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Southside Church of Christ, Lexington, KY
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Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Matthew 6:24
24 "No one 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." (NIV 84)
24 "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money." (NLT)
24 "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money." (NLT)
FROM THE LESSON
Three Conversions: "There are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the mind, the conversion of the heart and the conversion of the wallet." (Martin Luther)
Conquering Greed: "Guilt is conquered by confession, anger is conquered by forgiveness, and greed is conquered by generosity." (Andy Stanley)
The Principle of the Tithe: God is looking for our first and best. That may be 10% or it may be more.
The Principle of Ownership: God owns it all. "To the Lord belongs the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it." (Deuteronomy 10:14)
Three Conversions: "There are three conversions necessary: the conversion of the mind, the conversion of the heart and the conversion of the wallet." (Martin Luther)
Conquering Greed: "Guilt is conquered by confession, anger is conquered by forgiveness, and greed is conquered by generosity." (Andy Stanley)
The Principle of the Tithe: God is looking for our first and best. That may be 10% or it may be more.
The Principle of Ownership: God owns it all. "To the Lord belongs the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it." (Deuteronomy 10:14)
WHY DON'T WE CHOOSE TO BE GENEROUS?
- Procrastination
- Hesitation
- Exception
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. How open are you to talk honestly about money? What kinds of feelings arise within you when you read what Jesus says about money? Luke 6:24; 12:15; Matthew 6:19; 19:24
2. What do you think about Jesus positioning money as a rival god in Matthew 6:24? What crazy things have you seen people do to get more money or to cling to what money they have?
3. How do you find yourself resistant to the direction given to you in your Bible to "give it away"? Why do you have so much?
4. The principle of the tithe is "first and best". What does that mean for you in the context of giving? Which of the three ideas have negatively impacted your giving: procrastination, hesitation, exception?
5. "God owns it all." How does this truth make a difference in your giving?
2. What do you think about Jesus positioning money as a rival god in Matthew 6:24? What crazy things have you seen people do to get more money or to cling to what money they have?
3. How do you find yourself resistant to the direction given to you in your Bible to "give it away"? Why do you have so much?
4. The principle of the tithe is "first and best". What does that mean for you in the context of giving? Which of the three ideas have negatively impacted your giving: procrastination, hesitation, exception?
5. "God owns it all." How does this truth make a difference in your giving?
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