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I. Main Point behind this story is how the steward managed money.
He was forward-thinking enough to cut deals with people who owed his master money, hoping they would do him favors.
2.Money should used to take care of our future instead of our present circumstances.
3. Money not only impacts the present and the future, but also eternity.
Jesus said that if we have done the right thing with money, when we die we will meet people we helped financially, and they will appreciate what we did for them.
4. “The least” that Jesus referred to is money.
We can be givers where we are in our finances right now.
We do not have to postpone giving until we have a bigger income.
5.“Mammon” is the Aramaic translation for money.
It was also the name of the Syrian god of riches.
B. There are some facts we need to know about mammon.
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It is in direct contrast to the Spirit of God.
a. Mammon says “buy and keep.”
God says “sow and reap.”
It says “cheat and steal.”
God says “give and receive.”
2. It wants to rule our lives and cause us to sacrifice our very character for money.
a.The spirit of mammon influenced the prodigal son, who left home and made poor decisions because of money.
That same spirit influenced the elder son, who became angry when he learned that his younger brother had returned ().
b.Mammon is all about self-centeredness, which leads to bitterness.
3.It promises to give us things only God can give us.
a.Mammon is selfish, but God is generous.
4.Mammon talks to us when we are trying to give to God.
1.When the rich young ruler asked Jesus what to do to inherit eternal life, he listened to the spirit of mammon, not to Jesus (; ; ).
5.Mammon has three cousins; pride, greed, and poverty.
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The spirit of poverty will make us ashamed of the blessings of God.
b.The spirit of pride will not acknowledge God for his blessings.
It will focus only on itself.
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It will focus only on itself.The spirit of greed causes us to hold on to everything we have and seek even more.
c.The spirit of greed causes us to hold on to everything we have and seek even more.
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