(http://redemption-church.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/FP3-We-build-wealth-to-live-in-peace-and-to-bless-others.jpg?1c5ccf)Deuteronomy 8:18 remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
God gives us the ability to produce wealth. This fact is so important that it actually CONFIRMS HIS COVENANT.

So we are given the ability to produce wealth, but is that what we are producing? Or are we producing debt? Are we producing materialistic greed? Are we producing fear and uncertainty?

What is the purpose of wealth? Is it to buy stuff? Is it to impress others? Is it to feel better about ourselves? Or does God gave a higher purpose for wealth?

The patriarchs of Scripture were wealthy and left inheritance for future generations. Do you believe that this is possible for you? Do you believe God wants this or you?
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Financial Peace 3 - Wealth
Sermon notes by Chris Fluitt
Redemption Church Plano
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Good afternoon from Plano Tx. My name is Chris Fluitt. I am the lead pastor here at Redemption Church and I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ!

We are in the 3rd week of our Financial Peace series.

* Week 1 – We spoke about stewardship… to manage our money in a way that honors the one who gave us the money… God gives us everything and when we are good stewards... when we correctly use his gifts and follow his commands, then it becomes worship.
* Week 2 – We talked about debt… The borrower is slave to the lender. Debt can enslave you.  Debt stands in the way of financial peace.  We gave you steps on how to become debt free and challenged you to live on less. God’s financial plan is to be happy with less and the world’s financial plan is to never be happy until you have more.  LIVE DIFFERENTLY

Today I want to talk to you about wealth.

How were you raised to think about money?

How you feel about the subject of money, can have a lot to do with how you were raised.

* Raised in a home that never talked about money… You don’t like to talk about money. (It feels wrong or weird)
* Raised in a home that pulled out a credit card for everything… You couldn’t wait for your first credit card!
* Raised in a home that struggled financially… You might be living pay check to pay check, and think that is normal…
* Raised in a home that had huge fights over money… You feel contentious about money… If someone brings it up... look out!

Whatever it is you are feeling while we are talking about money today… It could be connected to your past experiences.  SO KNOW THIS GOING IN! Investigate these feelings.  Some of our notions on money need to be confronted… That does not usually feel pleasant…

Some of you might have wrong notions like…

* Money is the root of all evil… No! That is often misquoted…  1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.(NIV)
* If you think money is evil… then you certainly don’t think we should talk about it at church...

* Poverty is more holy than being wealthy. Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."(NIV)

* Wealth is attributed to pride and poverty to humility… but this is not necessarily true.  Wealthy people can be humble servants… and impoverished people could be prideful and thankless people…  It is not about what is in your bank account as much as it is about your heart!

* The more money you have the more holy, blessed, or loved by God you are…

* Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you.