I spent 25 years managing portfolios for people worth tens of millions of dollars, and very few of them were happy. They had the money. What they were missing was the right values.

In this message, I break down what God says about money in Deuteronomy 8, why most of us pray incomplete prayers, and the 5 reasons God blesses you financially, from advancing His kingdom to enjoying it without guilt.

There is nothing wrong with having money as long as money doesn't have you.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Why the Bible has over 2,350 verses about money and possessions
- What Deuteronomy 8:18 says about who gives you the ability to produce wealth
- The incomplete prayer most believers pray, and how to finish it
- Why money is not the root of all evil, and what is
- How the Parable of the Talents explains why God doesn't bless everyone equally
- Why Christianity is not a poverty competition, and how to enjoy your money without guilt

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What you believe about money
00:31 Why God wants to bless you financially
02:25 Who wants more money? (everybody raised their hand)
03:17 The wad of cash in the hallway
04:55 Why talk about money in church?
05:53 Over 2,350 verses on money and possessions
06:56 Money affects everything that matters
07:13 A million-dollar phone call
08:35 Salvation is free, ministry costs something
08:51 The emphasis is on WHY
09:41 Deuteronomy 8: Before the promised land
10:42 The temptation that comes with prosperity
11:24 "My power produced this wealth" (Deuteronomy 8:17)
12:34 Can you be rich and keep your soul? 25 years with millionaires
13:48 The ability to produce wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18)
14:38 Money is not the root of all evil
15:05 The Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12, Galatians 3:29)
16:30 What God says about money: 5 reasons God wants to bless you financially
17:12 Reason #1: To advance the kingdom (Matthew 6:33)
18:31 The church gets your money, God gets your heart
19:31 Where your treasure is (Matthew 6:21)
21:13 College football, politics, and where our money goes
24:54 The incomplete prayer
25:52 Reason #2: To provide for your family (1 Timothy 5:8)
27:13 Generational wealth (Proverbs 13:22)
28:33 A wealthy family can come from you
29:09 Reason #3: To fulfill your calling
29:25 Don't keep up with the Joneses
30:19 The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-15)
32:21 What has God called you to build?
32:54 Reason #4: To be a blessing to others
33:52 When God puts someone on my heart
34:49 Obedience plus generosity equals breakthrough (Acts 20:35)
35:36 Reason #5: To enjoy it without guilt
36:09 Wealth and the health to enjoy it (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
36:48 Christianity is not a poverty competition
37:49 Don't let money have you
38:16 How much can God trust you with?
38:40 Be faithful with what you already have

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 | Genesis 12:1-3 | Galatians 3:29 | Matthew 6:33 | Matthew 6:21 | 1 Timothy 5:8 | Proverbs 13:22 | Matthew 25:14-15 | Acts 20:35 | Ecclesiastes 5:19

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In this episode, I sit down with Cedric, author of Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth?, to talk honestly about the racial wealth gap, how untreated financial trauma shapes the way we handle money, and why looking rich keeps so many people from ever getting rich.

"You can't fix the money behaviors unless you fix the mindset that drives the behaviors, because your behaviors are the shadow to the mindset." (Cedric Nash)

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- How Cedric went from a job paying under $40,000 a year to millionaire by 32
- Why buying things to feel wealthy only makes you look wealthy
- The 4 stages of changing your money mindset: environment, programming, practices, and results
- Cedric's case for investing while you pay down debt (and where his critics push back)
- Why focusing on income instead of assets keeps you playing defense and never scoring
- How "faith without works is dead" puts the responsibility back in your hands

