RICH or POOR
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
THE WORD’S VIEW OF RICHES
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY BRINGS FREEDOM.
THE WORD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• THE DESIRE FOR MONEY CAN BE ENSLAVING AND LEAD TO DESTRUCTION, ONLY CHRIST BRINGS TRUE FREEDOM.
( 1 TIMOTHY 6:7-10 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY BRINGS SECURITY.
THE WORD’S VIEW OF RICHIES
• WORLDLY WEALTH IS VERY INSECURE, IT WILL QUICKLY PASS AWAY ( JAMES 1:10 ) REAL SECURITY IS FOUND IN KNOWING AND TRUSTING GOD. ( JEREMISH 9:23,24;
1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY IS WHAT MATTERS.
THE WORD’S VIEW OF RICHIES
• CHRIST AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD ARE WHAT MATTERS. ( MATTHEW 6:33; PHILIPPIANS 3:7-10 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY IS POWER.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHIES
• POWER COMES FROM BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT. ( ACTS 1:8, 3:1-10 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY ESTABLISHES NOT ONLY YOUR NET WORTH, BUT YOUR WORTH AS A PERSON.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• YOUR WORTH IS BASED ON WHAT GOD SAYS, NOT WHAT YOUR BANK STATEMENT SAYS.
• ( JOHN 3:16; EPHESIANS 1:3-14 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• SUCCESS COMES FROM KNOWING AND DOING WHAT GOD SAYS ( JOSHUA 1:8 ).
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY GIVES YOU OPTIONS.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• GOD IS THE ONE WHO ULTIMATELY GIVES YOU OPTIONS ( EPHESIANS 3:20 ).
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY BRINGS HAPPINESS.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• THE HAPPINESS THAT MONEY BRINGS IS SHORT-LIVED. AND IN THE LONG RUN, MONEY CAN ACTUALLY PRODUCE “ MANY SORROWS” ( 1 TIMOTHY 6:10 ).
LASTING JOY COMES FROM KNOWING GOD ( JAMES 5:1-6; JOHN 15:11; JOHN 16:24 ).
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY IS YOUR REWARD. SAVE IT, AND SPEND IT ON YOURSELF.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• GIVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. ( MATTHEW 6:19-24; ACTS 20:35; 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11; 1 TIMOTHY 6:18 )
THE WORLD’S VIEW OF RICHES
• MONEY IS YOUR POSSESSION. SPEND IT ON WHATEVER YOU WANT.
THE WORDS VIEW OF RICHES
• ALL THAT YOU HAVE IS GOD’S TO DO WITH AS HE PLEASES. YOU ARE MERELY A MANAGER OF HIS POSSESSIONS.
( PSALM 24:1; LUKE 19:11-27; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:10 ).