3. How Much Does the Bible Mention Money? According to Larry Burkett there are over 1600 verses in the Bible on money.

4. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

5. Psalm 50:10-12 for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

6. Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

7. Money – Now What? According to Dave Ramsey there are 3 things we can do with money: SPEND SAVE/INVEST GIVE

8. 3 Things to do with Money Spend –Spending your money tends to tell WHAT you value your money. Save/Invest –Saving and investing your money tends to tell HOW you value money. Giving –Giving your money tends to tell WHO you value regarding money.

9. GIVING Malachi says give a tithe and offering Tithe is to be the minimum –2 Corinthians 8:7 … “see that you excel in the gift of giving.” Is the tithe only Old Testament? –Hebrews 7:1-2 – Pre Law God wants us to give for OURSELVES nor for HIM. He doesn’t NEED our money to accomplish His will, but he needs US.

10. What If? 31 give nothing –31X $100 per month = $3,100.00 –$3,100.00 X 12 = $37,200.00 Let’s get crazy! –105 (Family Units) –$45,000 x.10 = $4,500.00 per year per family –$4,500 x 105 = $472,500.00 What if we gave more? What if we made more? What if we just upped our giving? What could be accomplished? What about our offerings? What if?