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God’s Plan for Money, Sex & Power

Staying stable on the 3-legged stool of life

By Brian Kluth, Sr. Pastor of the 1st Evangelical Free Church of Colo Springs (www.1freechurch.org)

1 - God’s Plan for Money = G______

1 Cor 16:2 On every Lord's Day each of you should put aside something from what you have earned during the week, and use it for this offering. The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn. Prov 3:9 Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income. Deut 14:23 The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.

2 - God’s Plan for Sex = P______

Heb 13:4 Honor your marriage and its vows, and be pure; for God will surely punish all those who are immoral or commit adultery. 1 Thess 4:3-8 God wants you to be holy and pure and to keep clear of all sexual sin so that each of you will marry in holiness and honor-not in lustful passion as the heathen do, in their ignorance of God and his ways. And this also is God's will: that you never cheat in this matter by taking another man's wife because the Lord will punish you terribly for this, as we have solemnly told you before. For God has not called us to be dirty-minded and full of lust but to be holy and clean.

3 - God’s Plan for Power = The B______

Ps 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

DIGGING DEEPER

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£ Gen 28:16-22 £ Gen 14:17-20 £ Ex 35:4-29 £ Ex 36:2-7

£ Prov 3:9,10 £ I Chr 9:1-24 £ I Kings 17:1-16 £ Neh 10:32-39

£ Hag 1:4-11 £ Mal 3:7-15 £ II Cor 8 £ II Cor 9

£ Luke 6:38 £ I Chr 29:14 £ Prov 11:24,25 £ Prov 19:6

£ Prov 22:9 £ Prov 28:22,27 £ I Cor 16:2 £ Deut 16:10, 17

£ Deut 28:12,43 £ Matt 6:19-34 £ Matt 12:41 £ Matt 23:23

£ Mark 12:42-44 £ Luke 16:13 £ Ps 50:10-12 £ Haggai 2:8

£ Heb 6:10 £ Isaiah 45:3 £ Ecc 2:26 £ I Tim 6:18,19

Christian generosity commitment: From this day forward, I will faithfully "set aside" 10% or more of the income and financial blessings that God gives me. I will do this as an act of worship in order to express my love for God, to obey His word, to show my appreciation for His provisions, to entrust Him with my future needs, to help others, and to support His work. Recommended resource: www.crown.org (especially Crown’s 10 week Bible study)

£ I Th 4:3-8 £ Heb 13:4 £ I Cor 10:13 £ I Tim 5:1,2,22b

£ I Pet 2:11,12 £ Ruth 3:10,11 £ Prov 3:5,6 £ Prov 16:2,20

£ Prov 22:3 £ Prov 5 £ Prov 7 £ I Tim 2:8,9

£ I Cor 6:12-20 £ I Cor 7 £ Matt 5:28-30 £ Titus 2:6,11,12

Christian purity commitment: With God’s help, I will vigilantly and actively resist and reject any sexually explicit materials, honor the opposite sex, and be pure in sexual thoughts and habits.

Helpful resource: www.Purelifeministries.org

For singles, college-age and teens (good and bad dating and courtship examples):

£ 2 Sam 13:1-38 £ Judges 14-16 £ 1 Kings 11:1-11 £ Gen 2:15-25

£ Gen 24:1-66,29:1-3 £ Ruth 1-4 £ Gen 41:41-46 £ Esther 2:1-17

£ I Sam 18:12-29 £ I Sam 25:1-44

Christian dating commitment that will keep you pure: I will keep everything zipped, on, buttoned, and in. I will avoid the horizontal position. I will not kiss below the neck. My hands will not go below someone’s waist. I will pray for the Lord’s blessing, direction and protection during my dates. If I am a Christian, I will not regularly date or become physically involved with someone who is not a Christian.

£ Psalms 1:1-3 £ James 1:25 £ Joshua 1:8 £ II Chron 26:5

£ Jeremiah 17:5-8 £ Daniel 6:1-28 £ Ps 119:9-18 £ Ps 119:29,37,45

£ Ps 119:67,71,75 £ Prov 1:1-7, £ Prov 2:1-8 £ Prov 4:20-22

£ Prov 28:9 £ Matt 4:3-10 £ I John 1:9,10 £ I John 5:11-13

£ Isaiah 30:21 £ I Cor 10:5,11 £ John 15:11 £ Romans 15:4

£ Isaiah 66:2 £ Hebrews 2:1 £ I Peter 3:15 £ Jeremiah 6:16

£ I Chron 4:9,10 £ II Tim 2:15 £ II Tim 3:15-17

Christian commitment to walk with God daily: Each day, I will spend time in Bible reading and prayer. Recommended resource: One Year Bible Written by: Brian Kluth www.kluth.org