Who is Better at Insurance: You or the Insurance Company?
Some people believe that insurance companies are evil empires designed to remove you from your money, but did you know that they won’t insure a single thing for more than it is worth? If you have a home that is worth $250,000, you cannot insure it for $1,000,000. The insurance companies know that they would […]
Protecting What You Value Most
“When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.” (Proverbs 10:25) As we look at insurance, it’s necessary to bring up the many destructive events that could possibly occur in your future. These are unpleasant to think about and easy to mentally avoid, yet they are possible and […]
Branches, Leaves & Fruit
“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.” (Matthew 12:33) Only after establishing a strong, thorough root system and a powerful trunk can you have a tree, which you can depend on to produce […]
The Trunk
“17Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” (Matthew 7:17-20) […]
The Roots
The roots of your Fruitful Tree are the various contracts in your life. These include all forms of insurance, wills and trusts, and business entities. Each one of these is critically important. These are areas of our financial life that most of us simply gloss over because they seem unimportant, boring, or pertain to something […]
The Seed
Before expanding on our Fruitful Tree, let’s look at how Jesus used the mustard seed in his parable of the Kingdom of God. He noted that this seed was one of the very smallest, yet would grow to be one of the mightiest trees. He was teaching about how the Kingdom of God grows. This […]
The Fruitful Tree
We’ve chosen to use the tree to symbolize proper financial stewardship. As a metaphor, it will allow us to teach much about your entire financial life. The tree is the mightiest of plants, and yet it grows from a tiny seed. Jesus often used this metaphor to illustrate the life and economy of the Kingdom. […]
How Does Prosperity Play Out Practically in Our Lives?
It shouldn’t surprise us to see that God wants us to prosper in every way. As He does this, we have the ability and means to be helpful in the Kingdom and Family of God. It would be ridiculous to abandon our God-given talents in management or creative skills and let these lay dormant, when […]
Eternal Riches
Just as Jesus taught spiritual principles using the example of being responsible to multiply our wealth, He also taught us to watch out for spiritual traps – again using money as an example. In both cases, these principles apply to money and to other areas of life as well. In the story we related Friday, […]
Prosperity is a Double-Edged Sword
Yesterday we discussed the fact that being rich or poor wasn’t as an issue in whom Jesus taught – that what matters to Him is the heart of the particular person. Let’s look at His interesting encounter with the rich, young ruler in Mark. 17As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran […]
