 Okay, we we'll just pray and then we'll get started. Okay, let's let's pray Father, we thank you Lord that your word says that Not really you said Lord that God so love the world that gave is only begotten son That whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life father. We thank you for Your generosity Lord in giving your very best Lord for us For the sake of us for the sake of all these generations God We thank you for the life that we have in you. We thank you for the hope that we have in you But we thank you for the change destiny that we enjoy Lord today Because of you Lord Jesus Thank you for what you did for us on the cross. We thank you for reversing Lord The effects of sin the effects of every curse It was upon us Lord we thank you for changing that and we thank you for your grace and for your mercy Lord, which we now walk in By faith we thank you for everything that we receive from your hands card We thank you Lord. Thank you for your favor that surrounds us and Lord, we thank you that or even as we spend this time in your presence that that you're more than willing and able to just Reveal yourself reveal your heart to us and I pray that That will be imprinted on our hearts more than anything else God that that will make a change Lord in our thinking in our Lord In our perception of you God I pray that that will just change God We thank you. We come at this time into your mighty hands. I just pray for each and every Student will sign up for the course. I pray that it'll be a blessing as we discover as we dig deeper into your word And I pray that it will make a change in each one of our lives We thank you. We give you all the praise and all the glory in Jesus match this name. We pray Amen Okay, so yeah welcome back. So this course is Called financial stewardship. So we are going to be talking a lot about money We're going to be talking looking into what the word of God talks about money and Wealth and prosperity and so on so in terms of evaluation Assessment we'll have two quizzes one probably by end of February or beginning of March and one by the end of April or the third week of April, right? So that will be the assessment and And and of course, you know, like you've seen the schedule. We'll have one hour Weekly which will be on the Thursday of every week one hour on me. So it's a it's a it's really a short course and So we're going to be Looking at First of all, we're going to be looking at money wealth prosperity You know God's perspective of it and the second part of it is stewardship. You know, how do we? Steward it right? Well, you know oversee it take care of it use it in the right way possible So yeah, so as we get into the course material has been uploaded In the classwork section, you may have seen it already you can download it and follow through as we go through the class Okay, so before we before I share the notes with you on screen Just wanted to make a few opening comments to say that, you know, this whole aspect of money this whole aspect of wealth and Prosperity has really been tainted, you know In the sense we all of us know that we need money and All of us know that, you know, if you're working professionally that you you want to work towards earning well nobody work works towards You know progressively earning less and less of money. Everybody wants to you know do well work well Turn well Etc. But the thing is though for us as believers the church as Believers as followers of the Lord Jesus Either because of maybe wrong models wrong role models in ministry or the abuse of money and wealth in ministry or maybe because of You know greed and cowardice and worldliness Which is probably crept into the best of believers the best of you know ministries and so on so we Because of you know, the wrong role models or they're not so perfect role models You know, we we kind of have a very fuzzy perception or not very unclear Not very clear where we stand with regard to money, you know, for example things like, you know, this happened to me This was in a church where I used to you know, fellowship many years ago and a friend of mine and Both of us we were talking after the service was you know after so just standing inside the church sanctuary and then just talking and we got about many things and then the kind of we're talking about Work, you know both of us are working in different companies at that time. So just talking about work professionally how we were doing and suddenly, you know, I Remember he said, you know, let's let's go outside the church and talk because we were talking about work We were talking about appraisals. We were talking about, you know, our salaries and What happened because so and then he He suddenly said, you know, let's let's go outside the church and talk Because we're talking about all these things You know, let's it's not nice to talk inside the church now as if to Say that, you know money and work and everything should not be spoken off in the church building but outside the church building. So, you know So it has been colored right money has been the whole thing of well prosperity if you mentioned prosperity itself, you know, there's so much It raises up, you know, stirs up people and say, you know, I don't want to have anything to do with it But at the same time, you know, we struggle, right? As a believer, what should I do? Because there is a need for money How should I rightfully use it? There is a need because in ministry, you know that bills have to be paid People have to be fed clothes have to be bought, you know, needs have to be met. And for all that, there is the requirement of money You know, any noble ministry, you know, any well meaning sincere ministry requires finances Right for to to function day to day to grow to help others There is