Mark 6:33-34

Where do you go to learn how to live well? Where do you go when you want to know how to be a better person or overcome challenges? Who do you seek to teach you what is best or how to make right choices? Do you go to magazines? talk-shows? YouTube? Tony Evans shares how the greatest Person to teach you about life is Jesus Christ. Let’s consider how the Giver of life is also the Teacher of life. 

Yes, even Jesus talked a lot about money. I think it’s because He knows what a touchy and even confusing topic it is for many of us. In this plan, we look at three somewhat surprising things Jesus said about money to see what we can learn.

Most of us tend to learn how to handle money from all the wrong places. Even if they aren’t explicit financial lessons, we develop our beliefs and habits about money from the world around us. From Instagram influencers, credit card companies, to well-meaning (but broke) friends and family. But what if we looked to the Bible as our starting point for our financial education?

In this plan, we’ll explore the often misunderstood word joy, and we’ll look at how Jesus viewed and prioritized it in his own life. In a culture driven by frenzied productivity, Jesus embraced frequent moments of rest and connection. In particularly hard times, it was moments of joyful respite that got him through rough patches.