temporary for, not from… and then the preacher says…
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Temporary
For, Not From…
And then the preacher says…
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…
Temporary
…but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal
…but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and stealEternal
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
Reason
That's great and allBut I haven't been to heaven
And I have billsRight here, right now…
I'm immediately skepticalAnd on defense
Is he just looking for a 2nd Summer Home?
It either bothers me…
It either bothers me…
Or makes me feel really good
When Jesus says thisThere's something Greater
Going on…We'll get to it in a bit
Here's the cool thing:We don't want anything
From you at all
Here's the cool thing:We don't want anything
From you at all
But we do want somethingFor you
When you useWhat belongs to God in a way
That glorifies God and meetsThe needs of God's creationGod empowers you to do more
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus- Phil. 4:19
Awesome…Time to get the tattoo and
Make it my life verse!
Awesome…Time to get the tattoo and
Make it my life verse!
Context Matters
vs. 10:I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity
Not that I am speaking of being in need…
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in
whatever situation I am to be content
What's his situation right now?
What has he faced in the past?
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in
whatever situation I am to be content
I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need
Sshhhh…it's a secretCheck it out- it's learnable
It's the secret of contentment
I can do all things through him who strengthens me
…whatever situation……any and every circumstance…
I can do all things through him who strengthens me
be brought low…abound. …facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need
Learned to be contentThe secret? I can do all things…
This is not a "change your circumstances" verse
- Win a game- Get a new job/new life
I can do all things…
I can do all things through him who strengthens me
- Make it when I lose my home- Go without a meal or two- Have a lot and not get ruined
I can do all things through him who strengthens me
- Get praised without arrogance- Lose a game: sportsmanship
- I can be hurt yet serve others
Even if things never changeJesus is enough
Even if things never changeJesus is enough
That's real faithGod is not a means to an end
Jesus is the end
Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of
the gospel, when I left Macedonia…
…no church entered into partnership with me in giving
and receiving, except you only
Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases
to your credit
"As you giveYou learn contentment
And money loses its gripOn your heart"
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
"I don't want something From you…
I want something For you"
In the context of giving
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus- Phil. 4
As you trust God And give as he leads
He promises to Meet your needs
Giving by faith as God leadsTeaches us the secret Of contentment
"I can do all things through himwho strengthens me"
God promises to supplyOur needs as we trust him
With our possessions
NotSoMuch "Ours"
Temporary, LoanGod's
"When you give back to me from What I have supplied to you
And I will in turn bless you for trusting me with what belongs to me in the first place"
So I give to get rich, right?
So I give to get rich, right?Secret of…contentment
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have…
…for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”
Jesus is our security…Proven by the cross
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
So we can confidently say,"The Lord is my helper;I will not fear; what can man do to me?"- Heb. 13:5-6
We don't give to get
The TV PreacherLied to you
And yet God doesMake promises…
Paul:"You guys wanted to help and
I want you to be ready
When we come for the offering"
vs. 8…whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
We don't want somethingFrom you
We want somethingFor you
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work
When you begin to useWhat God has given you
In a way that glorifies GodAnd meets the needs of othersGod empowers you to do more
Again:And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work
As it is written,“He has distributed freely, he
has given to the poor; his righteousness
endures forever”
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every
way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God
- 2 Cor. 9
"I will bless you so that through You I can bless others"
When you begin to useWhat God has given you
In a way that glorifies GodAnd meets the needs of othersGod empowers you to do more
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
Don't Give…We don't want somethingFrom you
We want somethingFor you
The point is not whether You have or don't have
You give or don't give…It's much bigger than that
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field"
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of
fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went
and sold all that he had and bought it- Matt. 13:44-46
The point is not whether You give or don't give…It's much bigger than that
It's about valuing Christ's Kingdom as primary
Don't lay up for yourselves treasures on earth…lay upfor yourselves treasures in heaven…where your treasureis…your heart will be also
Jesus is arguingFor your freedom
Not your enslavement
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other
Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other- Message Version
You cannot serve God and money
Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly
By teaching us to trust that he is enough
He does it by teaching usContentment and Giving by faith as he has leads
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on…
Jesus is arguingFor your freedom
Not your enslavement
Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and
all these things will be added to you- Matthew 6
Coffee or cups…
"Doesn’t apply to meI already give"
When’s the last timeYou prayed about it?
"I will when I can"
It's by faith not sightAnd it's based on God's leading
Not your reasoning
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