a need for finances so it's it's good for us to understand You know, what does the Bible talk about money? What is the Bible talk about finances? Okay, maybe there is a businessman, you know, you are a businessman and You're a working professional Right, maybe you're not into what is called so-called full-time ministry So in that as well As you carry out the plan and purpose of God as a businessman as a working professional Now, what should you stand in regarding money be? No, there's no point in earning a lot feeling guilty That hey, I cannot serve, you know, we come across versus like you can't serve God and Mammon and Then say feeling guilty about the fact that there is money coming in and You know, not knowing how to rightfully handle Money or how to give the right place for money In in our life, right? So we're going to be looking at all that so we're going to start by looking at you know, maybe asking some questions and Not really answering those questions But in the course of you know, as we go through the course of those questions will be sufficiently Answered and sure as we look into the word of God. Okay, so I'm just going to share the share my screen here with the notes and Okay, so there we go Okay, so so the word prosperity Okay, so the word prosperity if you look at the dictionary it talks about doing well thriving When we say prosper it involves wealth Right, but it it's not just wealth alone. It means to be successful grow be productive thrive so a Prosperous person would also, you know, it would also mean emotionally being prosperous There's having a well-being emotionally all that so So we're looking at, you know, why prosperity? Should a Christian desire prosperity, you know, you're calling yourself a follower of the Lord Jesus and Is it okay to desire? Prosperity To be prosperous and to thrive in all realms relationally, you know, with regard to health with regard to finances Is it okay? For a Christian to desire that right and what should be my right motivation? What should be my motive? for prosperity So these are some questions that I'm sure, you know as believers as we Journey with the Lord at some point or the other you asked, okay We've asked ourselves a question or And maybe we didn't really dwell too much on it, but we just moved on. Okay So we don't in this course. We're going to be looking at that. Okay a little more in detail, right? So what are the right attitudes to have or mindset to have? When it comes to wealth when it comes to finances when it comes to prosperity So let's look at a few verses here Look 30. I'm sorry Sam 35 and verse 27 says Let them shout for joy and be glad who favor my righteous cause And let them say continually let the Lord be magnified who has pleasure in The prosperity of his servant Okay, God who has pleasure the Lord let the Lord be managed magnified who has pleasure in the Prosperity of his servant. So the Lord's desire and pleasure It means that the Lord delights in it delights in what in the prosperity of his servant Okay, so the Lord takes delight which means You know who has pleasure It's a it's a pleasurable thing. It's something that delights the heart of God When he sees the servant his servant Prosper do well Okay That's Sam 35 and verse 27 Okay, so that's something that that should know that should really for some it can be a very You know a paradigm shift what the Lord has pleasure. He delights in the prosperity Of a servant, right when a person does well thrive well In all realms again I'm using the word prosperity to talk about not just finances But not just money, but about you know a well-rounded thing everything in life, right? Relations and everything put together emotions Physically health-wise, you know who takes pleasure in the prosperity of his servant Okay, let's look at Deuteronomy 8 and verse 18 Okay, so it says Deuteronomy 8 and verse 18 and you shall remember the Lord your God For it is he who gives you power to get wealth That he may establish his covenant with the which he swore to your fathers as it is this day Okay, you shall remember the Lord your God. So What what does he do? He it is he who gives you power who gives you the ability who empowers you To do what to get wealth and then that he may establish his covenant with the sword to your fathers as it is this day Okay, so so this The right attitude towards money are right hard attitude towards money is that Me the Lord be glad you glorified let God In to that picture when it comes to wealth Like many times we live very compartmented life, right? Okay, when it comes to church spiritual things matters of faith Ministry serving God, okay, that's fine, but when it comes to certain other things, you know when it comes to decisions about Money earning saving investing, you know, we somehow feel that okay, it's it's a worldly thing I don't think I should even pray about it I don't think I should even allow God into this into that picture Right into that but we see here that it is he it is God Who takes pleasure in you doing well in life? right and It is God who empowers us Whether through skill whether through knowledge understanding whether to his favor with whatever, right? It is he who empowers us who gives us the power to get wealth So therefore my attitude is and I should change to say okay God. I'm not Money finances everything. I'm not going to be Let it be compartmentalized. I'm not gonna leave you out of it God, but I want to include you in it Right. I'm just bringing you into it God because this actually belongs to you It is so that you may be glorified now. I don't understand how you are going to be glorified in all this but But I'm going to let you in I'd let you in In that picture. I'm going to let you in When it when it comes to matters of money and wealth God, I'm