Managing Your Household: Finances

 We exist to Fill the City with Jesus. 

We empower the willing to come fully alive in God’s presence for the renewal of our cities.

  Imagine a group of people in an authentic community, loving each other honestly, covering each other’s sins with forgiveness, prayer, confession, and encouragement, and serving and supporting each other genuinely. It’s in spaces like these where we begin to see the supernatural work of God within our relationships. 

Use this guide with your community, in concert with the Field Journal, as you Strengthen Yourself in the Lord, Manage Your Household, and Fill the City with Jesus.

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Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Sermon Summary

As we conclude the series on managing our households well, we’ll focus on the final aspect of building a GREENHOUSE: finances. How we handle money directly reflects our relationship with God. The Bible teaches us about wealth and possessions because they can easily become distractions from what matters most: our connection with God. That’s what GREENHOUSES are centered on: a life-giving heart connection with God and others. In Matthew 25:14–30, Jesus teaches that God is the Master and we are His stewards. Everything we have is entrusted to us, and our responsibility is to be faithful with what He has given us. We’ll see how faithfulness leads to fruitfulness, why we shouldn’t compare what we’ve received, and how generosity produces eternal rewards. Ultimately, Kingdom finances are an inside job before they become an outside reality. It’s not about how much we have, but how faithfully we manage it, how generously we give, and whether our hearts find contentment in God rather than money. When this dwells in our hearts, it’s found in our homes.

Scripture References from the Sermon

Luke 16:11   |   Matthew 25:14-30   |   3 John 1:2   |   2 Timothy 4:8   |   Revelation 22:12   |   Proverbs 30:8-9   

Discussion Questions

• Discuss the topic of God being the master of your money and Lord of your heart.
• What talent (unit of exchange) has God given you? Are you a 5,2,1 talent, and how are you stewarding it? 
• Do you see that God has given to you according to your current capacity? Are you content with what you have?
• How are you being faithful with what you have to one day see the multiplication(fruitfulness)?
• Do you see God as one who wants to reward you for what you have done?
• How are you being generous with what God has given you to see rewards later?
• How can you practice being grateful for what you have to cultivate contentment?

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Manage Your Household 

Practical spiritual activities:

• Worship together – Dedicate time each week to worship with those in your household.
• Pray together – Dedicate time each day for listening to and speaking with the Lord individually, and as a household. Record ongoing prayer requests into your journal or Field Journal.
• Intercede for one another – Ask those in your household what is on their heart, then pray for one another. Refer to “Prayer Requests From Our Community” below and prayer recorded in your Field Journal and pray together for your city.
• Read together – Spend time together reading God’s Word. Consider the Bible reading guide on our website.
• Journal & Share – Share insight from what you’ve been hearing from the Lord and capturing in your journal weekly.
• Take communion together – For those who are followers of Jesus, consider taking the elements together. There is a communion guide on our website.

Event Highlight 

• 12 & 15 November is Baptism Weekend and it will be a Family Worship Experience. GKids will still be available for Pre-K and under. Come celebrate what God is doing in people’s lives!
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/events 

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Fill Your City

Prayer Requests From Our Community

• Pray that God would give guidance and provision for those in a transition season.
• Pray for God to soften hard hearts, open eyes and ears, and reveal His kindness to lead them to repentance.
• Pray for Spout Springs Baptist Church and Pastor Steve Davis

Serve Opportunities 

• In the Church – Join the Production Team! Help run sound, slides, and video for our Worship Experiences. No experience needed—we’ll train you!
• In the City – Join the American Red Cross at Grace Church Carthage on November 12, 2026 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm for a community blood drive.
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/serve 

Your City

• There are six areas of the city: family, health & wellness, business, education, government, and media. What are ways you can serve in your city?
• Share Your Story about what God is doing in your life and your city here: https://gracechurchsp.org/story/