The Finish Line Podcast Bruce Hildenbrand, Serial Entrepreneur, on the Spiritual Art of Listening in Generosity (Ep. 111)
Bruce Hildenbrand, raised as a pastor’s kid in rural Michigan, learned early on to rely on God for everything. So, when he faced uncertainty about his college major, he encountered the Holy Spirit in a powerful way, guiding him into the business world with one condition: that Bruce would dedicate all of it back to God.
Since then, Bruce has become a serial entrepreneur with a 35-year passion for operating from a profound relationship with God. His journey is one of steadfast obedience, producing abundant fruit for the Kingdom. He fully dedicates his talents, resources, and business endeavors to glorify God. Bruce brings valuable insights into recognizing the voice of the Holy Spirit in business, practicing generosity, and investing in eternity.
Major topics include:
- Bruce’s supernatural encounter in the middle of a business lecture
- The necessity of a relationship with the Father as a businessperson
- God’s view of wealth vs. the pharisaical view
- Focusing on EROI (Eternal Return on Investment)
- The heart posture of a generous giver
- Keys to hearing from the Holy Spirit
- How you can start serving your community today
- “You can’t do anything if you don’t have a relationship with the Father.”
- “If you are going to exercise spiritual gifts, you need God’s protection because you will be under spiritual attack.”
- “God, don’t prosper my bank account before You prosper my soul.”
- “God wants all the credit. He wants you to say, ‘God, You get all the credit for everything I do.’”
- “Riches are not the divine approval for your life.”
- “You can fool man, but you can’t fool God.”
- “Don’t violate God’s principles and expect Him to prosper your business.”
- “A relationship with God must be consistent, persistent, and tenacious.”
- “God’s first definition of a generous giver was a poor widow.”
- “It’s not about how much we give, it’s about our heart condition.”
- “Write the check and get out of the way. Let the Holy Spirit to His work.”
- “As a businessman, if you really understood the Bible and you really understood where you’re going to end up forever, you would be plowing every dime that you have into your eternal account.”
- Treasures in Heaven, Part 1 by John MacArthur (YouTube Video)
- Treasures in Heaven, Part 2 by John MacArthur (YouTube Video)
- YouVersion
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 | God Gives Wealth
Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this 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.
Isaiah 48:17 | God Teaches How to Profit
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.
John 15:5 | Abide in the Vine
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Proverbs 18:11 | Strong City, High Wall
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
Proverbs 23:4 | Don’t Toil
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
Proverbs 10:22 | Riches with No Sorrow
The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Matthew 6:19-21 | Treasure in Heaven
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Mark 12:41-44 | The Widow’s Offering
Matt 6:3 | Giving in Secret
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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