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Stress and Money

When we turn _____ things into ________ things we create our own stress!

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We Can’t See Our Own Greed

The Seductive Power of Money

Luke 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

Money as a Master

Ephesians 5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

(Colossians 3:5)

Money as a Master

Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Money as a Master

What is “greed”?

Money as a Master

Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."

Money as a Master

Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.

Money as a Master

15He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.”

Money as a Master

Idolaters do three things with their idols.

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Money as a Master

Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd.

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. 7All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.'"

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

The Beginnings of Grace

Luke 19:9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.”

Grace and Deep Idols

_______ idols

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The Poverty of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

The Poverty of Christ

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."