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Managing Your Finances - Step 3: Putting God First

There is a little understood key to getting personal financial management in order.

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[Gary Petty] The most important thing any of us can do in learning how to manage your finances is to get God’s priorities in our lives. And that’s something most people don’t think about.

[Darris McNeely] No, they don’t. But, you know, so many people who are wise about the mechanics and the background of finances understand that you have to put God first. The biblical principle and teaching about tithing is a critical key to financial success. It obviously honors God’s teaching and law on the matter, but it also for all of us helps to help us understand money and wealth and avoid greed by putting God first. It’s a critical principle.

[Gary Petty] I don’t think most people realize that the Bible says so much about money.

[Steve Myers] Oh boy, it sure does. I’m often reminded of what Paul told the Corinthians about being a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7), a giver that’s ready to do what it takes to really show that they’re dedicated to God, because God’s given us everything, and so that principle flows through our life, as well. And certainly there are blessings that come from the principles of sowing and reaping.

[Gary Petty] If you want to learn more about how to manage your finances, there’s a place to go to that most people don’t even think about – it’s your Bible.

That’s BT Daily. Join us next time.

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Gary Petty

Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.

Gary says he's "excited to be a part of preaching the good news of God's Kingdom over the airwaves," and "trusts the material presented will make a helpful difference in people's lives, bringing them closer to a relationship with their heavenly Father."

Steve Myers

Steve is the Operation Manager for Ministerial and Member Services of the United Church of God. He is also an instructor at Ambassador Bible College and served as a host on the Beyond Today television program.  Together, he and his wife, Kathe, have served God and His people for over 30 years.

Darris McNeely

Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.