One of the things Jesus was famous for was His parables. Today, we start a new series based on one of His most famous parables: ‘The Parable of Talents.’ In the Message translation, this story is aptly titled, ‘The Parable of Investments.’ This parable of talents gives us a glimpse into the workings of God’s Read More
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7 Secrets of Wealth from a Founding Father VII
7. The Man, The Legacy Legacy: An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.(Oxford Dictionary) What does the Bible say about leaving behind a legacy? A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous. Proverbs 13:22 (NIV) Abraham was concerned Read More
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The Altar, The Presence Abraham was a man who understood the importance of an altar. An altar can be defined as a place where God interacts with man. It was a place that carried the presence of God. Abraham understood that if he was going to walk in the promise of God, he needed the Read More
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5. The Art of Letting Go and Embracing the Unfamiliar The future is unfamiliar. To embrace the future is therefore to let go of the familiar and embrace the unfamiliar. Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set Read More
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4. Remember the Lord your God But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. Deuteronomy 8:18(NIV) The Lord gave the above instruction to the Israelites in reference to the covenant Read More
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3. The Power of Love If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 (NIV) Abraham was a man of great faith. But as we have seen from the above Scripture, faith is Read More
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2. Obedience Obedience: compliance with an order, subject, or law or submission to another’s authority (Oxford Dictionary) Abraham willfully submitted himself to God’s authority. He walked in obedience to the instructions God continuously gave to him. Why did he do this? Because he believed God and the promises God made to him. Read More
7 Secrets of Wealth from a Founding Father
Abraham. He is the founding father of the Jews and is held in high regard in the Christian faith. The first time we are introduced to him is as Abram, in Genesis 11: 27-31. This is the account of Terah’s family line. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. While Read More
10 Lessons from the World’s Wealthiest and Wisest Man X
10. Remain in the Ways of God Before his passing, King David gave a charge to his son Solomon, part of which is recorded in 1 Kings 2: 2-4(NIV): “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your Read More
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9. Grow Others We ascertained in the previous lesson that King Solomon was a generous man. He gave to God and to man. But his giving was not limited to physical gifts. King Solomon took time to ensure that he empowered others. But Solomon did not make slaves of any of the Israelites; they were Read More