The Gift Money Can't Buy
Matthew 1:18-25 – 18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, her fiancé was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. 20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’ ” 24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. 25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. (New Living Translation)
What Makes Us Rich?
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Psalm 41:1 – Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! . . . (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 22:9 – Happy is the generous man, the one who feeds the poor. (The Living Bible)
Psalm 112:5 – All goes well for those who are generous, . . . (New Living Translation, 1st ed.)
Proverbs 21:26 – But people who obey God are always generous. (Contemporary English Version)
2 Corinthians 9:13 – . . . For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. (New Living Translation)
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2 Corinthians 8:9 – You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich. (New Living Translation)
Store Up Treasures that Last
• God’s Word ____________ us to invest in true riches
Acts 20:35 – . . . You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ (New Living Translation)
1 Corinthians 13:3 – If I gave everything I have to poor people, and if I were burned alive for preaching the Gospel but didn’t love others, it would be of no value whatever. (The Living Bible)
• We get rich as we __________________ in lives
Luke 16:9 – Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home. (New Living Translation)
Philippians 2:7-8 – 7 But he gave up his place with God and made himself nothing. He was born to be a man and became like a servant. 8 And when he was living as a man, he humbled himself and was fully obedient to God, even when that caused his death – death on a cross. (New Century Version)
