05-28-17 The Discipline of Detachment part 3

“The Spiritual Discipline of Detachment” (Pt 3) Matthew 6:24

Last week, as we were discussing the discipline of detachment, we asked the question: From which of the world’s values should we detach ourselves. We said:
I First, we must detach ourselves from a love for the things that cannot last.
II Second, we must detach ourselves from the way the world looks at life.
III Third, we must detach ourselves from the d__________ for m________.

A. Why did Jesus focus on money when he said, “You cannot serve two masters”?
1. Money is one of the most d__________ powers in life and even _____________ can be deceived by it.
2. Living for money and loving money has rarely ever been c________________ by the church.
3. We find it so easy to be i____________ by people with lots of money, even if we do not know ______ they got their money.
B. But the problem is not money itself. Money is a n__________ force in society. It can be used to further _______ or to promote great _____.
1. The problem, Jesus says, is that many times it is not _______ who possess _________, but __________ that possesses ___________.
2. When we find comfort and security in knowing we have
money in our account, then we have become s___________, or s___________, of mammon.
C. We Christians often respond to warnings like this by d_________ that we have anything to worry about.
D. Another response we often make to the issue is to say, “I am just d_______ what I h_______ to do.” My family and I have got to l________!
E. How can we detach ourselves from the power that money has over people?
1. The only way is to detach ourselves from the _________ for money.
2. But, how do we do that? One of the best ways is to live a more s_________ life