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Ministries of Compassion

Jim Leffel

1 Timothy 5:3-16

We must view our wealth as a stewardship and from the perspective of God's priorities. The western church is in a unique position to strategically care for the poor domestically and to support missions overseas. Kat Gossman spoke about her experience in the refugee ministry at Whispering Oaks.

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Devastating Effects of Living for Money

Conrad Hilario

1 Timothy 6:3-19

Scripture informs us that God has given us money as a stewardship meant to provide for the needs of the poor. A life of materialism generates profound unhappiness and anxiety, and money can often ravage one's spiritual life as it becomes a false substitute for God. Those who choose against a futile lifestyle of materialism and instead choose to give to God's cause will be richly rewarded in heaven.

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Seeing Yourself as a Steward

Conrad Hilario

1 Timothy 5:3-25

According to the Bible, we should view ourselves as stewards of what God has given us. The Bible exhorts us to provide for our families, the poor, and full-time Christian workers. The concept of stewardship can be lived out in a corporate sense through churches wisely deciding where to spend money. On an individual level, Christians should view their entire life as a gift from God and specifically take a stewardship view towards money and generosity.

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Doing God's Work God's Way

Ryan Lowery

Nehemiah 5:1-19

According to the Bible, God values love above anything else. Love is essential to carry out God's work, but it can often be difficult and require sacrifice. Often, God allows difficult circumstances to bring up areas of character weakness where we have neglected the ethic of love. In order to be effective Christian workers, we need to follow Nehemiah's example of fighting to ensure that God's work is carried out with love as the guiding principle.

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Solomon Sliding

Dennis McCallum

Ecclesiastes 2:1

Solomon fails in following God and keeping the covenant established with David. Solomon: 1) collected great wealth for himself, 2) built up a large army, and 3) married many foreign women and built altars to their gods. God tells Solomon he has failed and God will tear the kingdom from him. Solomon most likely wrote the book of Ecclesiastes during this time of failure and depression.

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Setting Your Mind on the Things Above

Conrad Hilario

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Now that Paul has finished arguing against false teachers, he now instructs how the Colossians can grow spiritually in Christ. Paul urges them to remember their new identity in Christ and to put off their old self that includes sexual immorality, greed, and anger. He reminds the believers that their old way of living is done away with because of the cross. Being ?in Christ? enables them to live and experience their new identity.

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Letters to the Churches Part 3

Scott Risley

Revelation 3:7-4:2

We look at the final two churches John addresses in this letter. Jesus opened a door of opportunity for the church in Philadelphia to play a role in His plan. On the other hand, Jesus patiently knocks on the door waiting to be let in by people who have shut him out. The people in the church in Laodicea are called out as being the worst of the seven churches. Their deeds were useless and their riches had zapped their love for God. God offers us all a way to become spiritually rich through His son who waits for us patiently.

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Babylon The Great

Doug Patch

Revelation 18

John elaborates on Babylon, now as a second personality. Besides the harlot that was described in the previous chapter, Babylon is now described as The Great. Babylon now represents a drive within humanity to create a God-tight society, or a society focused on materialism. Materialism is described as dangerous because of its seductive affect on individuals and society, and it is run by Satan. Individuals will need to recognize how they relate to the material world (a list of probing questions is included), and then choose how to respond to this knowledge.

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Babylon the Great

Gary DeLashmutt

Revelation 18:1-23

In one of John's visions of the great tribulation, he sees a woman with the title "Babylon the Great," which signifies the way that this spirit of deception works politically and economically. This manifests in three ways: 1) It is the ultimate expression of human empires that defy God's rulership; 2) its materialism corrupts every political and economic system; and 3) it seduces individuals by turning good things into idols that distract and enslave. All of us live under the influence of this entity, and Jesus alone is able to break the "spell" and reconcile people with God.

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