1. Biblical principles and actions to survive and thrive in the current financial climate Comunicación y Gerencia Errol & Gerri Vassell www.safeguarded.co.uk

2. Why this teaching session at this time? Comunicación y Gerencia

3. The Facts! FACT: We live in a Consumer Culture FACT: We live in a Debt driven Economy FACT: We live from Salary to Salary FACT: We “Christians” and “Non-Christians” are caught up in the here and now John 11 v 43 – 44 (Jesus’ words) ‘Lazarus come forth, Loose him and let him go’

4. God wants to use us! He cannot use us effectively as he would like if we are bound in any area of our lives John 11 v 43 – 44 (Jesus’ words) ‘Lazarus come forth’ ‘Loose him and let him go’

5. 1 Samuel 22 v 1 – 5 The Cave of Adullam The Land of Judah Comunicación y Gerencia

6. Teaching Overview Orientation P urpose for our finances O bedience and our finances W isdom and our finances E ncouragement for our finances R estoration of our finances

7. Teaching Tasters (to come)! Financial intelligence The 10/10/80 Rule Earn, Spend, Taxed v Earn, Taxed, Spend How to get out of debt Why a job is only the first step The need for Charitable Organisations The need for Business Enterprises The need for Savings and Investments

8. Orientation The Potential for our success explained in scripture The Perversion for our success exposed in scripture The Programme for our success established in scripture

9. What does the Bible say about you and money? Comunicación y Gerencia

10. Group Exercise What scriptures / biblical stories, which clearly talks to us about money, are you familiar with? Maximum of 3 examples per group

11. My Favourite Bible Scriptures ‘The Love of money is the root of all evil’ (I Tim 6 v 10) ‘You cannot serve God and mammon’ (Luke 16 v 13) ‘For wisdom is a defence and money is a defence’ (Ecclesiastes 7 v 12) ‘The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender’ (Proverbs 22 v 7) ‘A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just’ (Proverbs 13 v 22)

12. Purpose for our finances ‘Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy’ ‘That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate’ ‘Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may hold on eternal life’ (I Tim 6 v 17-19)

13. Salvation – it is easy and free! Romans 10 v 9 (Paraphased) Confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe God raised him from the dead, you are saved! Comunicación y Gerencia

14. In partnership with God Joshua 1 v 8 (Parapahsed) Speak the Word, mediate on the Word (day and night), follow what the Word says, then you shall make your way prosperous and have good success Comunicación y Gerencia

15. God has good plans for us Jeremiah 29 v 11 (KJV) For I know the thoughts that I have toward you, saith the Lord, thought s of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end Comunicación y Gerencia