BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES
FOR
DISCOVERING
FINANCIAL FREEDOM
Presented by:
Reverend Esther L. Gordon
First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Landover, Maryland
Basic Truths:
• God has established certain universal,
non-optional principles of life.
• Failure to live by these principles will
directly affect our attitude towards money.
Purpose:
• To convey that money is a trust from God
and must be earned and managed
according to scriptural principals.
• To teach individuals how to take charge
of their economic circumstances and live
self-sufficient lives as kingdom citizens.
Objective:
• To develop an understanding of biblical
principles in the area of finances and how
to apply them.
• To learn to apply the basic concepts of a)
Giving; b) Receiving; and c) Managing.
• To become free from financial bondage.
• To be committed to learning and applying
God’s principles of financial freedom, as
opposed to the world’s system of finances.
1
Learn what it
means to be
financially free
Deut. 8:11, 17-18
Financial Freedom Means…
1. Giving Luke 6:38
• Tithes & Offering
Malachi 3:10
• To the poor
Proverbs 19:17; 28:27
• To other Christians
Romans 12:13
Financial Freedom Means…
2. Receiving 2 Corinthians 9:6
• Through diligent labor
Romans 12:11
• Through creative
resourcefulness
Proverbs 31:13
• Through answers to prayer
Philippians 4:6
Financial Freedom Means…
3. Managing Luke 16:10
• Building sales resistance
Proverbs 20:14
• Looking for the best buy
Proverbs 31:16
• Being prompt in paying
bills Proverbs 3:28
8
Learn to Live
Within Your
Income
Philippians 4:11-12
Live Within Your Income
1. You are poor when you
cannot secure sufficient
food, clothing, or shelter.
2. God will cause those who
disobey His Word to lose
money.
Live Within Your Income
3. We should work
for our substance
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12; 2
Thessalonians 3:10; Proverbs 20:4
4. Reduce your bills and
improve your quality of life.
Live Within Your Income
• Contentment –
Realizing that God has
given me everything I need
for my present happiness!
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Be Committed to
An Effective
Accounting System
1 Corinthians 4:2
Effective Accounting System
1. It allows us to see what
God has entrusted to us.
2. It motivates us to use what
God has given us.
3. It forces us to live within
our means.
Effective Accounting System
4. It prepares us to give
an account to God.
5. It signals the need for
future planning.
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Prepare NOW
for a Lasting
Heritage
Matthew 6:20-21
Preparing For A Lasting Heritage
1. Pass on a good name.
Proverbs 22:1
2. Transfer a godly cause
and basic life teaching.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Preparing For A Lasting Heritage
3. Understand God’s purposes
for an inheritance.
Preparing For A Lasting Heritage
a. Provision for the sick
and elderly.
b. A resource for education,
business and home
purchase.
c. Assisting the poor.
Contact Information
Reverend Esther L. Gordon
Education and Training Department Head
First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Email: egordon@FBCGlenarden.org
Phone: 301-773-3600
Thank you! It has been a pleasure to serve you!