Lesson Summary – 29 Sept 10
Lesson Text: Prov 22;7
Sermon Series: “Whole and Not Broke”
Lesson Title: “The 3D’s of Debt”
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” Prov 22:7 NIV
The 3 D’s of Debt
1. Direction
2. Drown
3. Delay
1) Direction ~ 2 Kgs 4: 1-7
· You must be willing to take direction
o One of two positions -- not knowing or knowing and not applying
· Desperate housewife; husband died, creditors want to take sons to satisfy the debt
· Man of God gave her instructions
o Use what you have (oil) – deliverance, time, patience
o Debt relief in her hands
o She did not follow directions
§ Sent sons to collect jars
§ Ran out of jars; did not know how many jars she had
· Man of God told her to sell the oil, pay debts, and live on what was left
o Got only a portion of the overflow; lived on enough versus more than enough
o Limited herself by not following directions
· Ps 119:105 – remain in the dark
· Ps 119: 11 – hide the Word in your heart
· John 8:32 – the truth will set you free
2) Drown ~ 2 Kgs 6:5
· Context of the text
o Building a larger church for God; more room for the Lord
o Axe head: very valuable tool, difficult to make, and is borrowed
· The axe head fell in the water and sank to the bottom
· Man of God threw a stick in the very place where the axe head fell and it swam to the top
o Do God’s work and God is obligated to take care of your stuff
3) Delay ~ Prov 22:7
· God’s desire for us is an abundant life – John 10:10
· Money = time
o Minimum wage -- $8.25/hr; 1 hr of your life is worth $8.25
o Debt takes time to pay off; time you can’t get back
o Can’t move into destiny because time is subtracted from your life – the rich ruler (John 10: 17 – 22)
§ Told to sell all had and give to the poor, then he would have treasure in heaven
§ Went away sad because he had great wealth; he could not move into his destiny because he was not willing to pay debt
§ Acts 5:5, Gen 5:16
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