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The racial wealth gap by the numbers
00:55 Meet Cedric Nash
01:26 How we met (and my first time on a yacht)
03:11 How did Cedric Nash become Cedric Nash?
04:37 Four millionaire mentors
05:01 "I'm going to buy my mom a big house"
06:55 It wasn't the flash, it was the peace
07:42 The green BMW: what real wealth looks like
10:37 Get great at one thing before you diversify
13:16 Should young people jump straight into entrepreneurship?
15:17 The $130 million contract and asking God for direction
16:24 Chasing influencer status vs. building a skill in demand
18:06 Reginald Lewis and the book that inspired Cedric
22:07 "My book is not about race"
22:31 Why the wealth gap exists
24:57 The game was never fair
25:09 Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow
27:37 Black business titans you should know
29:00 How to build wealth despite the odds
29:47 My great-great-grandfather's stolen farm
31:02 What financial trauma does to your money
32:28 Looking wealthy vs. being wealthy
33:46 You have to be mentored out of it
34:34 The 4 stages of changing your money mindset
36:29 Growing up without business role models
38:05 The mentor who introduced me to investing
38:58 "You'll have a hard time as a stockbroker"
40:22 Hitting the glass ceiling
41:33 Confidence is a spectrum
42:42 Building a business near $100 million in revenue
43:44 Walking away from $600,000 to start over
45:39 How Cedric dealt with fear
47:38 Millionaire by 32
47:51 How struggling people and wealthy people think differently
48:02 Stop tripping on your debt
50:32 Income vs. assets
51:24 $2 trillion in spending power
52:51 Why we struggle to build together
53:41 How the dollar circulates in different communities
56:32 Black businesses need to support Black people
57:23 Own the business and the building
59:21 A boat with a hole in it
1:00:12 What shall it profit a man? (Mark 8:36)
1:01:03 I can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
1:02:39 Faith without works is dead (James 2:26)
1:03:29 Rapid fire: pay off debt or start investing?
1:06:01 The worst money he ever spent
1:06:35 The best investment he ever made
1:07:11 The church's role in building wealth
1:10:53 Where to find Cedric and his book

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED
Mark 8:36 | Philippians 4:13 | James 2:26 | 2 Corinthians 5:7

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In this episode, I walk through the parable of the talents verse by verse, break down the three insights God is showing us about how He gives, how He audits, and what He expects back, and close with four kingdom principles for growing what you have.

Stewardship is not just about management. Stewardship is about multiplication.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why the Bible talks about money more than heaven and hell (16 of the 38 parables deal with it)

• What a bag of silver was actually worth, and why the crowd listening to Jesus went quiet

• Insight #1: Why God gives according to ability, and what to do if you want more

• Insight #2: The audit every one of us is going to face

• Insight #3: Why returning the money untouched got a servant called wicked and lazy

• The two kinds of FOMO, and which one the faithful servants had

• Four kingdom principles of investing, including the one that matters more than the other three

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The message that will challenge what you believe about money
02:23 The deathbed story: three friends and $300,000
06:24 Why the Bible talks about money more than heaven and hell
07:40 What it means to maximize your money
08:55 The parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-29)
10:22 What the kingdom of heaven actually is
12:21 God is the owner, you are the manager
14:18 A bag of silver was worth about $5 million
15:43 Insight #1: God gives according to your ability
16:20 Why you don't hand a 16 year old a Porsche
18:06 Two servants doubled it, one buried it
19:50 Insight #2: God will audit your stewardship
22:24 Faithful in little, faithful in much (Luke 16:10)
23:56 What we call big is small to God
25:55 The third servant's excuse: I was afraid
27:36 He gave it back and God called him wicked and lazy
28:35 Insight #3: God expects you to manage and multiply
29:30 Courage zone or comfort zone?
30:51 Starting Eagle's Nest with 20 people and no guarantee
31:51 The two kinds of FOMO
34:39 Why the rich get richer
35:25 If you don't use it, you lose it
36:11 Kingdom investing principle #1: Start early (Ecclesiastes 11:1)
37:54 Principle #2 and #3: Don't panic, don't get greedy, diversify (Ecclesiastes 11:2)
38:20 Principle #4: Save and invest only while also giving
38:49 The rich fool (Luke 12:21)
40:21 Rich down here, but are you rich up there?
41:28 What "rich" means for you
42:33 Closing prayer and invitation
45:19 Your next step

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED
Matthew 25:14-29 | Luke 16:10 | Ecclesiastes 11:1 | Ecclesiastes 11:2 | Luke 12:16-21

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In this episode, I break down exactly what those everyday millionaires did, why net worth (not income) is the real scoreboard, and the five disciplines that separated the people who built wealth from the people who only looked wealthy.

