This Wednesday we will be launching into our summer Theology Lounge, which we’re doing something a little different with this year. We are partnering with a group called Crown Ministries and a couple of other local churches to offer a series on what the Bible says about our personal finances.

I think this is so key for us, especially with the number of young couples and families we have in our church. Did you know that the average family in the US saves -4% of their income (or in other words, they spend 4% more than they make?) Did you know that money is the number one source of fights in marriage? That financial stress is the number one cause of divorce? And with so many investments going bust and our country in recession, there is no better time to get our financial houses in order. And even if we know finance, most of us haven’t really studied the over 2000 verses on money in the Bible. God gives us enormous wisdom on this (including getting out of debt, working, spending, saving, giving, investing, teaching our kids, etc), and we need to utilize it in leading our families.

This is hard core stuff, and requires you and your spouse (if married) to commit, purchase a workbook, do weekly homework, etc. It will be a large/small group format on Wednesday nights through summer, with some lecture and some table discussion, and your table will essentially go through the material as a small group. Over the years I have consistently and repeatedly heard people say that Crown changed their lives, introduced new levels of freedom, reduced their stress, and even saved their marriages.

If you would like to participate but have not yet signed up, email me asap to do so.

(And this Sunday - consider it an “epilogue” to our series on calling: what place does my work have in God’s call on my life?)

Lord bless you friends, and looking forward to being with you this weekend -

Tim
Mt 6:33