going to let you in right so that he may be glorified Okay, the other thing that we see is that When it comes to wealth our attitude is that okay, let that be enough for the work of God's kingdom I think this is something that we You know, we can readily understand or relate to okay so when we look at Exodus 25 the Lord is giving instruction to Moses to build a sanctuary and For him that that they would be worshiped that they that he would meet with him that he would give instructions For their journey and so on so the the Lord gives very specific instructions and he says, you know Bring me an offering. You know speak to the children of Israel that they bring me an offering He says from everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering so qualifies it, okay? If people are giving for this particular work that the sanctuary be built Let them be giving willingly and let them give it Their heart giving willingly from their heart. It's not just saying that they're doing it willingly We don't I don't want to force them. I don't want to twist their hands to give But let them give it willingly as a choice and they make a choice to give So this is with his heart you shall take my offering and this is the offering which you shall take any list down Gold, silver, bronze, purple, you know, it talks about fabric. It talks about leather It is talks about precious stones and was eight let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them According to all that I show you That is a pattern of the tabernacle and a pattern of all its furnishings. Just so you shall Make it. Okay. So for the work of For the work of worship actually the building a sanctuary to to worship him He's going to teach them certain things. He's going to lay them lay down certain precepts How of how he wants them to relate to him and and this is what God says, right? And you look at Malachi chapter 3 Again, he says bring all the tithes into the storehouse now We're going to spend some time looking at tithes offerings arms, right? We're going to be looking at that So I'm sure you might have questions about that. So you'll hold off till then, right? We go to be looking into that. Okay So the Lord says bring all the tithes into the storehouse that they may be food in my house Try me in this says a lot of force 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 and I will rebuke the devourer for your Sakes so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground Nor shall the wine fail to bear fruit for you in the field says a lot of horse and all the nations shall call you will call You blessed for you will be a delightful land says a lot of horse. Okay, so the second thing is when it comes to Finances, okay to say that okay To give to the work of ministry to support the work of in whatever way Maybe it's a person. Maybe it's an organization. Maybe it's the local church To for the work of ministry for the work of Maybe worship Maybe for the work of the kingdom of God expansion of the kingdom of God to to bring to to make known to the gospel Make known the gospel to the people who do not know yet. So so all that so to have that right perspective Okay, I can use this for this Okay, and this is what God desires as well It's not that this man is or this woman is constantly asking or you know to give and so on while we see that, you know That's the reality. That's the you know Sometimes that's the abuse of it but the fact is that God is instituted that This material wealth finances be used for His purposes Okay So while I'm you know, while I'm get getting while I'm earning while I'm prospering To say that okay, God you Take pleasure in it. You're the one who empowers me to receive this and God you have instituted that this be used for your Work work or the work of your kingdom So this is something that is not mad made that is not church made, but this is This is instituted by God. I do have that attitude about money. Okay, this this is something that God desires. This is God's will So I I do this willingly. I do this joyfully. I do it from my heart and There is no compulsion Right, so which works both ways, you know, just as an aside as a minister of God if I'm compelling people to give if I'm forcing people if I'm Manipulating people to give that's not God's heart That's not God's way, right and many times we've we make that mistake because that's how everybody does it That's how every ministry does it You know So but that's not God's heart, you know, we see in several scriptures even when we are talking about Giving and all that when we when we study second Corinthians chapter 9 we see that God always says that hey, it should be given As a free will, you know, this is something that should be given as a free will it's out of the desire of your heart and It is not something that you Manipulate you twist and you force you put shame and guilt and condemnation and Then just, you know, take it out of people. No That is one not what it is, right? So these are some attitudes to have and be for us to correct and say, okay God when I look at you and I look at your word You know forget all that's happening Culturally and Christendom Christianity Church, yeah, no T when I look at your word, God, this is your heart So I want to do it the right way right Okay We'll stop for some questions a little later Okay After maybe five ten minutes Okay, then the other thing that we see is that that when it comes to money that we may be able to give to those to those who are in need Okay When it comes to okay, we are prospering and thriving and flourishing Okay, so I earn this much so that I can give to one who Does not have so that is also another objective right Efficiency four and verse 28 says let him who steal. Sorry who stole steal no longer But rather