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Teaching Proverbs 3:9–10 to Your Family | Honor the Lord with Your Wealth — Key Takeaways

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Teaching Proverbs 3:9–10 to Your Family | Honor the Lord with Your Wealth

Be Courageous Ministry19mOct 5, 2026

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Teaching your children to honor God with first-fruits giving — not leftovers — is a practical test of trust that fathers must model, not just explain.

Key takeaways

Money is God's test of trusting Him with all your heart

Money is God's test of trusting Him with all your heart

  • Proverbs 3:9 follows v.5-6 ('trust in the Lord') — giving is the practical test of that trust.
  • Trust is only revealed when it costs you something; God sees who truly trusts Him.

Teach generosity early: give kids earning opportunities plus three jars

Teach generosity early: give kids earning opportunities plus three jars

  • Paid jobs (not chores) let kids practice giving from real income.
  • Three labeled jars — giving, saving, spending — build a giving habit from childhood.

Hebrew 'honor' means weight — give God more weight than money

Hebrew 'honor' means weight — give God more weight than money

  • The word 'honor' (kavod) literally means weight or heaviness.
  • Honoring God with wealth means His provision carries more weight in your life than your wealth.

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In this video

  1. 1mIntro: Front-Loading the Week and a New Season
  2. 1mEquipping Children Without Fear
  3. 1mChallenge: It Wasn't Modeled
  4. 3mRejecting Excuses and Choosing Motivation
  5. 4mTeach Through the Noise
  6. 5mConnecting Trust and Money
  7. 6mHonor as Weight and Wealth as Substance
  8. 7mFirst Fruits, Not Leftovers
  9. 8mTeaching Generosity Through Tipping
  10. 9mFamily Money Lessons: Work, Jars, and Tithing
  11. 10mModeling Generosity and Examining the Heart
  12. 11mVerse 10: The Promise and Its Guardrails
  13. 12mStarting to Give: Gratitude as the Doorway
  14. 13mFamily Culture, Part 1: Get Aligned and Launch
  15. 15mSponsor Break: PrevenX Vitamins
  16. 16mFamily Culture, Part 2: Live It Before You Lead It
  17. 17mFamily Culture, Part 3: Never Stop Saying It
  18. 18mClosing Appeal

“Excuses are the nails that build the house of failure.”

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