A divided heart: Where is my treasure?
It’s a Material World
Materialism A do A doctr trine th that t th the only or th the highest st va values or objective ves lie in material well- be being ng and nd in n the he furthe herance nce of material l pr progr gress. Me Merriam m Webster
No Power!
Materialism Does it it work?
I Corinthians 10:1-4 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them and that rock was Christ.
Matthew 19:21 “Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Mark 1 God God - “Y “You are my Son, whom I I love ve;” Demon De on - I I kno now who ho you are…t …the he Holy ly One ne of God Jesus to disciples – “Come, follow me,”
Prosperity Gospel Cent ntered on n a faith h tha hat pr promises ma material l ble lessing ngs.
Matthew 19:24 “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Flourishing We have b We h e been een p prom omised ed th that we t we will ll flo lourish, h, bu but wha hat is true flo lourishi hing? ng?
John 15:7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
Suffering Jesus lo Je lost all ll his glo lory so that we could ld be clo lothed in it. He He was shut out so we could get access. He He was bound, nailed, so so that at we we coul uld be be free. He was was cast ast out ut so so we we coul uld approach. An And Jesus took away the only kind of suffering that ca can n really d destr troy you: tha that i t is b being ng ca cast a t away f from G God. He to took so tha that t no now all suffer ering ng tha that t co comes es into nto your life e will onl nly make you great. A A lump of coal under pressure becomes a di diamo mond. d. Ti Timothy Keller
Suffering “Y “You may neve ver know that Jesus is all yo you ne need, unt ntil l Jesus is all ll yo you ha have.” Co Corrie Ten Boom
II Corinthians 1:3,4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
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