Mastering Materialism Matthew 6:19-34 Overcoming Financial Worry part1 INTRODUCTION In order that you might have the context for this lesson, let’s read Matthew 6:25-34: “Therefore, I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not […]
Money: Currency for Christian Hedonism by John Piper Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Topic: Christian Hedonism Series: Desiring God……Hedonism…1: the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life 2: a way of life based on or suggesting the principles of hedonism … Money is the currency of Christian Hedonism in the sense […]
The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing Occasionally, someone steps back from the human experience and examines it with crushing clarity. This is one of those times. In this excerpt from The Pursuit of God, Tozer exposes idolatry for what it is: a “monstrous substitution.” Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the […]
The Measure of Better Proverbs 15:16-17 “Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate”. We tend to think of happiness, comfort, wealth and contentment in financial terms, but the true […]
Enough for Us Abundance for Every Good Work January 19, 1992 by John Piper Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 Topic: Money The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under […]
Ons is geneigom op geld staattemaakvironsdaagliksebehoeftes, watonsnodighetom van teleef, die geldelikeuitgawesomonsoorhoofsekosteswatons self aangegaanhettedek. Dan vraonsnogvir God omhierdiebehoefteswat X bedrag is tevoorsien, want dit is die minimum bedragwatonsbenodigwant sonder geld kanonsnieleefnie. “Should a church participate in fund-raising?”……Answer: First, we must define what we mean by “fundraising.” The Bible is clear that the giving of “offerings” […]
Does God Want You To Be Rich? A growing number of Protestant evangelists raise a joyful Yes! But the idea is poison to other, more mainstream pastors (By David Van Biema and Jeff ChuSunday, Sept. 10, 2006) Time magazine… When George Adams lost his job at an Ohio tile factory last October, the most practical thing […]