Read for This Week’s Study: 1 John 2:16, 17; Luke 14:26–33; 12:15–21; Deut. 8:10–14; 1 Tim. 6:10; John 15:5; Gal. 2:20.

Memory Text: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2, NKJV).

As an initial lesson on stewardship, the lesson today focuses on the dangers of materialism, that idea and practice of linking value and success to the acquisition of various possessions. The initial text reminds those who are followers of Jesus that they are not ...