Becoming a millionaire is not reserved for the exceptional. It is available to the disciplined.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
• Why "income rich, asset poor" is the trap most high earners fall into
• The real definition of a millionaire (and why 90% of people get it wrong)
• The 5 behaviors every everyday millionaire I worked with had in common
• What dollar cost averaging is and why it takes the fear out of investing
• The $450-a-month math that crosses the million-dollar mark
• Why the 10 years you wait to start are the 10 years that would have made the difference

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The millionaires you'd never suspect
02:04 What a millionaire actually is (net worth vs. income)
03:50 Income rich, asset poor
04:38 Proverbs 10:4 and diligent hands
05:50 Simple is not the same as easy
07:23 Principle #1: Earn an above-average income
08:43 It's not how much you make, it's what you do with it (my NFL story)
10:25 Principle #2: Spend less than you earn
12:16 Faithful in little, faithful in much (Luke 16:10)
12:40 Principle #3: Invest regularly for growth
13:18 Dollar cost averaging explained
14:26 Principle #4: Automate the discipline
15:44 Principle #5: Let time work for you (Ecclesiastes 11:1)
16:43 Time in the market beats timing the market
17:09 The $450-a-month math
17:51 The cost of waiting
18:20 Landing the plane: the 5 disciplines
19:36 Wealth is a tool, not the goal
20:42 Start now

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED
Proverbs 10:4 | Luke 16:10 | Ecclesiastes 11:1

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I walk through 6 biblical habits that will help you take control of your spending and become a wise steward instead of a foolish one, and I get honest about my own money mistakes along the way, including the Mercedes that cost me a million dollars and the morning I slept in instead of meeting Oprah Winfrey before she was famous. Every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Let's learn how to make them wisely.

00:00 Faith and Finances Meet
00:33 The Series: Money Talks
01:23 The Talking Money in the Shoebox
03:23 The Dollar That Only Goes to Church
04:35 We Weren't Taught This at Home, School, or Church
04:58 Proverbs 21:20, Our Anchor Verse
05:53 If You Don't Tell It Where to Go, You'll Wonder Where It Went
06:43 Every Spending Decision Is a Spiritual Decision
08:32 Today Is a Sermonar
09:13 Wise People vs Foolish People
10:34 The Difference Is Application, Not Knowledge
10:58 Stupid People Spend as Fast as They Get It
11:48 The Mercedes That Cost Me a Million Dollars
13:48 The Morning I Slept In Instead of Meeting Oprah
16:13 Financial Success Is 80% Behavior
17:41 Why It All Starts With Spending
18:43 Habit 1: Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
19:47 The Joneses Are Faking and Broke Too
23:57 Habit 2: Track Where Your Money Is Going
25:59 What Tithing Taught Me About the Other 90%
27:01 Habit 3: Spend Less Than You Earn
28:50 If Your Upkeep Exceeds Your Income
29:18 Build a Spending Plan, Not a Budget
30:31 Habit 4: Stop Impulse Spending
31:22 Money, Marriage, and Communication
32:31 Building Financial Character in Your Kids
33:35 The $100 Sneaker Lesson With My Son
34:41 Habit 5: Stop Being a Conspicuous Consumer
35:07 Are You a Pretender?
35:38 Habit 6: Seek Godly Counsel
36:00 The Word, the People, and the Peace of God
36:58 Paul's Charge to Timothy
38:04 You Are the Rich in This Passage
39:18 A Season to Sharpen Your Stewardship
39:46 Closing Prayer

If something in this message challenged you or gave you a next step, don't just sit on it, do something with it this week. Let me know in the comments what resonated with you the most, give this video a like if it spoke to you, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. God bless you, and I'll see you in the next one.

