November 5 & 6, 2016
Eternal Economics
This past August I went to El Salvador with a Dayspring mission team sent to minister in the Children’s Development Centers there. While we were serving, we met many people who are trapped by their economic situations. These are hardworking and dedicated people who are forced to live in and raise their families in neighborhoods controlled by gangs. The average daily pay is barely enough to feed their families and pay for basic living expenses. As I reflect on their situation I think of how trapped it would feel to be forced to live under the threat of violence all the while unable to move your family to a safer place.
Back home, here in the U.S., we are blessed to live in a more financially affluent country, yet many of us also feel trapped financially. Everywhere we look ads and even “good advice” from friends and family tell us we can simply borrow our way to a brighter future. The use of credit in our culture has sky rocketed causing many to become trapped by their debt, overextended, living paycheck to paycheck. Proverbs 22:7 explains that “the borrower is slave to the lender” and I believe many Americans are very familiar with this truth. This weekend we will consider three real-life stories to examine the dangers of debt and create a plan to become free. I hope you will join us as we seek to hear God’s voice about the use of credit and debt in our lives.
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