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Class Description &
Outline
“Money management” is a phrase that makes some of
us cringe. But there is hope, healing, and better days
ahead! In this five-part message series, trusted
financial expert Dave Ramsey provides practical,
biblical advice on topics like budgeting, money myths,
and more. No matter the situation, the principles
learned here can help with getting out of debt, making
better financial solutions, and ultimately finding
peace.
• Session One: A Biblical Framework for Wealth
• Session Two: Breaking the Bondage of Debt
• Session Three: Pride, Poverty, and Gratitude
• Session Four: The #1 Myth About Money
• Session Five: Wealth, Wisdom and the World
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3Key Verse
Luke 14:28-30 For which of you,
desiring to build a tower, does not
first sit down and count the cost,
whether he has enough to complete
it? Otherwise, when he has laid a
foundation and is not able to finish,
all who see it begin to mock him,
saying, “This man began to build and
was not able to finish.”
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4Key Issues
• The Bible contains hundreds of
references to money and our
possessions
• Some of them relate to a proper view
of money, while others deal with
spiritual warning signs that we are
letting our “stuff” get out of
perspective
• Many verses teach us about practical,
tactical things we can do to handle
money God’s way
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5Video Highlights
• Note: this video can serve as an introductory
(first) or a summary (last) lesson
•Expect pain if you handle
money wrong
•Why turn to God’s ways?
•Five Basics for Biblical
Finance
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6Video Outline
•Each video has an
accompanying detailed
outline
•View, download, and print:
open.life.church/items/180859-
outline-pdf
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8Video Discussion
•What are the differences
between the biblical principle of
“building quality relationships”
and the common principle of
“networking”
•“There is nothing wrong with
having nice stuff, as long as your
nice stuff doesn’t have you.”
Discuss from both financial and
heart perspectives.
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9Bible Exploration
• Read Proverbs 21:20 & Psalm 112 and
discuss
20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a
foolish man devours it.
1 Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who
greatly delights in his commandments! 2 His offspring will be
mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness
endures forever. 4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. 5 It is well with the man
who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with
justice. 6 For the righteous will never be moved; he will be
remembered forever. 7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is
firm, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart is steady; he will not be
afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. 9 He has
distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness
endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. 10 The wicked man
sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the
desire of the wicked will perish!
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10Living the Truth
• Repentance is not merely a change of
mind and heart. It leads to a change
in life direction. How is God calling
you to change your financial life?
• Do you have and live according to a
written budget that allows you to
regularly:
• Weather a rainy day
• Avoid debt
• Save and invest
• Give generously?
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11Conclusion
• When you practice God’s ways of
handling money, he makes a
difference in your life. It’s not
magic or some prosperity theology.
It works because it’s God’s plan.
• These biblical principles are pretty
easy to understand, but they are
very hard to practice. They are
difficult to implement, but they
work and they honor God.
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12Review
Five Basics for Biblical Finance
1. Get on a budget!
2. Get out of debt—and stay out!
3. Build quality relationships
4. Save and invest
5. Give generously
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13Scripture Memory
One who is faithful in a very little is
also faithful in much, and one who is
dishonest in a very little is also
dishonest in much. If then you have
not been faithful in the unrighteous
wealth, who will entrust to you the
true riches? And if you have not
been faithful in that which is
another's, who will give you that
which is your own?
Luke 16:10-12
