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Lesson OneStarting Well9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoCounsel, Debt and Saving9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeGenerosity and Investing9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWork and Honesty9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveCrisis and Eternity9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixFinishing Well7 Activities
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities1 Assessment
Participants 188
God’s Provision – Discussion
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What in the notes did you find revealing, interesting or challenging?
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God knows our needs, He knows everything. I don’t have to worry because He’s in control!
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A lot of people want to be recognized and own lots of material possessions, not thinking about God unless in an emergency!
As a Christian I learned that He is in control and owns everything even money, so I trust God with His money that I steward in my life.
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The most revealing part for me is where instead of asking ‘God how do you want me to spend my money’ – change it to ‘Your (Gods) money. This change in ownership completely changes how I plan to spend money going forwards. As for example, I probably not going to be buying another cute pen that I saw in the shop as I have 20 cute pens already at home, it encourages to be more responsible and keep asking myself what God wants me to do with His money. Also I like the fact that spending this way becomes a spiritual decision.
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I thought the example of how the mercenaries in the Crusades would hold up their swords out of the water to symbolize that they would not give God control of how they use their swords was an interesting parallel to how people sometimes do not let God have ownership of their finances.
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#finance
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Why would it be important to know that the Lord is in control of our circumstances?
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Knowing God is in control takes away my worry.
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So we can trust Him and give to the upbuilding of His kingdom here.
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Knowing this — really KNOWING this — you can never be truly disheartened or feel forgotten.
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This way reduces lots of worry.
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When I know that the Lord is in control of my circumstances. I don’t have to worry about the future.
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How have you experienced God’s control of circumstances in your life?
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God has supplied all of my provisions through His grace and mercy
There have been times that seemed hopeless in my life that I couldn’t meet my financial obligations; and then miraculously He intervened and met my responsibilities.
An example was when during the winter one year, I didn’t have money to buy heating oil.
I went out to my mailbox and there was $100.00 in cash.
I never fond out who put it there but I knew that it was the hand of God to put it into the mind of the person who gave it to me.