The Principle with Secret Power, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Wondering why faith feels like a duty? Chip explains the secret to finding lasting joy and a deeper relationship with God.

Breakthrough Concept #2: God owns everything. I am His money manager.

The “Oikonomia” Principle: All that we are, and all that we have belongs to God and has been temporarily entrusted to us to manage according to His wishes. -1 Cor. 4:1-2

The Setting: Correction of the Pharisees and instruction of His disciples concerning wealth.

The Story: Luke 16:1-11

Mismanagement occurs and dismissal soon follows.
Two options are considered and a third is taken.
A commendation by the owner, a good lesson from a bad example, “he was shrewd.”

The Teaching: Faithfulness with material wealth is a prerequisite to being entrusted with spiritual wealth and rewards.

The Test: Two basic financial practices that demonstrate God is our #1 priority.

1. Generous stewards give the FIRST and BEST to God. -Pr. 3:9-10

2. Generous stewards give REGULARLY and SYSTEMATICALLY. -1 Cor. 16:2

Three questions wise stewards regularly ask

1. Am I using the money entrusted to me in accordance with the Owner’s wishes?

2. Am I carefully keeping account of where all the Owner’s funds are going?

3. Am I becoming “best friends” with the “Owner” by the privilege and opportunity of managing His resources?

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0:00.0	Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:04.0	In these tough economic times, does it ever feel like God has abandoned you?
0:10.0	Like you're left all alone.
0:12.0	Well, if you feel like that today, I'm going to share an amazing spiritual secret
0:17.0	that will help you get out of the spiritual doldrums. Stay with me. That's today on Living on the Edge.
0:26.2	From Chip Ingram and all of us here at Living on the Edge, Merry Christmas. We're delighted
0:31.1	you've joined us. You know, for most people, the holidays are filled with joy, but for many,
0:36.4	it's a season that magnifies our problems.
0:39.4	In our loneliness, when we're scrambling to make ends meet, sometimes we assume that God
0:44.0	has abandoned us. Well, if you're feeling overlooked, you're about to hear biblical wisdom
0:49.1	that'll challenge your assumptions. Today on Living on the Edge, Chippingramersers you of
0:54.0	God's presence and,
0:55.2	at the same time, rescues you from the exhausting treadmill of trying to earn his favor. And then after
1:01.6	Chip's message will explain how you can participate in a double your impact match. Because of this
1:07.2	match, every dollar you give today at Living on the Edge.org is automatically
1:11.7	doubled in size. But right now, let's enjoy the message from Chip called The Principal with Secret
1:17.8	Power. I want to share a little part of my journey. I was very fortunate after I came to know Christ
1:23.1	personally to have a bricklayer and an organization that was really helpful at teaching you
1:29.6	to meet with God and not just go through the motions, but really understand that he wanted to
1:33.8	talk to you in the morning.
1:35.2	And I was a pretty slow learner.
1:36.8	It was really hard to get up.
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