Is money your master? In this message Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how we can dethrone the almighty dollar.
You may have seen the clip—recently a famous pastor went viral for harshly instructing his ushers to close the doors as he began to receive (take up) an offering at his meeting.
If you're skeptical: I get it. I don't want something from you, I want something for you.
Here is why this topic is so important:
Money is a master that's searching for servants.
Matthew 6:24 NIV
This false god wants to sit on the throne of your heart.
Our finances reveal our faithfulness.
Luke 16:10-12 NLT
You'll be good at what you practice. Be generous with what you have now.
How to dethrone the almighty dollar:
1. Choose generosity over greed.
Greed assumes that what I have is mine. If a resource comes TO me, it must be FOR me. Generosity assumes everything is God's, and the resources I have received might not be FOR me, they might be THROUGH me.
Greed produces owners, generosity produces stewards.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT
God's desire is to be generous to you so that you will be generous to others.
2. Recognize your money problem.
The world says you have money problems when you don't have money, but the Bible says you have money problems when money has you.
1 Timothy 6:9-10 NLT
How do you know if you love money? If you're willing to set aside your beliefs to get it.
1 Timothy 6:17 NLT
God wants us to enjoy life, but he also wants to protect us from what will harm us.
3. Practice intentional giving.
Give with purpose.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Plant more seeds, reap more harvest. Plant no seed, reap no harvest. It's your choice.
Give by percentage.
Luke 21:1-3
Jesus was impressed with the percentage given, not the total. Why? Because different amounts of money matter differently to people. God notices sacrifice of the giver, not just the size of the gift.
Give with a plan.
1 Corinthians 16:2
Give to what feeds you and give to what moves you—or, pay for your meals and support what matters.
If you don't plan to give, you'll forget to give.
Give with perspective.
1 Timothy 6:18-19 NLT
Instead of accumulating more stuff, accumulate good works. How? When you give something away, you just stored it up in heaven. If you gather here, you store up here; if you give it here, you store up there.
Heaven keeps better records than your bank.
"We have unlimited resources."
If someone asked you for $100 how would you react? If you recently inherited 100 million dollars, how would you react?
Romans 8:32 "Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else?"
If you have Jesus, you already have everything.
Are you dethroning the almighty dollar?