January 7th More or Less

Dagne Barton • January 7, 2024

More<Less… 7 Steps to MORE in 24

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Pericope: John 10:7-10 ESV - 7 So Jesus again said to them,

“Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who

came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not

listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be

saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes

only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life

and have it abundantly.


Sermon Text: John 10:10 KJV10 The thief cometh not, but for to

steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have

life, and that they might have it more abundantly.,

NLT - 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My

purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

LB - 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. My

purpose is to give life in all its fullness.


Sermon Title: More<Less… 7 Steps to MORE in 24


The first order of business as we launch off into this year of More

in 24 is get you out of debt. So lets start with that.


Step 1: More is held captive by debt.

Prov. 22: 7 The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Definition of debt…time subtracted from your life. Time is money

and you only have a certain amount of tie to accumulate money.

Ps 90:10a - 10 Our days may come to seventy years,

or eighty, if our strength endures;

Now subtract a 30 year mortgage. Subtract 5-7 year car note.

Subtract credit and debt 10 year.


Debt Death Formula

80 years

-30 year mortgage

-7 year car

-10 consumer debt

33 years to live accumulated wealth


Wealth accumulation

Own your own business

+Stock/Investment

+Pro Real estate

= Wealth


Step 2: More is held captive by fear. Matthew 25:28-30 ESV - 28

So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten

talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he

will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what

he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into

the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and

gnashing of teeth.’

Fear will cause you not to invest rather feed your future with…

John 2;16 NIV - 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these

out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”

FOMO will cause you to use your money into stuff that does not

increase in value.


Step 3: More is held captive by stinking thinking – Prov.

29:18ESV - 18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast

off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

What are you prophesizing over your life

Prov. 29:18 New Living Translation

18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.

But whoever obeys the law is joyful.

The Message 18 If people can’t see what God is doing,

they stumble all over themselves;

But when they attend to what he reveals,

they are most blessed.

Today I am giving you guidance

Stop stumbling


Step 4: More n 24 obedience release more

Interview with Vivian and Sam

Pro. 10: 22 The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,

without painful toil for it.


Step 5: More n 24 is a step of faith

2 Cor. 5:7KJV - 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Everything you get from God comes by faith.

More faith by more faith

James 2:17-23 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not

accompanied by action, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”

Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by

my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the

demons believe that—and shudder.

20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without

deeds is useless? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered

righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the

altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working

together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And

the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and

it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s

friend.


Step 6: More in 24 is generosity to others

Prov. 19:17 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,

and he will reward them for what they have done.


Step 7: More in 24 is consistent Josh 1: 8 Keep this Book of the

Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you

may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be

prosperous and successful.


a. Register for financial peace LifeGroup

b. Walk thru the bible

c. Tithe, talent, treasure first fruit

d. Tithe challenge


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