• 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"
Get To Work! (2 Thessalonians 3)
Preparing For The Worst (2 Thessalonians 2:1-17)
Making Sense of Suffering (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
Now What, Paul? (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28)
“Clarifying Confusion about Jesus‘ Second Coming” (Part 2) (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
Brother Kent Workman brings us John 21
“Walking in The Will of God” (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12)
“Genuine Relationships” (1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13)
“Genuine Ministry” (1 Thessalonians 2:1-16)
“Praying Together” (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
“The Leadership of the Church" (Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:1-16)
“The Worship of the Church" (John 4:20-24)
“The Life of the Church" (Acts 2:41-47)
The Mission of the Church (Matthew 28:16-20)
"Defining The Church" (Matthew 16:13-20)
"Get Little Again" Romans 8:14-16
"The Success of Esau" (Genesis 36)
Jacob's Journey (Genesis 35)
"Lingering With the Lawless" (Genesis 34)
"Forgiveness" (Genesis 33)
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