#232 UBER Series# 4, Supercharge Your Finances

UBER Series#4 — Supercharge Your Finances
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

Definition UBER:— being a superlative example of its kind or class : uber _______ to an extreme or excessive degree : uber _______
Supercharge    Greek Equivalent (sphódra) vehemently, in a high degree, exceeding(-ly), greatly.

When Jesus broke the rules, upset the applecart, challenged the status quo, he did so in order to illustrate God’s priorities.  The religious elite of his day where masters of marginalization, discrimination, violence, hatred, often dressed up in the sheep’s clothing of legal righteousness and religious zeal …. However one has only look to Jesus, the fullness of God’s self-disclosure and the very explication of God, to find example after example of what Divine priority really looks like.
Cheryl Thomas

Proverbs 8:17-18  “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.”

Proverbs 10:24 (AMPC) “The blessing of the Lord—it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it].”
(GNT) “It is the Lord’s blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.”

Proverbs 3:9-10  “Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.”

Genesis 16:13-15  “…quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. … was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. … they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ … And Moses said to them, ‘This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.’”

Genesis 26:1,12-13 “There was a famine in the land, …  Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;”

1 Kings 17:4-6  “‘The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.’ Elijah obeyed the Lord’s command,… He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.”

1 Kings 17:8-16    “…commanded a widow there to provide for you … but make me a small cake from it first … So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord…”

Matthew 17:27  “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

John 6:1-14   “‘There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?’ … So the men sat down, in number about five thousand…. they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.”

Jesus talked much about money.
1 of every 10 verses in Gospels deal directly with possessions.
16 of 38 parables are concerned with how to handle possessions. Bible has 500 verses on prayer, 500 on faith, 2000 on money.          

Matthew 6:31, 33  “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? … But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

1 Timothy 6:17-18  “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. …”
“ … Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”      

Luke 12:16-21
“And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Two Basic Approaches To Giving:

1   I’ve Got To Give Pay the God tax. Pay the heat bill at the church.   Keep God from getting angry.

2  I Get To Give Malachi 3:10  “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”

The Get To Give Approach Has:

1  Purpose

Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.”

Galatians 3:29 “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

2  Pattern

1 Corinthians 16:2
“On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.”

3  PRIVILEGE

Partner in His redemptive plan.

God doesn’t desperately need what you have … you desperately need what he has. Don’t be generous emotionally … be generous intentionally.

I have been given an opportunity and not an obligation

– Regularly   – Proportionately    – Passionately

 FINANCIAL PROBLEMS:

Challenges Your Relational Health Dr. Phil
“It’s this simple: Money can ruin your marriage. In fact, it’s the number one problem in marriages and the number one cause of divorce.”

Challenges Your Physical Health
“AP poll, 27 percent had ulcers or digestive-tract problems, compared with eight percent of those with low levels of debt stress, and 29 percent who suffered severe anxiety, compared with four percent of those with low debt stress.”

Challenges Your Mental Health
“A decade-long study at the Iowa State University Institute for Social and Behavioral Research has shown that children who experience socioeconomic adversity at an early age are at increased risk for experiencing mental health challenges during their teen years.”

2 Kings 4:1-7
A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”
2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” ( {awsook shehmem} :– a flask of anointing oil. I have nothing … except the anointing.)
3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few.
4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”
And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”    

Embrace UBER Financial
1. Come To God — Help
2. Get His Revelation — Listen
3. Position Yourself — Focus
4. Release Your Faith — Pour
5. Live In His Provision — Enjoy

Her plan was to deal with her debts.
God’s plan was to wanted her in the realm of abundance.

Matthew 6:31, 33
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? … But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

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