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Culture of the World: Materialism


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Introduction
  • Proverbs 23:4-5
  • All these physical possessions are temporary.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
  • Materialism: “focusing on immediate, physical treasures and neglecting eternal, spiritual treasures”
  • What makes me feel secure?
    • Psalms 52:6-9 – The unrighteous would not make God his strength.
    • Does your security come from your relationship with God?
    • Proverbs 11:28
    • Judges 7:2 – God reduced the size of Gideon’s army to provoke faith in God.
    • Jeremiah 9:23-24
    • Nothing we can do compares to anything God can do.
    • I Timothy 6:17-19
    • We must retrain our brains. The most important thing is our fellowship with God.
    • Am I jealous?
      • II Corinthians 12:20-21
      • I Corinthians 3:3-4
      • Acts 5:12-18
      • Acts 13:42-45 – The Jews were jealous of the crowds the apostles were drawing.
      • James 3:13-18 – We want this wisdom that comes from above.
      • Proverbs 27:4
      • Where does my time go?
        • Luke 8:14 – Materialism robs us of spiritual treasure by redirecting our time and resources.
        • Luke 12:13-21 – Wealth is not necessarily wrong, but don’t neglect God.
        • How many minutes do you spend focusing on spiritual things?
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