How can you put Christianity and finance together as a sermon?

Answer 1

The basic is: they both have a cost.

-Christianity is a free gift from God - it costs you nothing, cannot be earned.

-Finance can be a gift, but is usually worked for, earned.

-Christianity costs you everything - you must be prepared to give everything up for it.

-Finance can be all-consuming.

-Christianity is spiritual, an immaterial possession.

-Finance is physical and material.

-Christianity: someone else (Christ) has paid the ransom for us.

-Finance: you end up paying any ransom.

-Christianity creates joy, peace, security etc

-Finance creates worry, stress, anxiety etc

and so on. There are more parallels in the following verses.

1Ti 6:10-11 WEB For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [v. 11] But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

1Ti 6:17-19 WEB Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; [v. 18] that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; [v. 19] laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

Heb 13:5 WEB Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."

Gen 42:27-28 WEB As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. [v. 28] He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!" Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"

Gen 43:22-23 WEB We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don't know who put our money in our sacks." [v. 23] He said, "Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them.

Exo 30:16 You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the Tent of Meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls."

Num 18:16 You shall redeem those who are to be redeemed of them from a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of money, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs).

2Ki 12:16 The money for the trespass offerings, and the money for the sin offerings, was not brought into the house of Yahweh: it was the priests'.

Joh 2:15 He [Jesus Christ] made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.

Joh 12:6 Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Act 8:18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

Act 8:20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

1Ti 3:1-8 KJV This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. [v. 2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; [v. 3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; [v. 4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; [v. 5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) [v. 6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. [v. 7] Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. [v. 8] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;