let him labor Working with his hands. What is good? That he may have something to give him who has need Okay I'm sorry, there's that that scripture I've not put down Yeah, so So let him he's who stole steal no longer, but let him labor. So let him work. Okay, don't steal. That's the wrong motive So here's the thing, you know, sometimes you might say, okay Okay, I want to do this But I want to give But the but the method is wrong. So it says, you know, the one who steals also gets money, right? But we're not giving out of that Out of that method says let him who stole steal no longer rather let him labor rather let him labor So doing something righteous doing something, you know with effort putting in effort. It could be anything But let him labor working with his hands. What is good that he may have something to him to give him who has need Okay, Galatians 6 and verse 10 therefore as we have opportunity Let us do good to all especially though to those who are of the household of faith. So doing good helping others You know, that is also something that we do with money Matthew 25 verse 40 and the king will answer and say to them I surely I say to you inasmuch as you did to one of the least of these my brother and you did it to me Okay, so so these are these are some good attitude. I'm sure there are many more we can you know, we can study and We can talk about but these are some basic Good attitudes to have about money about material wealth, right? So so three things we looked at that that God may be glorified that we might have enough for God's kingdom for the work of his kingdom and Also that we may have enough to help others who have need So that's a good attitude. These are some good attitudes have what are the wrong attitudes when it comes to money, okay? Covetiousness and greed. Okay. So which means that covetousness? Hey, I have some and I covet what the other person has Right. I want that also. I want that to be mine Greed I want more and more and more of this to be spent on Selfishly for my plan and my purposes. So that is great Look 12 and verse 15 and he said to them Take heed. So these are the words of the Lord, right? Take heed and beware of covetousness For one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses so covetousness is like constantly comparing and Desiring what you know, what is there out there? Maybe it belongs to someone Maybe it is there. I know the heart desiring that and saying I want it to be mine Okay, so here is the Lord's warning, you know one's life does not consist You know in the abundance of the things he he or she possesses, you know, it's it's that doesn't That doesn't really it's it's not really a marker or a you know or a standard for a good life One's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses first Timothy 6 and verse 9 but those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snack and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition Okay, again a wrong desire, you know, because it's either greed or covetousness So it's a it's a wrong desire Right and and because of which there is there is always Easy access that temptation has in our lives Okay, we can really easily open the door for temptation and open the door and fall into a snare a snare means a trap It's like a trap for an animal Right In which animal gets caught something that allures Pools that draws an animal into the trap and then you know, it's it's shut Catches the animal, right? So Those are desire if this is their overwhelming desire, I want to have more I want to have more I want to have more of it then We are actually becoming vulnerable to temptation It could be any form of temptation something that in or something that you know invites us to come at sin And also it becomes a snare it traps us So that we we fall into many foolish and harmful lusts desires Right So it it's just keeps growing And it it is foolish harmful Which results in destruction of a person's life Right and the lives of the woes those who are connected with us. That's a sad part when it's a family when it's friends a family So so here there's a warning Which Paul writes to Timothy and he says, you know This is what happens. So we're going to look at a verse which comes later In the same chapter chapter 6 and verse 17, which actually gives the balance Right So we're going to look at that. Okay Hebrews 13 verse 5 let your conduct be without covetousness be content with such things as you have For he himself has said I will never leave you nor forsake you. So the writer of Hebrews is saying be content Let your conduct your behavior the way you live your life. Let it be without covetousness, you know without Having this driving desire. I want me to move. I need to have more. I need to have more of that Be content Okay for he himself has said I will never leave you nor forsake you So the thing is that you have the Lord Jesus as your possession never forget that You have the Lord Jesus as your inheritance, you know, never forget that you have the source himself You have the one who created all things And he has said that he will never leave and he will never forsake And we're going to see that he's the provider He's the one who empowers us to get wealth He's the one who delights in us prospering. So Why should you have covetousness and greed? Right, so it's a it's a thin line, right The Lord desires for you to thrive and prosper the Lord takes pleasure in it. The Lord is the one who empowers you So that you get more in order to use it You know on your on yourself and for others and for the for his purposes But let not your heart be trapped with greed and Cautiousness. It's a very fine line Okay Luke 16 verses 14 and 15 now the Pharisees were lovers of money also heard all these things and they derided him