INVESTMENT

Invest your TIME

Everything has time and season
Invest your MONEY
Invest your SEED
Invest your STRENGTH
Invest your WISDOM
Invest in OTHERS
Invest your WORD (God invested His Word, Jesus Christ into us) John 3:16
Invest in the KINGDOM
God gives you time and chance. When you invest your time inside your
chance, it leads to success.
So invest your wisdom, strength,
When you invest your strength and wisdom, it leads to success.
How do you invest your time, your chance, your wisdom and your strength?
Deuteronomy 28
The Lord said He will bless your store house, He is talking about your
investment.
When you invest your time and your chance, it secures your tomorrow.
Good investment secures your tomorrow.

Jeremiah 32:12
And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of
Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the
witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in
the court of the prison.
Jeremiah 32:6-15
6And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7Behold,
Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee
my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. 8So
Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the
word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth,
which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the
redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the
LORD. 9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth,
and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10And I subscribed
the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the
balances. 11So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed
according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12And I gave the
evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the
sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that
subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the
prison. 13And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both
which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen
vessel, that they may continue many days. 15For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
Genesis 26:1
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of
Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Investing in OTHERS
Matthew 20:28-34

28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many. 29And as they departed from Jericho, a great
multitude followed him. 30And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side,
when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord,
thou Son of David. 31And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold
their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of
David. 32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall
do unto you? 33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34So Jesus
had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes
received sight, and they followed him.

1.

Slow Down

Matthew 20:32
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto
you?

2.

See the Big picture

Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem other better than themselves.

There are three things you can do with your life

1.

You can WASTE it.

2.

You can SPEND it.

3.

You can INVEST it.

You can WASTE it.

There are plenty of things to waste it on.

You can SPEND it.

That it, you can spend it on your career
You can spend it on your hobby.

You can INVEST it

The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30
14For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called
his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15And unto one he gave five
talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several
ability; and straightway took his journey. 16Then he that had received the five
talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17And
likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18But he that had
received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19After a long
time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20And so he that
had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents
more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou
hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and
said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other
talents beside them. 23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant;
thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24Then he which had received the one talent
came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou
hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and
went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord
answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I
reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27Thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should
have received mine own with usury. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and give
it unto him which hath ten talents. 29For unto every one that hath shall be given,
and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath. 30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

1.

Everything I have belongs to God

2.

God has given me some talents

3.

God expects me to use those talents because someday He is going to ask

me what I did with what He gave me.

4.

It is wrong to bury what God has given me

5.

Fear keeps me from using my talent; when you cut through all the
excuses, it is FEAR that keeps you from using your talent.

6.

If I dont use my talent, I will lose it

7.

If I use it wisely, I will be rewarded

The study of these seven principles will make a major difference in your life
1.

OWNERSHIP: Everything I have belongs to God. God owns it all. You

really own nothing.

2.

ALLOCATION: God has given me some talents. He has allocated some

talents to you.

Matthew 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every
man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Romans 12:6
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

3.

ACCOUNTABILITY: God expects me to make good use of those talents.

Matthew 25:19
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

4.

UTILIZATION: It is wrong to bury what God has given me

Matthew 25:18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's
money.
Matthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou
knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed

5.

MOTIVATION: Fear keeps me from developing my talent

Matthew 25:25
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is
thine.

6.

APPLICATION: If I dont use my talents, I will lose it. That is, if I dont
apply my talents for something good, I stand to lose it.

Matthew 25:28
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

7.

COMPENSATION: If I use my talents wisely, I will be rewarded

handsomely.

Matthew 25:20-21
20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents,
saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside
them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many
things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

My TALENT
My TIME
My MONEY
My GOAL FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS

1.

Recognize and manage the emotions that can undermine decisionmaking

2.

Become personally involved in the investment process through a

relationship with a money manager to gain feedback and ensure that
investment selection correlates with your financial planning needs.

3.

Make investing a habit

4.

Set exciting goals/set your investment goals

5.

Dont take unnecessary risks

6.

Keep time on your side always

7.

Start early

8.

Dont put all your eggs in one basket