Whether you believe we have come out of the recession or we are on the verge of a global economic crisis, we all have the same basic concerns with money - how to make it, how to save it and how to spend it.  As the writer of Ecclesiastes says, "There is nothing new under the sun."

This sermon series on money was adapted from four sermons on the topic preached by John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, in the 1700s.  In his sermon, "The Use of Money", he introduced his economic trilateral: Earn All You Can, Save All You Can, Give All You Can.  The Bible is far from silent on this topic, however, I doubt many of us actually live what it says.

In "God's Economy" we will look at money from the standpoint of how and why we should Earn All We Can.  In "Watching Over the Visible ... and the Invisible" we will discuss biblical stewardship as we unpack Save All You Can.  Finally, in "Gauranteed Return on Investment", we'll determine some investment strategies that will "store up treasure in heaven" as we consider Give All You Can.

You can read Wesley's original sermons at the links below.  This sermon series combines elements of each with some other biblical texts and modern illustration.

"The Use of Money"

"The Danger of Riches"

"The Good Steward"

"On Riches"