In Your Bible Read This
Genesis 41
Here Is Your Memory Verse
I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves,
so that when
it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. Luke 16.9
Afterwards Talk About
This
The effect of debts upon a person, a family, a church and a
nation.
Weigh up the benefits against the costs and the loss of freedom.
Is there any better way of borrowing money?
Something To Do Before
Next Time
Read Deut. 15, 6-11 and together formulate a proposal to open
a Christian Bank. How would you attract capital in
order to lend small
amounts to the poor at no or low interest? The borrowers would
use
the money to open their own small businesses and become stable.
Written Diploma Work
Consider seedtime and harvest, sowing and reaping. Write a
page
of natural and spiritual illustrations where this principle
has to be applied to release abundance.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Verse
Proverbs 14.23
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Caucasians and Slavs
- Tension and ruins
after independence, 57% Orthodox, 0.43% evangelicals
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Be sure to
teach this lesson to others.
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Always pray
and prepare well adding
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your own verses and stories to
bring it to life.
The economy of your nation whether it is
thriving, stagnant or declining is not an accident. It is the
result of decisions taken on the basis of economic pressures and
political beliefs at home and abroad. Some nations choose
capitalism, others prefer socialism or communism. Some nations
keep their market and currency to themselves, others flow with
world market forces. It is all a matter of policy and decisions
by the government and banks.
The Kingdom Economy
Not surprisingly the kingdom of God also
has an economic policy designed in love and wisdom by the master
financier of the universe. Discovering the principles of the
Godly kingdom economy and applying them to life will lead to
blessing, peace and prosperity. Failing to take account of the
kingdom principles, or knowing them but failing to put them in to
practice leaves you at the mercy of the worlds system which
impoverishes most of the human race, and only benefits a minority.
What are those economic policies, practices and principles of the
Kingdom of God?
1. The
Earth Is The Lord’s
God is the Creator, and the rightful owner. His ownership
has a definite, declared purpose and a known future. The
Creator has announced, published and fixed forever beneficial
spiritual and natural laws in the universe which man breaks
at his peril. Genesis chap. 1; Psalm 24, 1-2.
2. The
Earth Is Delegated To Man
God as the ultimate owner has given the responsibility
for daily development of the earth to men and women. We are
expected to rule as good stewards, to care for the earth, to
discover and manage its riches well so that benefit is
produced for all. We abuse the earth at our very great risk.
Gen. 1, 26-31, Psalms 8.6; 115.16.
3.
Responsibility Means Accountability
All responsibility and support automatically brings with
it a demand to give account to the owner for the development
of that responsibility. God holds man to account for his
actions, and man also holds his fellow man accountable in
work and in church. The tree of life tested mans
loyalty in Eden, and in failure Adam had to give account. Gen.
2.16, 3, 4-6.
4. Work
Is A Blessing Not A Curse
Work is Gods way to prosperity. Adam was given a
responsible job before the fall and Jesus said that, "My
Father works and I also work," Laziness only leads to
poverty. Gen. 1, 31-2.3; John 5.17; Proverbs 12.24; 14.23.
5.
Excellence Is God’s Only Standard
It is Gods own example to us from the beginning. We
work for man as if God were our inspector and physical boss.
Genesis 1.31; Psalm 8; Ephesians 6.7.
6. Family
Is God’s Economic Unit
A family functions when skills are used for the common
good. Passing on a trade to children brings reward to elderly
parents. The patriarchs protected their economy by living,
working and travelling together.
7.
Faithfulness Is God’s Measure
Man looks for success but God looks for faithfulness. He
tests us with small things to do and we test others in the
same way. Faithfulness brings promotion. I Cor .4.2; Luke 19.11-26;
Luke 16, 9-12.
8. Money
Is An Exchange For Life
The fruit of hours at work is money in our pockets, so it
is not just money we give back to God as tithes and offerings
it is life. How much we give is a measure of how much our
life truly belongs to Jesus. Luke 16.11, Matthew 6, 19-21;
Mal. 3.8.
9.
Apprenticeship Means Prosperity
Learning spiritual and natural lessons from others leads
to new creativity, development and prosperity. Christs
chosen way of discipleship, another word for apprenticeship,
means showing and releasing others. Luke 5.10; Mat. 28.19.
10.
Growth Means God First
The Bible teaches that seeking first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness is the foundation for meeting the needs
of man. Political systems are only preferred structures to
apply the wisdom that man receives either from God or Satan.
Matthew 6.33; Colossians 2.8.
11. Obedience Is The Way Forward
Obedience to Gods ways in the
face of worldly pressures is the key to releasing prosperity.
Deut. 8.18, 6-10; Deut. 28.1; Psalm 1; Joshua 1.8; all Deut.
28.
12.
Partnership Means Prosperity
Partnership brings iron sharpening iron,
extra creativity and multiplied benefits. Have Christ the
master economist as your senior partner, then like minded
believers. 1 Cor. 3.9, 2 Cor. 6.15, Ecc. 4, 9-12.
13.
Seedtime And Harvest Is A Fixed Law
Generous sowing comes before any abundant reaping with
ample patience, trust and faith in between the two actions.
Genesis 8.22; 1 Cor. 15, 42-58; Luke 6.38; 2 Corinthians 9.6.
14.
Wealth Has To Be Managed
Wealth is protected by wise spending, budgets, saving,
keeping reserves, sensible investments and by being prepared.
Deut. 6, 10-16; Gen. 41, 25-40.
15. Debts
Are Dangerous
They are often incurred because of pride or impatience.
They deceive, disappoint and in recession, destroy entire
families. Deut. 28.44; Romans 13.8.
16. Money
Is Not True Wealth
True wealth comes through the right use of money to win
souls for heaven and to bless needy people on earth through
faithfulness, gratefulness and generosity. Luke 12.15; 48; 16,
9-13; Prov. 11.24-26.
17. Work
And Rest Must Be Balanced
To maintain health and family without which prosperity is
meaningless God has given the Sabbath principle of days of
rest to remember him and his blessings, and to be renewed.
Deut. 5, 12-15, Ex. 31, 12-17.
Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List
these people have no church and as yet
no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
Mongolia
|
People Name |
Language |
Population
|
Uzbek |
Uzbek, Northern |
20,000
|
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lessons |