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Worldliness

Last Lesson!. Worldliness. Worldliness. Materialism. All will admit that materialism is a problem Few admit – they are materially minded Can’t live without money & material things Thus, easy to misplace our emphasis!. Relative Terms A Matter Of Perspective. Wealth Rich Expensive

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Worldliness

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  1. Last Lesson! Worldliness

  2. Worldliness Materialism

  3. All will admit that materialism is a problem • Few admit – they are materially minded • Can’t live without money & material things • Thus, easy to misplace our emphasis!

  4. Relative TermsA Matter Of Perspective • Wealth • Rich • Expensive • Cheap • Luxury • Debt

  5. Prov. 13:7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches. Some who have money act like they are poor. Some who have little act as if they have money

  6. Materialism • What Is Materialism?

  7. What Is Materialism? A. Defined: “2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. 3. A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.” (AHD). “The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants” (Webster)

  8. What Is Materialism? • Defined: • B. It Is Not Wealth

  9. Rich – Yet Faithful Abraham (Gen. 13:2) Job (Job 1:3, 8) Joseph (Matt. 27:57) John (John 19:27) Wealth: Good & Bad Rich – Condemned • Loved money (Matt. 19:16-22) • Covetous (Lk 12:12-21) • Selfish (Lk 16:19-31) • Trust in riches (Rev 3:16-17)

  10. What Is Materialism? • Defined: • B. It Is Not Wealth • C. Many Forms: • Seeking material things (Matt. 6:19-24) • Worry, Anxiety (Matt. 6:25-33) • Focus is money (1 Tim. 6:10)

  11. Wealthy Not Material Minded Poor Is Material Minded What Is Materialism? P O S S I B L E

  12. Materialism • What Is Materialism? • II. The Danger Of It

  13. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9)

  14. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9) • Can choke the word (Lk 8:14; 1 Tim. 6:10)

  15. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9) • Can choke the word (Lk 8:14; 1 Tim. 6:10) • Possible to trust riches (Prov. 10:15; 11:28)

  16. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9) • Can choke the word (Lk 8:14; 1 Tim. 6:10) • Possible to trust riches (Prov. 10:15; 11:28) • Could be greedy for more (Prov. 15:27; 28:20)

  17. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9) • Can choke the word (Lk 8:14; 1 Tim. 6:10) • Possible to trust riches (Prov. 10:15; 11:28) • Could be greedy for more (Prov. 15:27; 28:21) • Feel superior (Prov. 18:23; 22:7; 28:11; 1 Tim. 6:17)

  18. The Danger of It • Can forget God (Deut 6:12; Prov. 30:7-9) • Can choke the word (Lk 8:14; 1 Tim. 6:10) • Possible to trust riches (Prov. 10:15; 11:28) • Could be greedy for more (Prov. 15:27; 28:21) • Feel superior (Prov. 18:23; 22:7; 28:11; 1 Tim. 6:17) • Have more than can afford (Rom 13:8; Prov. 22:7)

  19. Materialism • What Is Materialism? • II. The Danger Of It • III. How To Prevent It

  20. How To Prevent It A. Understand that some things are worth more than riches

  21. Things Worth More Than Riches & Money • Wisdom (Prov. 3:13-20) • Fear (Prov. 15:16) • Righteousness (Prov. 16:8) • Integrity (Prov. 19:1) • Good Name (Prov. 22:1) • Soul (Matt. 16:26)

  22. How To Prevent It • Understand that some things are worth more than riches • Set affections on things above (Col. 3:1-2)

  23. How To Prevent It • Understand that some things are worth more than riches • Set affections on things above (Col. 3:1-2) • Realize riches will not help in judgment (Prov. 11:4)

  24. How To Prevent It • Understand that some things are worth more than riches • Set affections on things above (Col. 3:1-2) • Realize riches will not help in judgment (Prov. 11:4) • Learn that material things is not what life is about (Lk 12:15)

  25. How To Prevent It • Understand that some things are worth more than riches • Set affections on things above (Col. 3:1-2) • Realize riches will not help in judgment (Prov. 11:4) • Learn that material things is not what life is about (Lk 12:15) • See that riches don’t last (Prov. 23:4-5; 1 Tim. 6:7)

  26. How To Prevent It • Understand that some things are worth more than riches • Set affections on things above (Col. 3:1-2) • Realize riches will not help in judgment (Prov. 11:4) • Learn that material things is not what life is about (Lk 12:15) • See that riches don’t last (Prov. 23:4-5; 1 Tim. 6:7) • Learn Contentment (Heb. 13:5; Phil. 4:11)

  27. Materialism • What Is Materialism? • II. The Danger Of It • III. How To Prevent It

  28. Is money the main thing / first thing I think about? • Do I think more about material things than spiritual things? • Do I measure people by material possessions? • Am I frustrated because I have less than others? • Work harder to have material than I do spiritual? Questions

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