• Jesus does not advocate poverty as a means to spirituality. Acts 2:44-45
Acts is a book of the bible, categorized as a "___" book.
• The Bible recognizes the right to material possessions that are acquired honestly.
…Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
• God expects us to enjoy the blessing that He give, including the material blessings. 1 Tim 6:17
• Material possessions are not, in and of themselves, evil … unless they become idols in your life.
Matt 25:27
Proverbs 6:6-8 > Go to the ant, you slacker!
Proverbs 14: 23 (a verse for the modern politician)
• The Bible gives considerable counsel for __ and following good ___ .
• It is not the government's job to __ of us.
Your Finances - According to Jesus 1) We have some problems with our man-made investment plan (v19)
• It tends to focus upon us… upon "self"
• It most often has material possession as the primary goal.
• These material possessions are not permanent … they will all decay.
• Your possessions may also be taken away from you.
2) Jesus commands us to invest in heaven! (v20)• You are investing in eternal things.
• You are investing in people.
• Those treasures will last forever.
• God's ___ on this investment, the __ of the ___, can never be ____ !
3) The location of your investments reveals the condition of your heart. (v21)
Getting into God's "Market"
Strange (Leviticus 17-20)
Substitute (Leviticus 16)
Skin Disease (Leviticus 13-15)
The Most Important Thing (1Corinthians 15:1-11) 3/31/24
Great Omission (Matthew 28:18-20) by Youth Minister Sean Dotson
Revive The Nation- Special Guest Joshua Okoye (Hebrews 2)
Servants (Leviticus 6-10)
Sin and Guilt (Leviticus 4-5)
Sacrifice LEV 1-3
Take Flight
Share The News Sunday
Leadership in the Church (Acts 6:1-7)
The Mission of the Church Acts 1:1-11
Friendship (2 Timothy 4:9-22)
Blessed in Bethlehem (Ruth 2-3)
Ruth 1 12-10-23
The End of Exodus (Exodus 35-40)
The Book of the Covenant Week 12 (11-19-23)
The Book of the Covenant Week 11 (11-12-23)
The Book of the Covenant Week 10 (11-05-23)
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