And he said to them you are those who justify yourselves before men But God knows your hearts for what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God okay, so so these are the words of the Lord Jesus and and we see him giving this instruction in Luke chapter 16 Okay, so it could be covetousness and greed now. That's a wrong Motive or a wrong attitude to have about money. Okay, so as believers then, you know, we correct ourselves and say, okay, God I know there is a need. I know that you're the one who You prosperous me but at the same time, let my heart not be Covetous or let me not be greedy When it comes to material things, okay, when it comes to money, okay Um, or sometimes it's competition, you know, the other person has it I want to have that and I want to have more than that Okay, uh, my you know, my family member that person has has bought this so therefore I need to I need to do that too and to show that, you know, I am better. I am one step ahead right, so I have That also I don't fall behind in anything You know, sometimes that it is that no comparison and competition So uh, James 3 versus 14 and 15 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth This wisdom does not descend from above But it is earthly sensual demonic. So he's talking about envy and self-seeking envy jealousy comparing Us with others and self-seeking being selfish now I don't have that if you have that you will end up boasting and lying against the truth Okay, and it is it is something that is earthly something of the flesh something that is sensual and and demonic even Some 73 for I was envious of the boastful when I saw the prosperity of the We can so the Psalms is saying, you know, I saw I compared I saw how well they were doing and I was envious of their prosperity All right, uh, so this happened to him Then Philippines 3 5 let nothing be done through selfish ambition Sorry, Philippines 2 versus 3 and 5 3 to 5 But in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out Not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others Let this mind be in you which was in christ jesus and then that chapter We know it goes on to talk about how the lord being Uh, you know, uh god and uh, how he Stripped himself of everything all that and came down Right, and it says let this mind be in you that was in christ jesus um, so So we see all this That in this particular verse in filipines 2 we see that in verse 4 let each of you look out Okay, not only for his own interests, which means that You know, if you look out for your interests, you know, you need to do certain things your needs need to be met Uh, you have certain Needs to fulfill Maybe some responsibilities Well, it's fine Okay, it's fine scripturally it says You if you're looking out for that, you know, I need to pay this I need to take care of this I need to it's fine But you know it says Look out not only for this but also Okay, not only but also You do that but also For the interest of others you also be mindful of Uh others needs Okay, so others interests So that's the thing, you know, you look out There's nothing wrong in looking out for your own You need to do that for yourself or others, you know, part of your life and But also for the interests of others Okay, so that's uh, um, so if I don't do that, then that's you know, a wrong Uh attitude which comes out of competition which comes out of envy and which comes out of selfish ambition and pride right Okay, um What's another one, you know, this is this is interesting, you know, false spirituality Hey, when you say false spirituality Um, it could go either way Okay, it could it could be with regard to Not having anything Okay, uh, oh i'm very spiritual Uh, sometimes we say, you know, it's a very, you know Very holy person very spiritual person And why because that person, you know, does not have any material things at all has totally let go of it literally living In poverty Okay Now we could have we could equate that to spirituality Or we could even make the mistake of saying hey that person, you know, he has all this he has all this Therefore god must be very happy, you know, god is blessing is living in so much of blessing and abundance And therefore, you know, that person is very spiritual or thriving spiritually Like two ends of the spectrum like poverty abundance Now we if we equate that to spirituality, then it's a false spirituality. Okay Now let's look at what the bible has to say James chapter two was this one to five Um, my brethren do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ a lot of glory with partiality For if they should come into your assembly A man with gold rings in fine apparel and they should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes And you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him you sit here in a good place and say to the poor man You stand there or sit here at my footstool Have you not shown partiality among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brethren has god not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith And heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him Okay, so this is god's heart So we cannot be partial because a man or a person is wealthy Okay, nor can we equate that to doing well spiritually or being Um, you know doing the we cannot equate that to spiritually thriving and spirituality Then now that would be a false spirituality right then the other thing that we see is that Uh in first Timothy chapter six uh versus three to six if anyone teaches Otherwise and does not consent to hold some words even the words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine Which accords with godliness. He's proud knowing nothing But is obsessed with disputes and arguments or words from which come Envy strife