PRIORITY AND PURITY TRUMP PROSPERITY (16 OF 16)
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-21
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Priority and Purity Trump Prosperity (16 of 16)
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 6: 11 - 21
I - Timothy and His Calling (11 - 16)
II - Timothy and His Charge (17 - 19)
III - Timothy and His Commitment (20 - 21)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Riches are to be used for the glory of God''
Money Matters, Right?
It was Valentine's Day, and everyone knows that there is no better day to propose than that one. So a young man decided that he was going to take the plunge and ask his sweetheart to marry him. He took the ring out of his pocket, knelt down on one knee and proposed to her using these words: ''Sweetheart, I love you so much, I want you to marry me. I don't have a car like Johnny green, and I don't have a yacht like him. I don't have a house his size. I don't have the money of Johnny green, but I love you with all my heart. Will you marry me?'' She looked into his eyes and said, ''I love you too, sweetheart, but could you tell me a little more about Johnny Green?''
A wealthy older gentleman had better luck than that young man. He just recently married a lovely young lady, but he was beginning to wonder whether she might have married him for his money. So he asked her, ''Tell me the truth: if I lost all my money, would you still love me?'' She said reassuringly, ''Oh honey, don't be silly. Of course I would still love you. And I'd miss you terribly.''
As evidenced by these two situations, people have gotten very confused and have allowed money to take the place in their lives that other people are supposed to have. They have begun to love money and use people rather than loving people and using money. The Bible records that ''...the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil...'' (1 Tim. 6:10) When not kept in proper perspective, it can cause otherwise honest men to behave in unthinkable ways.
An elderly man was desperately ill. Knowing the time for his departure was near, ...
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 6: 11 - 21
I - Timothy and His Calling (11 - 16)
II - Timothy and His Charge (17 - 19)
III - Timothy and His Commitment (20 - 21)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Riches are to be used for the glory of God''
Money Matters, Right?
It was Valentine's Day, and everyone knows that there is no better day to propose than that one. So a young man decided that he was going to take the plunge and ask his sweetheart to marry him. He took the ring out of his pocket, knelt down on one knee and proposed to her using these words: ''Sweetheart, I love you so much, I want you to marry me. I don't have a car like Johnny green, and I don't have a yacht like him. I don't have a house his size. I don't have the money of Johnny green, but I love you with all my heart. Will you marry me?'' She looked into his eyes and said, ''I love you too, sweetheart, but could you tell me a little more about Johnny Green?''
A wealthy older gentleman had better luck than that young man. He just recently married a lovely young lady, but he was beginning to wonder whether she might have married him for his money. So he asked her, ''Tell me the truth: if I lost all my money, would you still love me?'' She said reassuringly, ''Oh honey, don't be silly. Of course I would still love you. And I'd miss you terribly.''
As evidenced by these two situations, people have gotten very confused and have allowed money to take the place in their lives that other people are supposed to have. They have begun to love money and use people rather than loving people and using money. The Bible records that ''...the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil...'' (1 Tim. 6:10) When not kept in proper perspective, it can cause otherwise honest men to behave in unthinkable ways.
An elderly man was desperately ill. Knowing the time for his departure was near, ...
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