Freedom from Financial Bondage I What are some of the key words related to the area of financial bondage A Bondage Exodus 657 B Slavery John 833 C Subjection Hebrews 21416 ID: 460054
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Achieving DestinySlide2
Freedom from Financial Bondage
I. What are some of the key words related to the area of financial bondage?
A.
Bondage (Exodus 6:5-7)
B. Slavery (John 8:33)
C.
Subjection
(Hebrews 2:14-16)Slide3
D.
Debt
(Romans 13:8)E.
Interest (Leviticus 25:35-37)F.
Borrowing (Proverbs 22:7)G.
Credit BuyingSlide4
II. What is God’s desire in the area of financial bondage?
A. God wants His people
free
(John 8:30-36).B. Jesus' ministry was designed to set the captive
free (Luke 4:18-19).C. The Lord wants us to continue to walk
in freedom
(Gal. 5:1).Slide5
III. What are the fruits of financial bondage?
A. Bitterness and
sorrow
(Ex. 1:14)B. Despair
(Ex. 2:23-25)C. Essential family needs unmet
.
D. Always playing
catch up
, never having controlSlide6
E. Passing on a negative
inheritance
(Neh. 5:4-5)
F. Inability to hear the message of deliverance (Ex. 6:9)Slide7
IV. What are the root causes of financial bondage?
A. The Inability to
trust God
(Ps. 37:7) B. Covetousness
(Luke 12:15; I Tim. 6:10)C. Greed
(Eccl. 4:6; 5:10; II Tim. 3:1-5)
D. Lack of
self – disciplineSlide8
E.
Over - indulgence
(Pro. 21:17; Luke 15:12ff) The definition of over-indulgence is “
irresponsible spending for items that yield temporary satisfaction with little utility.”
F. Lack of knowledge (Hos. 4:6) Slide9
V. What is wrong with borrowing from a biblical point of view?
A. Borrowing puts you into bondage and makes you
a slave
(Pro. 22:7). B. Borrowing presumes on a future
that no one can know (Jam. 4:13-15; Pro. 27:1).Slide10
C. Borrowing removes our finances as a major avenue of God’s
confirming guidance
(Jam. 4:3).
D. Borrowing encourages a lack of faith in God’s provision and ability to supply (Phil. 4:19).
E. Borrowing keeps us from a necessary dependence upon the Body o Christ (II Cor. 8:13-15).Slide11
VI. What are some of the ways to get free and stay free for debt and financial bondage?
Our goal as Christians should be to be free. In order to have our freedom we must be willing to
pay the price
(Acts 22:27-28). Each of the following steps will help us to gain freedom. The more of these steps that we can put into practice the more freedom that we will experience.Slide12
A. In order to
get out
of debt:1.
Confess your fault and be willing to forsake old ways (Pro. 28:13).
2. Determine not to incur any new debts.
3. Be willing to make
sacrifices
for the sake of personal freedom.
4. Be willing to adjust your present
standard of living
. Slide13
5. Consider
the sale
of certain non-essential items.
6. Cut up credit cards that are a temptation to you.
7. Set up a realistic plan and to begin to service all outstanding debts.
8. Enlist the help
of God
and expect His assistance (II
Kgs
. 4:1-7). Slide14
B. In order to
stay out
of debt:1. Establish a “
pay as you go” system.
2. Pray about major purchases and submit them to God’s will.
3. Do research and
seek council
concerning major purchases (Pro. 18:15).
4. Seek to
excel
in your work. Slide15
5. Develop a
strict budget
for handling regular finances.
6. Cultivate a spirit of contentment. Let your four-fold motto be:
a. Wear it!
b.
Eat it
!
c.
Make it do
!
d.
Thank the Lord for it
!Slide16
7. Establish a monthly
savings
policy.
8. Become a tither and a giver.
C. Be careful of wrong solutions that may carry heavier consequences.Slide17