So how would God's word in particular give us guidance on this giving portfolio approach?Jesus gives His mission here on earth in Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”This is a really is a model for a giving portfolio So how do you take that and apply it to giving?Well, he really talks about 3 categories of giving. God's mercy. People that are in need, poor and needy. The prisoners, basic recovery ministries and just basic human needs like water and food, shelter and those kinds of things.God's justice, the people that have been oppressed, widows, orphans, more the helpless, the victims. God's Word. And as you know here at FaithFi, we encourage you to do your first giving to the local church, but then also to other evangelism and discipleship ministries.I love that the ministry of God's mercy, God's justice in God's word. So those are the key themes from God's word. But now we use this word portfolio. So how do you treat your giving like it's a portfolio?A portfolio simply means that there are multiple buckets to put money in with intended multiple purposes. And so when you put multiple buckets and multiple purposes, it makes a portfolio. It helps with your giving as well. And so where we choose to give around these themes can be done whether we have a widow's might or whether we have multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars to give. This is powerful because it really gives you a filter or a lens to look at your giving, evaluated in light of your passions, but also God's word, and then see if there's any gaps. ON TODAY’S PROGRAM, ROB ANSWERS LISTENER QUESTIONS:  <ul><li>Ethan and his wife are trying to get out of college debt and looking for health insurance. The places they are employed at offer policies, but they are wondering what is best and cost efficient.</li><li>Nancy is thinking about changing her living situation and figuring out our monthly expenses. Don’t know how to figure for inflation, putting away for savings, and how do you plan for things that don’t come up every year.</li><li>Jim and his wife retired 2 yrs ago, he moved 401k into an IRA and combined it with traditional IRA and a small amount in a Roth. Is it a good idea to slowly convert IRA to Roth?</li><li>Jack had heard a past Faith and Finance program that talked about a looming recession and wondering what experts are saying about this today.</li><li>Danita is asking that with interest rates going up, is it a good idea to buy a home right now?</li></ul> RESOURCES MENTIONED: <a href="https://kingdomadvisors.com/">Kingdom Advisors</a> Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network as well as American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community, and give as we expand our outreach.

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This time of year, some folks struggle with a major decision— where to do their year-end giving.

If you have money you’d like to give to God’s Kingdom before the end of the year, and you may be swamped with requests, how do you decide where to give? 
Sharon Epps joins us today with how to make those decisions.
Sharon is President of Kingdom Advisors and has a burden to give back to God’s kingdom.
Late December can be somewhat confusing for some folks on giving. How does your family deal with this process?

The other day, my husband Joel and I were out on a walk and just talking about our giving in general. I realized that this giving portfolio approach that we were taught several years ago could be really helpful to other people. So I just wanted to share it today.

Where to Give with Sharon Epps

FaithFi: Faith & Finance | Dec 20, 2023

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