After healing a crippled man in Acts 3, Peter tells the astonished crowd, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” We’re blessed to have a God who hears our cries of repentance and welcomes us back into the fold. I’ll talk about how that affects your money.
<ul><li>One of the freedoms we have as Americans is the ability to earn money, accumulate wealth, and spend it as we wish. But with that freedom comes responsibility. We’re to be faithful stewards of God’s resources.</li><li>We might be tempted to think that God doesn’t concern himself with mundane things like money, or how we manage it, but nothing could be further from the truth. More than 2300 verses in God’s Word dealing with money and possessions show that He is keenly interested.</li><li>And as with any other act of unfaithfulness, we must repent those involving our finances. When we do God is eager to refresh us with His blessing.</li><li>That means we must also never think that our financial sins are too great for God to forgive. Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross paid for all of them. You can be assured that when you repent of financial unfaithfulness God will hear your prayer.</li><li>But what should we repent concerning money? First, we must never forget that God owns everything. We’re not the source of our wealth we’re not even the source of our ability to earn money. All of that comes from God and failing to acknowledge it is the first step toward financial unfaithfulness.</li><li>Next, we must always act with honesty and integrity in our financial dealings with others because we are witnesses for Christ. 2 Corinthians 8 reads, “For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.”</li><li>We must also be generous, sharing God’s bounty with our local church and with those in need. Malachi 3:8 says, “Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.”</li><li>Next, we must live on less than we earn. Failing to do that results in debt, which the Bible doesn’t say is a sin, but it also never condones. Proverbs 22:7 “The borrower is slave to the lender.”</li><li>Finally, we must never let ourselves be overcome by envy or covetousness. In Exodus 20 we find the 10th Commandment: “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”</li><li>We’re to be content with what God has provided us, never wishing that we had what others possess. Envy is insulting to God, who has promised to provide for our needs and is always faithful.</li><li>If you’ve committed any of these financial sins, don’t despair. God waits patiently for you to repent and to begin following His financial principles. </li></ul>Here are a couple of questions we answered from our callers on this program:
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We’re blessed to have a God who hears our cries of repentance and welcomes us back into the fold.  Rob talks about how that affects your money. Then we have some great calls lined up.

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