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Tag Archives: wealth
Desire for Wealth; March 28, 2020
1 Timothy 6:9 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. It’s the first part of the next verse that is so … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, dreams, focus, goals, lotteries, needs, priorities, wealth
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Satisfaction; November 1, 2019
Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Solomon writes a good bit about wealth, which is hardly surprising since he was fabulously wealthy. In all … Continue reading
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Tagged Elon Musk, greed, love, lust, money, satisfaction, stuff, wealth
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Poverty and Wealth; January 6, 2019
Revelation 2:9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! When reading the 2nd chapter of Revelation we tend to focus on the warning passages, specifically places like the statement that the church in Ephesus had forsaken their … Continue reading
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Tagged church size, evangelism, finances, focus, God's kingdom, poverty, salary, tithing, wealth
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The Word of Knowledge; June 28, 2018
Luke 19:5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” We have no record whatsoever of any previous interaction between Jesus and Zacchaeus, but Luke … Continue reading
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Tagged Google Glass, omniscience, redemption, repentance, salvation, spiritual gifts, the Word of Knowledge, wealth, Zacchaeus
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Greed; June 24, 2018
Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Jesus’ instructions to “be on your guard” here are something … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, God's provision, greed, inheritance, material wealth, money, possessions, stewardship, treasure, wealth
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Entitlement; March 20, 2018
Hosea 2:8 “She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold— which they used for Baal. God is our Provider, but all … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, entitlement, God's provision, lifestyle, lip service, practical faith, secularism, stewardship, tithing, wealth
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Things; January 14, 2018
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? Over the past two years I have really had this truth brought home to … Continue reading
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Tagged materialism, physical objects, possessions, souls, spiritual treasure, stewardship, value, wealth
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True Religion; July 10, 2017
1 Kings 12:28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, mindset, religion, representing God, sex, Shinto, social norms, US occupation of Japan, wealth, worship
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Dealing with Wealth; July 6, 2017
1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. This story is a Hollywood favorite, because it has … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, depending on God, distractions, focus, Hollywood, Solomon, the queen of Sheba, wealth
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July 30, 2015
Proverbs 11:17-18 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. The simple fact of the matter is, being nice is … Continue reading
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Tagged being God's instruments, blessings, kingdom economics, loving extravagantly, wealth
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