Core 52 | Apex — MONEY

Few subjects make congregations brace like money, yet Jesus spoke about it more than nearly anything else. This message reframes the topic as a heart issue: if God has a person's relationship with possessions, he has a strong claim on the whole heart. Building from Genesis 1:27 , Proverbs 11 , 1 Timothy 6 , and Malachi 3 , the teaching argues that generosity is part of human design because people bear the image of a generous God, the giving God of John 3:16. Sin redirects that design toward selfishness. Five scriptural principles follow: put trust in God rather than uncertain wealth, draw financial wisdom from God's word, follow God's plan over our own, use worldly resources to advance the kingdom, and obey, trusting that God provides beyond need. The aim is treasure stored where it lasts.