Don Duncan
Role at Tree of Life:
Senior Pastor
Date Spoken:
October 28, 2007
Notes:
For the Love of Money
Luke 12:15 NLT “Then he said, ‘Beware! Don’t be greedy for what you don’t have. Real life is not measured by how much we own.’”
Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT “Those who love money will never have enough. How absurd to think that wealth brings true happiness!”
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Proverbs 23:4 “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:11 “As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?”
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Ecclesiastes 5:12 “The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.”
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James 4:1 “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?”
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Ecclesiastes 5:10 “Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.”
Money Changes Everything
1. Acknowledge God as ______________.
Psalm 24:1 TEV “The world and all that is in it belong to the Lord; the earth and all who live on it are His.”
Deuteronomy 8:18 “But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today.”
2. See yourself as ________________.
Luke 16:10-11 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?”
Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth … But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven … For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.”
3. Follow _________________ for managing your finances.
Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”
4. Discover the _______________.
Acts 20:35 Message “You’ll not likely go wrong here if you keep remembering that our Master said, ‘You’re far happier giving than getting.’”
Proverbs 11:25 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”
Answers
Fatigue
Debt
Worry
Conflict
Dissatisfaction
1. the owner
2. the manager
3. God’s plan
4. joy of giving