sunday's scuds (october 28, 2007)

Dwight continued the Confu$ed series. Great practical message that has tremendous relevance to our everyday lives. Here are the scuds:

• "Statistics say that we spend more of our waking hours thinking about money and possessions than anything else in our lives."
• "We tend to make decisions based on assumptions rather than facts...and that always leads to disaster."
• "The Bible teaches that we cannot be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ and at the same time be confused in the area of personal finance."
• "Two-thirds of Jesus' parables were about money."
• "We try to separate our finances from our spirituality and the truth is...it simply cannot be done. How we handle our money is a spiritual issue."
• "If God wanted your money, he'd take it. God doesn't need your permission."
• "He doesn't want to take it, he wants you to use it in a way that will lead you to freedom."
• "The question God is asking about each of us is: Can I trust you?"
• "How do you get to heaven? Believe. What determines your rewards in heaven? Behavior."

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Luke 16:13

• "Nobody thinks they serve (or worship) money. But...do you ask God for wisdom on the purchases you make? If you don't, then you serve stuff...you're not serving God."
• "When you apply God's principles to your life, it will never lead you to bondage. It always leads you to freedom."