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Here's my thesis: you cannot build wealth without warfare. The enemy has been running the same three money plays since the beginning of time, and they are still working. We go to Matthew chapter 4, where Satan came at Jesus three different ways in the wilderness, and I'll show you how those exact same three temptations are showing up in your finances right now in 2026.

I break down the temptation of instant gratification and why Esau traded his entire inheritance for a bowl of soup, the temptation to impress people and why nearly 4 out of 10 American adults admit to overspending just to impress somebody, and the temptation of material possessions, including the hard truth that not every financial increase comes from God. I also share the story of the Datsun 280Z I almost bought with my NFL signing bonus, and why my parents talking me out of it may have saved my financial future. Plus the 72-hour rule, the "ask the future you" test, and four ways to tell whether a possession is actually a blessing or a temptation in disguise.

00:00 The Devil Will Fight You Over Your Money
00:25 Spiritual Warfare Happens in Your Wallet
01:23 You Can't Build Wealth Without Warfare
02:11 Attack 1: The Temptation of Instant Gratification
02:38 Jesus Was Hungry and Satan Knew It
03:27 Buy Now, Pay Later, Swipe the Card
04:13 The Car I Almost Bought With My NFL Bonus
04:58 NFL Stood for Not For Long
05:34 Esau Traded His Inheritance for Soup
06:27 Trading Your Future for a Feeling
06:48 Is That Tesla Worth Your Kid's College
07:11 The 72-Hour Rule
08:02 Ask the Future You Before You Swipe
08:37 Attack 2: The Temptation to Impress People
09:06 Satan Wanted Jesus to Show Off
09:38 Impressing People You Don't Even Know
10:14 40% of Adults Overspend to Impress
10:44 The Rich Doctors and Financial Peer Pressure
11:25 Status Over Strategy, Image Over Income
11:52 Where "Keeping Up With the Joneses" Came From
12:28 The Joneses Were Broke Too
12:41 Contentment Is a Skill You Learn
13:38 Focus on Your Assignment, Not Their Highlight Reel
14:20 Attack 3: The Temptation of Material Possessions
14:46 All This I Will Give You
15:21 Satan Can Bless You Too
15:42 Four Ways to Tell a Blessing From a Trap
16:26 Does It Fuel Your Purpose or Your Ego
16:51 Does It Make You Generous or Greedy
17:12 Does It Come With Peace or Sorrow
17:48 God's Blessings Come Clean
18:27 The Enemy Hasn't Changed His Playbook
18:45 Jesus Didn't Negotiate, He Said No
19:04 Which One Is Attacking You Hardest

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We walk through the Gospel of Mark chapter 12, break down why the widow's fraction of a penny meant more to God than the large gifts of the rich, and unpack four benefits of generous giving that most people never hear taught in church. I also share the personal story of the $500 gift that nearly broke my budget and the God-orchestrated moment that changed how I've given ever since. This is a foundational message on why you cannot be spiritually free while you are still financially bound.

