1 Timothy 6:2-19
1. The prosperity gospel is nothing new, v. 3-5
2. Contentment is the goal, v. 6-10
Two kinds of poor Christians referenced here…
contented poor, v. 7-8
covetous poor, v. 9-10
3. Preachers should be an example, v. 11-16
a) ethically, v.11
b) doctrinally, v. 12
c) experientially, v. 12
-2 Timothy 1:1
Besides me, here is a list of people you should look to in order to see what this life looks like…
Caleb Miller
Travis Dunham
Chris Sedgewick
Clyde Copeland
Jana McKee
Mike Rice
Leo Almeida
Brent Wildeson
Krista Hood
Gary Cooper
Wade Collier
Jason Dailey
Wade Burgess
Marcie McClendon
David Mertins
Brandon Fralick
Theran Gay
Tommy Hamor
Blake Hardcastle
Cheyenne Burge
Barkley Peschel
Tommy Hamor
Brian McKee
Steve Mittanck
Joe Page
Brad Snyder
Al Williams
Thomas Brown
Jeff Wood
Ryan Yokubaitis
4. If you are rich then be rich, v. 17-19
This is what the Bible says to rich Christians...
don’t be haughty
don’t set your hopes on money but God
believe this
How do I enjoy what God provides?
a) by doing good
b) be generous
c) ready to share- "sociable, ready and apt to form and maintain communion and fellowship. Inclined to make others sharers in one's possessions.”
“The reason the use of your money provides a good foundation for eternal life is not that generosity earns eternal life, but that it shows where your heart is. Generosity confirms that our hope is in God and not in ourselves or our money. We don’t earn eternal life. It is a gift of grace. We receive it by resting in God’s promise. Then how we use our money confirms or denies the reality of that rest.” -John Piper, Desiring God
Mental worship…
Today we read these words, “for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.” How does this affect the way you think about your money and possessions right now?
When you covet what do you covet most often?
What is the easiest thing for you to be generous with and what is the hardest?
What are you not enjoying enough right now?
Is stealing the only sin you can imagine when it comes to money?
What is your theology of money?
Can you rejoice with those who rejoice when you are around people who have more money than you?