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Luke 12:13-15 – Jesus' Warning About All Forms of Greed! A. Greed, What is It? Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." B. Why Do the Scriptures Warn Against It? Greed Affects Your Life in A Very Negative Way! 1. You Miss the Kingdom! The Rich Young Ruler! Matthew 19:16-26 Be Willing to Forsake It All For the Cause of the Kingdom and Your Relationship With Christ! 2. You Miss the Blessings of the Kingdom! Anninias and Sapphira. Acts 5:1-10 Do Not Hold Back in All that God has Asked You to Do! Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. 23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; 24 yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again. NASU Your Greed Affects Others – Those Close and Those Far Away! Achan! The Consequences of One Man's Greed! Joshua 7:16-21 • estimated 44.6 million child laborers in Asia, C. What Do I do? Be on Your Guard! Tearing Down The Lust of the Flesh! 1. Repent and Believe the Gospel! 3. Seek first God's kingdom and His righteousness. (Matthew 6:33) 4. Learn the secret of contentment. (Philippians 4:10-11) |
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