Have you begun exploring what it means to follow Christ, but are sensing that there is more? Maybe you've been a Christian a while but have moved away from your closeness with Christ. In this series, we talk about some key elements to growing and getting stronger as a follower of Christ.
I Timothy 6: 7-11
We have an enemy who is evil, and he is always looking for a weak spot into our lives.
#1. See money for what it is worth
I Timothy 6: 7
We need to keep it in perspective:
- One day it will be worthless
- We cannot take it with us
You never see a hearse pulling a U-Haul.
He who dies with the most toys...just dies.
#2. Use it for its basic purposes
I Timothy 6: 8
When I go to work, what am I working for?
1. Give it 2. Spend it 3. Grow it
- Give it
worship, faith, & obedience
Deuteronomy 8: 18
Proverbs 3: 9-10
Malachi 3: 8
- Spend it
God provides what we need – The Basics
God gives us even more – The Blessings
www.crown.org
- Grow it
God grows things, and if we are following Him...we will grow things, too.
We tend to focus more on The Blessings than The Basics.
#3. Don’t become enslaved to it
I Timothy 6: 9-11
What kind of problems can money cause?
- more temptations in our lives
- traps that will catch and hurt us
- foolish and harmful desires
- drown us in pain and destruction
- be a starting point for all sorts of other problems
- move us away from God
Luke 16: 9
Matthew 6: 19-20