closer to or farther away from your
purpose? Dont waste time or money on things
that dont move you into your destiny
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Cont.
Create and Stick to financial savings plan
Objective: Preparedness for opportunities
Live today, not for tomorrow
Ex: Many so pressed, we block out now and
think only about hurrying to get through to
tomorrow.
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Cont.
Bear down trying to get to future point ofrest
Ignoring the lessons and value provided inour today's
Delivers only marginal results instead of
success we truly seek Take full advantage of each day for there isvalue
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Cont.
Monitor daily spending activities
Record them over next month
Determine what is really essential and what
can be done away with so that you have
more money to invest in your purpose
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Financial Management
This is part of being a good steward which
is wisely managing and employing the
resources, financial and otherwise, entrustedto you.
Start also by paying bills before and no later
than they are due. May require somepersonal sacrifice upfront but has results
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Results of Good Management
Far less stress
Stress is a big distraction and weight
Slows down and may confuse Controlling current finances puts you in
charge of your money. Not your money in
charge of you. Parable of talents: More given to those that
exercise wisdom over what they have
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Timing May already be there
May take year or two to rebalance financialpicture
Make commitment to do it because too many of ushave missed great opportunities and additionalincome because we abused what we did have.
Make commitment to investing in yourself. God
expects it. He invests in you and gives you resources to
invest in the more tangible things you need tofulfill purpose. Use your God-given resources in a
way that glorifies Him through your life.
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Hope you enjoyed this episode.
Join us next time as we talk abouthow to move forward starting
from where you are today.Make sure get tape series and
anyone you are in covenant with.
You need to know your purpose
and begin pursuing it. The tapes
will help you get there.
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Until then, be blessed in all
things according to your purpose
in God.