How to be Rich? Weekend Recap

This past weekend we continued are series "How to be Rich!". We taught your child what it means to save. We learned that Savings is God’s plan for us to have funds both Now & Later. Imagine if are kids didn’t live in debt but actually lived on 80% of their income instead of 110% or 140%. Can you imagine the heartache they’d bypass. If you were with us this weekend then you got the Now & Later candy and hopefully you had a successful conversation with your child about savings. If you were not with us we gave each parent a Now & Later and a note that encouraged them to have a conversation with their child about the importance of savings. If that conversation happened then the child got the Now & Later.

Scripture for the Week: Proverbs 21:20

Homework: Instead of a weekly Homework challenge we are having a series long homework challenge. Here it is... go shopping with your child and buy 3 jars. On the 1st jar write Tithe, on the 2nd jar write Save, & the 3rd jar write Spend. Now get $10 in one dollar bills. Give them the money only if they agree to put the 1st $1 in the Tithe jar and the 2nd $1 in the Save jar and then the $8 in the Spend jar. Of course they’ll agree and learn a valuable lesson in being biblical and wise with their money.

Next week: We will be discussing the importance of Spending His Money His Way.

Weekend Recap, How to be Rich!

This past weekend we continued are series "How to be Rich!". We taught kids what it means to tithe. We explained that 1) everything comes from God. 2) If God were to give you $10 would you give $1 back to Him. Of course, that's easy. 3) We'll that's what it means to tithe. We learned that, according to Malachi 3, when we don't tithe we cheat God and when we do God blesses us more than we are able to handle.

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-11

“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies."

Homework: Instead of a weekly Homework challenge we are having a series long homework challenge. Here it is... go shopping with your child and buy 3 jars. On the 1st jar write Tithe, on the 2nd jar write Save, & the 3rd jar write Spend. Now get $10 in one dollar bills. Give them the money only if they agree to put the 1st $1 in the Tithe jar and the 2nd $1 in the Save jar and then the $8 in the Spend jar. Of course they’ll agree and learn a valuable lesson in being biblical and wise with their money.

Next week: We will discussing the importance of saving.

Weekend Recap, How to be Rich!

This past weekend we launched a new FOkids series called "How to be Rich!". Week 1 was all about drilling into the kids that we are rich, filthy rich. Not rich in love or in Jesus but rich as in cash, stuff, and the fact that we have it soooo easy in the 21st century American culture. The goal with teaching the kids that they are rich had 3 point. When we realize we are already rich these 3 things can happen: 1) We can become thankful 2) We can become content 3) We can become generous. We also introduced the kids to what it means to tithe, save, and spend His money His way. This series could change the course of a child's life forever.

Scripture: Philippians 4:11-13 "Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength."

Homework: To get 3 jars for your child. Make one for tithing, one for saving, and one for spending. Place them on their dresser and every time they get money divide with the first 10% going to tithe, the second 10% going to saving, and the 80% going to spend. Can you imagine if we raise are kids to live off 80% of their income. What a blessing that would be.

Next week: We will discussing what tithing is all about.

New FOkid series: How to be Rich!

How to be RICH! Is a financial series for kids. Engrossed in the most consuming culture in the history of our world we believe it’s time to raise kids with a new definition of rich. As Americans every one of us are rich. We live in the richest nation during the richest time of the world but constantly all we hear is how poor we are. Money is talked about more in the Bible than anything else. As long as our kids have “stuff” we need to be talking about 1) Always being thankful 2) Giving your best 3) Saving for the future 4) Spending for His glory not ours. If you could teach kids anything about money what would you teach them? Would love your feedback.