Sunday Community for Couples of All Ages

1. Welcome to A Sunday Community for Couples of all ages!

2. Teammates Guests Who has “Guests” at their table?

3. Thanks for the great snacks !!

4. Fill out a prayer request form found on your table. • Then… just leave it on the table, or take it to the back table as you exit. Have a prayer request? All prayer requests will be sent to all TeamMates members unless they are clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL”

5. Praise Report

6. Is there room in your schedule and your heart for a new friend? Please prayerfully consider being a host for March 10-14, 2018 to allow students to explore DC and learn how & why you love Jesus. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers – Hebrews 13:2a Point of Contact: Gene Brown, febrown@aol.com

7. McLean Bible church has hosted students from The Ohio State University for 20 years. Many students have grown in love with Jesus on these trips. (Prior students and hosts at MBC service) To learn more, contact Gene Brown febrown@aol.com March 10-14 2018

8. End of Reminders

9. Today’s Featured Presenter And now!

10. Andy Stanleyfacilitated by Lee Bennett

11. Teammates February 25, 2018 Mark Gottlieb

12. Andy Stanley • Part of his Guardrails series. • You can’t serve God and serve money. • Do we own money – or does it own us? • Money and what money can bring – fight for our heart. • Greed is the assumption it all for my consumption. • If this is so – you are living as if there is NO God.

13. Andy Stanley – Money Matters • Mastered by Money or Mastering your Money • LIVE GIVE • SAVE SAVE • GIVE LIVE Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

14. How to catch monkeys

15. Table Talk What part of the Money Matter video last week got you thinking? Why? • You can’t serve God and serve money. • Do we own money – or does it own us? • Money and what money can bring – fight for our heart. • Greed is the assumption it all for my consumption. • If this is so – you are living as if there is NO God. • Mastered by Money Mastering Money • Live / Save / Give Give / Save / Live

16. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • Sharon - background

17. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • Sharon’s background

18. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • Self employed business owner. • Money was always important to me. • Lon did a series on Spiritual Gifts. • 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. • Giving - A way to keep that in check.

19. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • So – I started in the giving process. • Above and beyond 10% tithes • Luke 12:48 To whom much is given, from him much will be required; • Then I saw Malachi 3

20. Malachi 3

21. Malachi 3

22. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • First building project. • God showed Himself mighty.

23. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • 5 years later - God gave us our wilderness experience. • But my wife and I remained faithful. • Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

24. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • 7 years later - God gave us our wilderness experience. • But my wife and I remained faithful. • Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

25. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • We started a new business. • I prayed daily: • Joel 2:25 • I learned: • Isaiah 45:7

26. Sharon and Mark’s Journeyregarding “money matters” • We started a new business. • I prayed much: • Joel 2:25 “That God would restore the years the swarming locusts have eaten”. • I learned: • Isaiah 45:7 “I formed the Light, I create the darkness. I bring prosperity and I create disaster. I the Lord to all these things”.

27. Tithing • Tithing is the launching pad for your giving. • It is what sets you free from the love of money, and the fear of need. • It opens the doors for God’s many blessings. • 2 Cor 9:6 He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

28. Tithing • If you can’t live off 90% of your income, then you’re probably struggling to live off 100% anyway, and that means you have bigger financial problems you need to address. It shouldn’t require a miracle for you to get through the month with 10% less in your wallet. (Dave Ramsey)

29. Wrap-Up • Fundamentally, stewardship begins with giving 100% of who I am to God. • The truth is: Giving is a heart issue, not a money issue. • NOT the Prosperity Gospel

30. Wrap-Up • As the old saying goes: We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. • “Giving is one of the most fail-proof litmus tests of your relationship to God.” Steven Cole

31. Wrap-Up • “Tithing is a yardstick by which we can measure ourselves” J Vernon McGee • It ALL belongs to God. (Duet 10:14) • Are we going to live under fear – or with trust/generosity?

32. Table Talk • As Christians what are some of the key points to keep in mind when giving? • As a couple – what ways do each of you help the other as you plan your financial giving? • What are some of the great stories that came out of some of the giving you have done?