The Finish Line Podcast Tom Lawrence, Founder of the Biblical Financial Masterclass, on the Ultimate Purpose of Money (Ep. 170)
Tom Lawrence always knew his calling had to do with money. Growing up in Southeast London, England, Tom convinced his parents to help him get work experience in hedge funds and investment banks at the young age of twelve. But a few years into his teens, Tom had an amazing encounter with Jesus which turned his whole perspective on life upside down. His passion for money remained, but instead of feathering his own nest, Tom began to see money in the light of funding for the Kingdom.
As an adult, Tom spent about ten years as a wealth manager for private banks and wealth management organizations and his views on Kingdom finances grew and matured with him. Suddenly, Tom found himself without a job, and he soon realized that this was an opportunity to know God as Jehovah Jireh, his Provider. During this time, Tom began an intensive study of what the Bible really says about money. That journey reshaped everything—how he understands ownership, stewardship, and the call the pursue true riches.
Out of that 200 hours of Bible study, Tom founded the Biblical Financial Masterclass, a 12+ hour course that helps Christians build their financial house using God’s blueprint from Scripture. Now, Tom equips Believers, churches, and organizations to heal their relationships with money and to rethink their financial lives from the heart outward, grounding principles in Scripture and pointing people towards Gospel transformation. Tune in for a fantastic dive into how God’s Word radically reshapes our relationship with money.
Major Topics Include:
- Three dimensions of money and faith
- Biblical financial insights from 200 hours of study
- Commonly misunderstood money scriptures
- Developing his course
- Equipping to handle what God wants to give you
- Getting your heart right in relationship with money
- The Christian motivation for generosity
- What is “serving Mammon?”
- Peeling back the layers of Mammon in our lives
- The truth about extravagance in giving
- Challenges in engaging the local church in financial conversation
- “I was just as passionate about money after I got saved and it gave me a reason why I should be rather than just feathering my nest, which was my main ambition at 13 or 14. Between 15 and 17, I began to see it as an opportunity to fund the Kingdom.”
- “One of the greatest things that we can do is handle money that’s not ours, in line with Somebody Else’s will, for Somebody Else’s glory in order that it would be redeemed and bring about salvation in people’s lives.”
- “More than 10% of the entire Bible is given over to talking about money, finances, wealth, and stuff in some form of another. And about 1 in 6 of Jesus’s parables touches on it.”
- “Do not assume you are outside of God’s will just because you’re going through something difficult.”
- “Fundamentally, the entirety of the Bible is a display of generosity. It’s a love letter to humanity from God.”
- “How much money is too much money? It’s any amount that replaces our trust in God.”
- “Cheerful giving comes down to heart preparation.”
- “When we avoid talking about money, we are not sparing our congregations awkwardness, we are leaving a gaping hole in their discipleship.”
- Biblical Financial Masterclass
- Stewardship (UK Ministry)
- The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
- The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group
Luke 16:1-13 | The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
Haggai 2: 6-7 | The Coming Glory of the Temple
For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.
Deuteronomy 8:18 | God Give the Power to Get Wealth
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Psalm 24:1 | Everything Belongs to the Lord
The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
Proverbs 10:22 | Blessings without Sorrow
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Luke 6:38 | Give and It Will Be Given
give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Genesis 22:8a | The Lord Will Provide
Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.”
Genesis 8:22 | Seedtime and Harvest
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
Romans 12:2 | Be Transformed
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
James 1:5 | Generous Wisdom from God
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
James 4:8a | Draw Near
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
1 Corinthians 10:13 | Overcoming Temptation
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
2 Corinthians 9:1-6 | The Cheerful Giver
2 Corinthians 8:12 | According to What You Have
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
1 Chronicles 29:14 | All Things Come from You
“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
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