You've spent your entire life worshipping.  The question isn't, "Have you been worshiping," the question is, "What have you been worshiping?"

1. I worship all the time.
2. I worship what I give my heart to above all else.
3. I worship with my life.

Scripture References

• John 10:10
• Luke 9:23
• Psalm 150:6
• Isaiah 14:13-14
• Exodus 20:3-5
• James 4:17
• Romans 12:1
• 1 John 4:19
• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
• Mark 12:30

Four key principles that are crucial to having HD finances.

1. Trust God as my provider.
2. Return to God what belongs to God.
3. Save for the future.
4. Create margin so that I have more to give.

Scripture References

• Psalm 24:1
• 1 Timothy 6:17
• Leviticus 27:30
• Proverbs 3:9
• Malachi 3:10-11
• Proverbs 6:6-8
• Luke 12:19-21
• 2 Corinthians 9:11
• 2 Corinthians 9:7
• 1 Timothy 6:18-19

Video Links

• Honduras 2008 Videos
• French Fry Finances

John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

If I want to be great, I…

1.… recognize it’s not the same as being “__________.”

Mark 9:33-35 – When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

2.… ________ for opportunities to serve.

John 13:14-15 – “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”

1 Peter 4:10 – Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others.

Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

3.… choose obedience over ______________________.

1 Corinthians 15:58 – Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Luke 10:33-37 – “But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you.”

Sometimes God says ‘No’ because…

1.… He has a bigger ______________________.

Hebrews 4:13 – Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

2.… He has a better ________.

Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Hebrews 11:39-40 – These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better.

3.… He has a greater ______________.

Proverbs 16:4 – The Lord works out everything for his own ends.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

So what do I do when God says ‘no’?

1.Trust that everything God does is motivated by _____.

Romans 8:28-29 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

2.Expect God to give me the __________ to handle it.

2 Corinthians 12:8-9 – Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Job 13:15 – Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.

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Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1. Be __________.

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Psalm 131:2 – I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Matthew 6:6 – “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you”

2. Be ____________________.

Luke 11:5-9 – “Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.’ Then the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Luke 11:13 – “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

3. Be ________.

Matthew 6:5 – “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.”

4. Be ____________.

Matthew 6:7-8 – “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

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