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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.

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