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Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast - Managing Your Finances Together, Part 1
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One of the biggest sources of conflict in marriage revolves around money. It’s really hard to get on the same page, especially when one person’s a spender and the other’s a saver. In this program, Chip tackles the most universal habit we all need to learn: how to manage money. Don’t miss how you and your spouse can biblically handle your finances together.
How to biblically manage your finances together:
I. The command – All our words and our actions are to be in Jesus’ name. -Colossians 3:17
II. The second most accurate mirrors of our hearts and lives
- Our words -Luke 6:45
- Our money -Matthew 6:19-21
III. A brief overview of biblical finances*
- God owns it all. -Psalm 50:12; James 1:17
- We are stewards, managers, trustees. -Luke 16:1-15
- We will give an account of our stewardship. -Matthew 25:14-30
- Money is powerful and deceptive. -Mark 4:18-19
- Money is the “other god.” -Matthew 6:24
- Giving is God’s antidote to greed and the dangers of idol worship. -1 Timothy 6:17-19
- Debt is dangerous and to be avoided. -Romans 13:8; Proverbs 22:7
- We are to be accurately aware of our financial condition. -Proverbs 27:23
*The Truth About Money by Russ Crosson, CEO of Ron Blue, Inc.
IV. There are only 5 uses of money
- Giving
- Taxes
- Savings
- Debt
- Living
V. Financial freedom requires spending less than one’s income
VI. How to solve “money problems” in your marriage
- It must begin with… “It’s our problem, we will solve it with God’s help.”
- Assessment instead of blaming
- Alignment of values and execution
- Action
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