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5 min readIn 2016, a study by the Barna Group found that only 1 in 10 American Christians tithe, and the average church attendee gives about 2.5% of their income. Rick Warren opens the final installment of his "Financial Fitness" series by recalling how, as a teenager, he saved two entire months of allowance—$60—to buy a Thompson Chain Reference Bible in the nicest leather binding he could find. He still owns that Bible, marked up and worn from decades of use. That purchase, he argues, was not an expense but an investment in what he calls soul food, and it illustrates the central question of the episode: Where should a person invest their money in light of eternity?
Money as Fertilizer and the Five Investment Funds
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:02) **Introduction and Personal Story** - Pastor Rick opens the final part of his Financial Fitness series, "Where to Best Invest," with a personal story about buying his first Bible as a teenager.
- 2 (02:28) **Money as Fertilizer** - Pastor Rick introduces a core metaphor: money is like fertilizer that only makes things grow when spread around.
- 3 (02:51) **The Treasury Fund** - First fund: using money to express love to God.
- 4 (02:57) **The Mutual Fund** - Second fund: using money to express love to other believers in God's family.
- 5 (03:02) **The Growth Fund** - Third fund: using money to help yourself grow personally.
- 6 (03:54) **The Equity Service Fund** - Fourth fund: using money to serve other people, especially those in need.
- 7 (06:20) **The Parable of the Billionaire Father** - A story illustrating that life is a test of how we manage God's resources.
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Show Notes
In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said, “Store up for yourselves treasure in heaven” (Matthew 6:20 NIV). He was telling people how to invest their money and their lives! In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches about the things God wants you to invest in with the money he blesses you with.When you give your resources as an act of worship or to bring people to Jesus, you honor God. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach about the ways God wants you to invest in his purposes and why he wants you to store up treasure in heaven.
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