reviling evil suspicions a useless wranglings of men Of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth that who supports that godliness is a means of gain Okay, so this goes about You know describing they're not Ascenting to hold some words the words of the lord jesus the doctrine which Which is in line with godliness Etc somebody who's proud whose envious who There's strife and all that which is there um, who supposes Who thinks that godliness is a means of gain? Okay, so Okay, why are we doing this? Why are you in ministry? Why are you serving god? Oh, I want to become rich right so Paul has some very strong words. He says from such withdraw yourself now godliness with contentment is great gain okay, so to equate prosperity wealth With spirituality or to say that okay that person is thriving doing well spiritually now. That's uh, that's false That's a false, um judgment Uh, it does it is not right. Okay at the same time To go back to that other extreme and say That person does not have anything And is extremely poor and therefore Must be a very spiritual person. That is also wrong That is also wrong Right, so, uh, both are wrong Okay So godliness with contentment is great gain Um, we looked at the other I just want to remind us again It is god who gives us the power to get wealth. He takes pleasure in the prosperity of his servants Uh, and we're going to look at several other scriptures where it is. It is god who is it who instituted that the wealth be used for You know to to help others to help the cost of the kingdom and so on. So Um, we need to keep that in mind. We need to You know, keep that in perspective, right? Okay, then, uh, we might sometimes think that okay money makes us secure, you know several verses here I'm just going to look at Uh, a couple of those. Okay. The first one is first Timothy six and verse 17 uh, where Paul says command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty Which means not to be proud Not to trust in uncertain riches But in the living god Who gives us richly? All things to enjoy, you know, there's a lot in this verse Right, which gives us The correct attitude or the perspective that we should have about wealth He says command those who are rich. Okay. Here are people who are having everything Okay, who are maybe wealthy With regard to you know money in the bank maybe living a comfortable life. They have No with regard to material things. There is no lack so he's saying command those who are rich In the in this present age Not to be haughty not to be proud not to become proud because of their wealth Okay, not to be proud And the second thing is let them not put their trust In these riches because these riches can one day be there and another day be wiped out Right Uh, business business can turn bad Economy can turn bad And I think people realize that you know in the pandemic and Like any businesses many things that we knew personally people Have to kind of change Do something else And not really continue on that kind of a business. So Um, so so pause writing and says no, let them not trust put their trust You know, they hope their trust and Build their life on that, you know, because these riches can be uncertain but In the living god, which means let them let them not be proud Let them not put their trust in these riches But let them put their trust in the living god Okay, what he says next is very interesting. He says who gives us richly All things to enjoy Okay, let me say that again, right this living god Who gives us richly all things to enjoy So that's god who's a giver Who's a generous giver Who gives us richly all things to enjoy But with these riches whatever he gives Don't make that an idol Don't put your trust in that Right, don't become proud because of that So he's saying command, you know, which means not just suggest you command tell them tell them strongly as a commandment They have to obey saying command those who are Rich in this present age not to be hotty not to proud not to trust in uncertain riches So, you know, you you look at that. It's a very fine line It is god who richly Gives all things to enjoy, but the very things that he gives us if we are not careful We can become proud become become attached to it so much that we put our trust in it Rather than in the living god. Who is the source? Who's the supply of all these riches? right So that's that's a that's a very powerful verse. Okay, so Um, yeah, so one more verse and then we'll stop. I'm sorry. We didn't have time to go through questions, but Maybe next class we can do that, right? Matthew 6 19 to 21 do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust Rust destroy but where thieves break in and steal but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven Where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal for where your treasure is There your heart will be also Okay, so in all these verses now, you know, we need to hold it You know in a wholesome manner What is god's heart with regard to money? What is god's heart with regard to? riches what what is god's heart when it comes to me handling riches Is it about me handling riches or is it about riches handling me? Okay, so When we understand that you know, it's always a fine line, but The lord will help us give that right perspective so that we are liberated and free when it comes to money so that you know No matter how much we handle We are not held by it Right, and we are not holding on to it tightly. So I'm just going to stop here And and continue later Okay, so I'm sure we might have questions with regard to money with regard to you know Use of it maybe in church maybe in you know personal life and You know, we will answer that as we go on, right? Okay Okay, so god bless. We'll meet again next week. Bye. Bye