Sermons About Rich
How To Be Rich: Counterfeit Gods (Matthew 6:5-15)
In this day and age, most people are striving for more…a better job, a larger house, a flashier car, and the list goes on. There is more to life than chasing that elusive carrot that dangles so temptingly in front of you. Discover how to be truly rich, with what you already have. When we examine how we use our time and money, we can identify areas that we have replaced God with an idol. Here is the list of questions Josh shared tonight to discern your idols: What do I worry about the most? What if I failed or lost would it make me not want to live? What do I do to cope or feel better? What do I think most easily about? What preoccupies me? What do I daydream about? What makes me feel the most self worth? What do I want to be known for? What prayer unanswered would seriously make me think about turning away from God? What is my hope for the future? What are the clear paths of disobedience in my life?
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Saints leading saints as saints
The people of Corinth were forgetting that they were saints by calling because of the cross of Jesus and the power of the Spirit opening their eyes to the foolish preaching of the cross. This was evident in the fact that they were dividing over men. We tend to do this too. If we are elders in the church, we deceive ourselves with our arrogance to think we are wiser than we are. We are sometimes deceived into boasting in men, especially when those men boast in themselves. But you are already rich in Jesus, by the cross and Spirit, it would be foolish to settle for boasting in man.
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The Church in Smyrna: Revelation 2:8
The church in Smyrna was made up of poor people who had endured many hardships. Jesus, the First and the Last, who defeated death, knows their tribulation, poverty, and the slander from the Jews that they have endured. Jesus tells them that he hears them, and yet they continue suffering. Not only does he call the church to not be afraid, he calls them to be faithful by treasuring him above all else, even to the point of death. He promises that the sufferings we experience right now, no matter how heavy they are, will one day seem light and momentary compared to the glory that he holds in store for his people. He suffered to end our suffering. He suffered so that no matter how much we have suffered at death, it is over. We will have an eternity with him.
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Perspective on Resources
God has special instructions for rich people and the opportunities their money affords. You are rich.
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Luke 12v13-34 The Parable of The Rich Man
This is a parable on covetousness. This is an age of covetousness. We need to ask ourselves, 'Do I just use God, like a kitchen appliance, bringing Him and out when I need Him and put him safely away until the next time I need Him'. What is covetousness, and how do I suffer from it?
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