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The Good Life: Trusting God, Even When It's Hard - September 21, 2025

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Join today’s sermon as we explore Jesus’ warning about mammon — the spirit of selfishness that competes with God — and learn how the good life is found in generosity, stewardship, and trust in God rather than in accumulating wealth.

This short teaching offers practical steps (budgeting, contentment, debt reduction, and tithing) and an invitation to test God by giving, so your life becomes a river of blessing rather than a reservoir of possessions.

Introduction: Words have meaning.

What is Mammon?

  • Is it money? - 1 Timothy 6:10
  • Mammon is a false god that promises you can trust money to give you what only God can.

    • Breaking Free from Mammon

    • Change your life's focus from consuming to giving. - Acts 20:35
    • Generosity destroys the power of mammon in your life.
    • Practical Steps to Generosity
      1. Understand that we are managers, not owners. (Deuteronomy 8:17-18).
      2. Live on a budget. (Luke 14:28-30).
      3. Learn to be content. (Luke 12:15).
      4. Pay off all debt. (Proverbs 22:7).

        5. The Ultimate Test: A Challenge

        • The baseline for generosity in Scripture is a tithe (10%) (Malachi 3:8-10).
        • You cannot outgive God.
        • The purpose of His blessing is not so you can keep more, but so you can give more. Be a river, not a reservoir.

          • Conclusion: Who are you trusting: God or mammon?

          • Ask God what He wants you to do so you can trust Him more.

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            With Pastor Mike Curry.

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