COVET OR CONTENTMENT (10 OF 10)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Exodus 20:17, Philippians 4:1-23
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COVET OR CONTENTMENT (10 of 10)
Series: TEN
Steve Jones
Exodus 20:17, Philippians 4
Series Summary: This is a sermon series on the Ten Commandments and their relevance for today.
Sermon Summary: The 10th Commandment is "You shall not covet." Introduction: What is coveting? 1) Learn contentment from God. 2) Affirm contentment in words. 3) Remember contentment in Prosperity. 4) Spiritualize contentment in scarcity.
INTRODUCTION:
The last of the 10 commandments focuses primarily upon the inward life. Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet." The English words "covetousness" and "greed" are very closely related, and in Biblical terminology are virtually the same thing. The essence of the sin of covetousness is the unquenchable desire to possess more stuff or things of this world, the "rapacious appetite" or desire for gain.
It is an inward sin, a sin of the heart, a wrong attitude toward things.
Proverbs 21:26 a wicked, lazy person: "Is filled with craving all day long".
Luke 12:15 "Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own."
Colossians 3:5 "Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world."
I Timothy 6:10 "The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."
From a 2018 study: Close neighbors of lottery winners tended to spend more on conspicuous goods, put more money into speculative investments, borrow more money-and eventually declare bankruptcy according to a working paper entitled, "Lottery Winners and Neighboring Bankruptcies." This is called, "Keeping up with the who?" Joneses!
Not all desire is wrong. It is perfectly acceptable for a single person to desire a spouse, and even to desire a specific person to fill that role - if that person is available! It is acceptable to desire a house, or a specific kind of house, or even a specific house - i ...
Series: TEN
Steve Jones
Exodus 20:17, Philippians 4
Series Summary: This is a sermon series on the Ten Commandments and their relevance for today.
Sermon Summary: The 10th Commandment is "You shall not covet." Introduction: What is coveting? 1) Learn contentment from God. 2) Affirm contentment in words. 3) Remember contentment in Prosperity. 4) Spiritualize contentment in scarcity.
INTRODUCTION:
The last of the 10 commandments focuses primarily upon the inward life. Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet." The English words "covetousness" and "greed" are very closely related, and in Biblical terminology are virtually the same thing. The essence of the sin of covetousness is the unquenchable desire to possess more stuff or things of this world, the "rapacious appetite" or desire for gain.
It is an inward sin, a sin of the heart, a wrong attitude toward things.
Proverbs 21:26 a wicked, lazy person: "Is filled with craving all day long".
Luke 12:15 "Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own."
Colossians 3:5 "Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world."
I Timothy 6:10 "The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."
From a 2018 study: Close neighbors of lottery winners tended to spend more on conspicuous goods, put more money into speculative investments, borrow more money-and eventually declare bankruptcy according to a working paper entitled, "Lottery Winners and Neighboring Bankruptcies." This is called, "Keeping up with the who?" Joneses!
Not all desire is wrong. It is perfectly acceptable for a single person to desire a spouse, and even to desire a specific person to fill that role - if that person is available! It is acceptable to desire a house, or a specific kind of house, or even a specific house - i ...
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