00:00 What Does Your Bank Statement Worship
 01:02 Why Talk About Money in Church
 02:23 Money Talks: What Your Money Says About You
 03:24 You Can't Be Spiritually Free While Financially Bound
 04:50 The Two Brothers and the Million-Dollar Eulogy
 07:43 What's In Your Wallet
 08:52 Jesus Sits Down and Watches the Offering
 11:17 The Rich and the Poor Widow
 11:41 How Giving Worked in the Temple
 13:03 A Quarter of a Penny
 14:39 Why Jesus Said She Gave the Most
 16:28 She Gave Extravagantly What She Couldn't Afford
 17:19 The Rich Tipped God, the Widow Worshipped
 19:33 Four Benefits of Giving
 20:05 It Is More Blessed to Give Than Receive
 22:13 Benefit 1: Giving Draws Your Heart Closer to Jesus
 23:43 Where Your Treasure Is, Your Heart Follows
 25:16 Your Checkbook Is Your Theological Document
 26:41 Benefit 2: Giving Breaks Our Selfish Tendencies
 27:20 Growing Up in the Projects
 29:04 The $500 the Holy Spirit Told Me to Give
 31:07 Giving Remorse and the Devil's Whisper
 31:25 The Phone Call That Changed Everything
 32:35 Getting Back Double and Learning to Trust
 33:03 Benefit 3: Giving Increases Our Material Blessings
 34:22 Giving Isn't God Taking, It's God Getting to You
 35:42 It Boils Down to a Trust Issue
 36:30 Closing Prayer

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We cover the public backlash that cost him a huge chunk of his income overnight, the four-legged money lesson that shaped him at 16, the difference between a poverty mentality and a prosperity gospel, the investing mistakes that cost him millions, and what it really means to make, manage, and multiply money God's way. If you have ever wrestled with money and faith pulling in opposite directions, this conversation is for you.

00:00 Not the Artist, the Businessman
01:33 Welcome to the Stewardship Coach Podcast
02:33 Canceled: Speaking Up Cost Him Everything
05:02 Did Standing on Conviction Hit Him Financially
05:35 The Athlete's Earning Window Mindset
07:43 Grew Up Broke: Spender or Hoarder
08:57 Treating Music as a Business, Not Just Art
09:42 Too Gospel, Too Hip Hop: Forced to Go Independent
10:53 A Childhood of Fake Chuck Taylors
11:45 The Work Ethic His Mother Instilled
12:57 The Four-Legged Money Table He Learned at 16
14:12 Acting Was the First Dream
14:54 The SMU Neighborhood That Changed His Vision
16:08 Why His Family Kept Moving
22:12 Finding Faith, Rap, and His Wife at Once
25:13 The Eighth-Grade Rap Battle That Proved His Gift
28:03 Writing Raps in Comcast Board Meetings
29:04 The Advisor Who Told Him to Pursue the Gift
30:03 The Layoff That Became His Open Door
31:17 Bootstrapping the First Album for $700
32:38 Starting Reach Records With No Network
36:35 From Selling CDs to Jimmy Fallon
36:46 The Raft, the Speedboat, and the Sailboat
38:20 Stewardship Is the People Business
39:12 Reinvesting Everything Back Into the Company
40:33 Faithful With Little, Faithful With Much
41:21 The Wife Who Kept Him Grounded
42:36 The First Six-Figure Check
45:15 Money Doesn't Change You, It Magnifies You
45:53 The Generosity He Didn't Know He Had
47:24 The Two Wounded Boys Inside Him
48:50 Buying a Range Rover for the Wrong Reasons
49:38 The Mirror Moment That Scared Him Straight
51:16 Mistaking Poverty Theology for Godliness
53:18 Defining Prosperity Gospel
54:09 Why a Poverty Mentality Felt Noble
55:17 Finding the Biblical Balance on Wealth
57:09 His Proudest Win and His Costliest Mistake
59:04 The Film Investment That Returned Tenfold
59:56 Throwing Money Like Seeds and Losing It All
01:01:11 The COVID Hit That Nearly Sank Him
01:02:23 Millions in the Hole on Atlanta Apartments
01:03:18 The Future: Building and Selling Businesses
01:04:41 Rapid Fire: Ownership, Bibles, and Freedom
01:06:46 Make More Money or Need Less Money
01:07:05 Lecrae Asks: Can Pastors Talk About Money
01:08:54 Make a Dollar or Make a Disciple

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In this episode of The Stewardship Coach Podcast, I share a practical and biblical conversation about getting out of debt, breaking financial bondage, and walking toward real freedom. Debt is more than a financial issue. When too much of your income is obligated to someone else, it can limit your choices, increase stress, and keep you from stewarding your money the way God intended.

