The Biblical Approach to Money and Possessions
For the week of April 26-May 2, 2026
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Introduction
Jesus talked about money more than He talked about heaven and hell combined. That fact alone should tell us something. Money is not a peripheral concern in the spiritual life — it is a central one. Not because wealth is evil, but because the human heart has a remarkable capacity to let money occupy the throne that belongs to God alone. The Bible does not avoid the subject of money; it addresses it head-on, with wisdom, warning, and surprising grace.
I. The PERIL of Money — It Competes for the Throne (Matthew 6:24; 1 Timothy 6:9–10)
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon” (Matthew 6:24).
Jesus does not say it is difficult to serve both God and money. He says it is impossible. Money is not neutral — it is competitive. It presents itself as a rival lord, promising security, significance, and control. The believer who does not actively resist this pull will find, almost without noticing, that their financial decisions are being made by a master they never consciously chose.
II. The PERSPECTIVE of Money — God Owns Everything (Psalm 24:1; Deuteronomy 8:17–18)
“The earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1).
The most liberating truth in all of Scripture about money is not a command — it is a declaration. Everything belongs to God. We own nothing. We are stewards, managers, caretakers of resources that have always belonged to Someone else. This single shift in perspective changes every financial decision a believer makes.
III. The PRACTICE of Money — Generosity as Worship (2 Corinthians 9:6–8; Luke 21:1–4)
“Each man should give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
The Bible’s final word on money is not a warning — it is an invitation. Generosity is not the reluctant surrender of something we want to keep. It is the joyful participation in the very nature of the God who gave everything. The cheerful giver is not losing something. They are becoming something — more like the Father who so loved the world that He gave.
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