Million Leaders Mandate

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Million Leaders MandateNotebook Five
Leadership is Stewardship(Lesson 2)
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Leadership Is Stewardship
Understanding Gods Principles for Financial
Stewardship
If you have not been faithful in the use of
worldly wealth, who will entrust the true
riches to you?(Luke 1611 NASB)
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Leadership, Ownership,and Stewardship

• Gods Part
• God is the OWNER of EVERYTHING.
• God is in CONTROL.
• God will provide for our NEEDS.

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Leadership, Ownership,and Stewardship

• Our Part
• We are stewards of GODS possessions.
• We are to be FAITHFUL.

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Leadership, Ownership,and Stewardship

• Our Part

When we are faithful, we will BENEFIT in three
ways We will grow closer to Jesus Christ. We
will develop godly character. We will begin to
have financial stability.
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John WesleysFinancial Rules

• EARN All You Can

2. SAVE All You Can
3. GIVE All You Can
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Earn All You Can

• The Ant
• Initiative --The ant needs no ruler to tell
  it to work.
• Industry --The ant works hard preparing food
  for the future.
• Integrity --The ant does not labor for money
  or selfish gain.

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Save All You Can

• Save only if you are also GIVING.
• Save REGULARLY.
• Why Save?
• Save for unexpected EMERGENCIES.
• Save for longer-term NEEDS.
• Save for major PURCHASES.
• Save for PLANNED GIVING.
• AVOID get-rich-quick plans and gambling.

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Give All You Can

• Give to your CHURCH.
• Give to other MINISTRIES.
• Give to the POOR.

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The Blessings of Giving

• Giving DRAWS OUR HEARTS toward Christ.
• Giving DEVELOPS GODLY CHARACTER and makes us
  like Jesus.
• Giving allows us to put our TREASURES IN HEAVEN.
• Giving can produce a MATERIAL INCREASE to the
  giver.

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Remove all DEBTas Fast as You Can!
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What Scripture Saysabout Debt

• Debt is DISCOURAGED. (Romans 138)
• Debt is considered SLAVERY. (Proverbs 227)
• Debt PRESUMES on the future. (James 413-15)

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What Scripture Saysabout Debt

• In the Old Testament debt was a CURSE for
  disobedience. (Habakkuk 25-8)
• Freedom from debt was a REWARD for obedience.
  (Deut. 281-2,12,15,43-44)

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God Has Establishedthe Standard of Honesty

• God wants us to be COMPLETELY honest.
• Truthfulness is one of Gods ATTRIBUTES.
• We cannot be DISHONEST and love God.
• We cannot be DISHONEST and love our neighbor.

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God Has Establishedthe Standard of Honesty

• Integrity PLEASES God.
• Integrity PROVIDES security.
• Integrity ESTABLISHES credibility for ministry.
• Integrity PROVIDES guidance from God.

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Honesty is Requiredfor Leaders

• A dishonest leader PRODUCES dishonest followers.
• Dishonesty should DISQUALIFY a person from
  leadership.
• Integrity PROLONGS leadership.
• Integrity is important even in SMALL things.

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Three Truths

• Your money and possessions are a TOOL.
• Your money and possessions are a TEST.
• Your money and possessions are a TRADEMARK.