INTRO: The 7 Pillars of Financial GROWth
1. Earning Money:
He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.Pr 12:11

2. Returning Money (Tithing):
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; Proverbs 3:9

3. Goals/Planning:
The plans of the diligent leads to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.Proverbs 21:5

4. Saving Money (Pay God, Pay Yourself, Pay your Bills) You lazy fool, look at an ant Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food at harvest it stockpiles provisions.Pr 6:6-8

5. Investing Money (Mutual Fund, Annutities, Stocks/Bonds, high yield savings)
Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. Eccl 11:1

6. Protecting Money (Insuring Assets)-
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; Malachi 3:11

7. Managing Money (Particularly Debt Load)
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8

ANALYSIS: GROWing Financially through Investing

The Day of Departure:
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. Vs 14
The Day of Deposit:
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Vs 15
The Days of Investment:
Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. Vs 16-18

The Day of Accounting:
After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them’ Vs 19
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Cor 5:10

The Day of Rewards:
“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ Vs 20-23

The Day of Reckoning
“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Vs 24-30
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,Romans 1:18-20
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.1 Cor 2:12-14

The Day of Decision:
1. Get Right, Stay Right and GROW Right with God.
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [d]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:5-11

2. Financially Invest Wisely for His preferable Future for your Life. Which is always connected with kingdom expansion.
Nowmay He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! 2 Cor 9:10-15