Marriage and Divorce experts continually tell us that financial problems are among the primary issues that lead to divorce! A recent article at Divorce.Com brings several questions to mind:

How are people impacted by the typical roller-coaster ride of financial issues they face in life and how does that impact their marriage?

What happens when two people with two very different philosophies about money try to build a life together?

How does controlling the finances in a family impact the marriage?

How do differing values about money impact the efforts of a married couple to successfully manage their money?

What role does gambling play in the breakup of many marriages?

As we look at several different passages of Scripture, I want us to focus on five key things that the Lord does to help us manage our money in a way that glorifies Him and blesses us!

First, what do Deuteronomy 8, Malachi 3, and 2^nd Thessalonians 3 teach us about God?

Second, What does Proverbs 6:1-11 teach us about our part in managing our family finances?

Third, what does Luke 15:11-17 teach us about taking care of our finances after we acquire them?

Fourth, what does the famous parable in Matthew 25:20-21 teach us about investing our resources?

Finally, what key principles do you find in Luke 6:38 in relation to how we come to have and how we use our money? What does God promise us in this passage?

I hope you will take the time to read over these verses and think about these questions in preparation for the message this coming Lord’s Day!

Remember! This coming Sunday is Father’s Day and we will have a time of special prayer and recognition and a gift for the Fathers who are present… so, do not forget to invite your Dad to attend church with you on Father’s Day!

As the Lord allows, I hope to see you Sunday with a smile on your face, your Bible in your hand, and your family and friends by your side…