Using the powerful story of the widow, her sons, and the jars of oil in 2 Kings 4, I explain how God can take what is already in your hand and use it to create a path forward. We talk about the difference between strategic debt and consumer debt, why many people remain stuck in the cycle, and the practical steps you can begin taking to get out.

If you are tired of credit card balances, living paycheck to paycheck, making minimum payments, or feeling like your finances control your life, this episode is for you.

00:00 Get Out
01:06 Why Debt Is So Dangerous
01:39 When Debt Becomes Financial Bondage
02:38 The Reality of Debt in America
05:46 The Widow’s Debt Crisis in 2 Kings 4
07:34 A Family Left in Financial Trouble
10:43 “What Do You Have in Your House?”
11:31 God Can Use What You Already Have
12:00 The Faith to Take Action
14:38 Don’t Think Small About What God Can Do
15:31 Sell the Oil and Pay Your Debts
16:07 Trusting God With Your Finances
17:52 What Debt Really Is
18:19 The Biblical Definition of Debt
19:38 The Borrower Is Slave to the Lender
20:23 Is Debt a Sin?
23:08 When Borrowing May Be Strategic
24:36 Strategic Debt vs. Consumer Debt
26:10 How to Begin Getting Out of Debt
26:27 Step 1: Stop Using Debt
28:24 Step 2: Systematically Eliminate Existing Debt
29:23 Step 3: Establish a Workable Budget
30:00 Step 4: Develop Multiple Streams of Income
30:56 Step 5: Learn Contentment
31:30 Financial Freedom and Spiritual Freedom
34:11 A Prayer for Debt Freedom

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I'm walking you through Passion, Proficiency, Personality, Past Experiences, Pain, People Affirmation, and Providence, drawing on Scripture and my own journey from a 25-year career on Wall Street and in financial services to full-time ministry. If you have ever felt like you are working but not fulfilled, making money but not making impact, or holding a job but never stepping into your assignment, this episode is for you.

00:00 Business Is a Calling
01:33 Clue 1: Passion (What Energizes You)
02:14 Fire Shut Up in Your Bones
02:40 If It Drains You, It's Not Your Calling
03:12 Clue 2: Proficiency (What You're Good At)
03:29 Managing Money Was a Hidden Skill
04:24 Your Skill Will Take You Places
04:56 Clue 3: Personality (How God Wired You)
05:43 Your Wiring Fits Your Assignment
06:49 Energized by People or Solitude
07:24 Moses, Peter, and Nehemiah
08:18 God Didn't Call You to Be Them
08:44 Clue 4: Past Experiences (What Shaped You)
09:19 Toxic Jobs and Failed Businesses
10:11 David, Goliath, and Joseph
11:26 Your History Is Not Your Liability
11:41 From Wall Street to Ministry
12:54 Business Skills That Translate
13:40 Don't Curse Your Past
13:51 Clue 5: Pain (What Breaks Your Heart)
14:17 King, Moses, and Nehemiah's Burden
15:30 A Burden Keeps You Up at Night
15:55 Turning Grief Into Purpose
17:17 What Problem Keeps You Up at Night
17:31 Clue 6: People Affirmation
17:54 People See the Gift Before You Do
18:32 My Dad Saw an Athlete in Me
19:27 Mentors and Pastors Who Confirmed My Calling
20:05 Don't Discard the Compliments
20:39 Clue 7: Providence (Open and Closed Doors)
21:01 Open Doors Still Have Opposition
21:44 What a Closed Door Really Means
22:59 Rejection or Redirection
23:46 Quick Recap of All 7 Clues
24:20 A Prayer Over Your Calling
25:15 Closing Thoughts

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