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Church at Carbondale June 27-28, 2009

Church at Carbondale June 27-28, 2009. Today’s Toughest Issues: Sex, Alcohol, Marriage, Money.

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Church at Carbondale June 27-28, 2009

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  1. Church at Carbondale June 27-28, 2009 Today’s Toughest Issues: Sex, Alcohol, Marriage, Money

  2. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 1 Timothy 6:6-10

  3. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:6-10

  4. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:6-10

  5. Love of Money: Warning! Danger! • Temptation, entrapped • Foolish, harmful desires • Ruin, destruction • Root of all kinds of evil • Wandered from the faith • Pierced with many griefs Godliness with Contentment!

  6. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does — comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:15-17

  7. You’re on your own! You’re insignificant! Materialism! You’re nobody! Insecurity! You’re worthless! Consumerism! Money: Greedy, Impulsive, Indulgent, Debt Money: evil, frugal fear Immorality Try to control desires, live by the rules Legalism Indulge desires

  8. Spend less than you earn. • No impulsive spending. Budget! • Get out and stay out of consumer debt. • Give. • Save.

  9. Content, Grateful, Trusting, Peaceful Generous, Compassionate Freedom in Christ Money: is evil, be frugal fear Money: Greedy, Impulsive, Indulgent, Debt Immorality Try to control desires, live by the rules Legalism Indulge desires

  10. Wait a minute. God is my treasure. He loves me and has the best for me. It’ll make me feel good. I can charge it. Everyone’s got one. You want it! You gotta have it! You deserve it!

  11. Uh. Maybe I shouldn’t be doing this? God wouldn’t like it. It’ll make me feel good. I can charge it. Everyone’s got one. You want it! You gotta have it! You deserve it!

  12. You’re so stupid! Now you’ve done it! You loser!

  13. So, what’s the problem with Christians? • Most are shackled by debt. • Infected by affluenza, consumeristic desires and buying patterns. • Fearful, anxious, greedy, stingy. • Comfortable in prosperity “heaven”.

  14. “Rich toward God” Luke 12:18

  15. Empowered Freedom in Christ Trapped? Sex Alcohol Marriage Money Trapped? Sex Alcohol Marriage Money Immorality Try to control desires, live by the rules Legalism Indulge desires

  16. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:25-27

  17. So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Matthew 6:31-34

  18. Church at Carbondale June 27-28, 2009 Today’s Toughest Issues: Money

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