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 ).