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First Things Count Money Proverbs 3:9-10

Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.

Proverbs 11:24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Proverbs 14:21 It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.

Proverbs 14:31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.

Proverbs 19:17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!

Proverbs 22:9 Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Proverbs 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

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Systematic

Prov 21:5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty

Proverbs 21:20 The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.

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Tithes and Offerings Prov 3:9-10 Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part (first fruits) of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.

Debt Prov 22:7 Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

Savings Prob 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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Spontaneous

Matthew 5:38-42

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Sacrificial

Mat 5:43-48, Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Luke 19:8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

Luke 21:1-4 While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

Acts 2:44-45 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.

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Secret

Mathew 6:1-4