Worrying about the things of this world (Matthew 6:19-34)God versus wealth“not/but” construction (look at vs. 24)Exclusively one or the other?Saving is not excluded“Serve” is the keyIf it were exclusiveWe would have to eschew all wealthWe could not provide for our familiesWe could not provide for othersWhat goes first and foremost?What should we count as treasure? Hebrews 11:24-26Which guides us: God or wealth?Wealth will fail us – God will not.Don’t obsess!Who is in ultimate control?Years of your life (NASB)Height of your stature (KJV)Idiomatic? Psalms 39:5Life span vs. stature Luke 12:26Why not leave it to Him?Is it wrong or evil to be wealthy?Who was the father of the faithful? Romans 4:11-16; Genesis 13:2God rewards diligenceDaniel worked honestly and diligentlyRose to the topProverbs 10:4; 6:6-11; 13:22There were rich disciples of JesusJoseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57)Zacheus also (rich publican) (Luke 19:1-10)Jesus sought the rich as well as the poor - “Seek and save the lost”Jesus knows the challenge of the richLuke 18:24-27Luke 12:15I Timothy 6:17-19And those who seek to be richProverbs 28:20I Timothy 6:9-12Difference between prospering and being richProsper – help on one’s journeyIs it wrong to prosper? III John 1:2; I Corinthians 16:1-2Why prosper? Ephesians 4:28To dedicate one’s self to prosperity?To do the things which make for prosperity?To avoid the things which destroy prosperity?
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