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ALL THE MONEY WE NEED: BELIEVERS AND FINANCES Part I: Managing Our Income Well

1. Introduction
1. As those who are called to be witnesses for Christ, of necessity we need money to live and serve the Lord.
2. But money is hard to come by in difficult economic times. Job cuts, shortages with current income levels, etc., distress breadwinners and lead to family problems.
3. However, Philippians 4:19 promises God's ample living need supply for the godly. We thus must have input on wisely handling the money God supplies for us to take advantage of God's ample provisions!
2. Managing Our Income Well: A Study in Proverbs
1. God gave Solomon wisdom and great wealth so that aside from Jesus, there was no other man as gifted with God's wisdom as he was (see 1 Kings 3:5, 11-13). He wrote Proverbs for our benefit, Prov. 1:1-6.
2. Since some of these proverbs deal with handling income well, we organize that information for our benefit:
1. The foundation of wisdom for handling our income well is having a deep respect for God, Prov. 1:7.
2. Upon this base, Solomon suggests that we build with the following steps to mana ge our income well:
1. Set good goals BEFORE you actually work with an income:
2. WHEN God supplies the income, maintain good habits of handling that income (as follows):

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