Prepare Now for a Lasting Heritage


Matthew 6:20-21

Basic Factors of a Wealthy Heritage

  1. Pass on a good name (Prov. 22:1; I Peter 2:12)
  2. Transfer a Godly cause and basic life teaching (Deut. 4:9, 6:7; Prov. 3:13-15,18)
  3. Acknowledge the sins of your forefathers (Exo. 20:5; Romans 5:12; Heb. 7:10; Romans 5:12-19; Jer. 14:20)
  4. Understand God's purposes for an inheritance
    • Final means of discipline (Gen. 49:3-4, 48:22)
    • Provision for the sick and elderly (I Tim. 5:4,8)
    • A resource for education, business, and home purchase (Gal. 4:1-2; Prov. 19:14)
    • Assisting the poor (Isa. 58:7; I Tim. 5:10)
  5. Prepare an instructive will for your family (Gen. 25:5-6; Gen 27; Gen 49; Jer. 35)
  6. Reject retirement ease (Gen. 3:19; Luke 12:18-20; Num. 8:23-26)
  7. Make wise investment for the future (Matt. 25:21)
  8. Become rich toward God by giving (I Tim. 6:17-19)
    • Giving to the fatherless and widows (James 1:27)
    • Giving to needy Christians (Romans 12:13)
    • Giving to the poor (Prov. 19:17)
    • Giving to Christian leaders (I Tim. 5:17-18; I Cor. 16:15)
  9. Understand the principles of insurance (Gal. 6:2; Matt. 10:29)
  10. Give your firstborn a double portion (Romans 9:13; Heb. 12:16-17)