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! TRUE WEALTH
(A 21st Century Look at the Big 10)
5~/5~/2001 and 5~/6~/2001
Exodus 20
1 ¶ And God spoke all these words:
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods before me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but showing love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days you shall labour and do all your work
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.
On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 ¶ "Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 "You shall not murder.
14 "You shall not commit adultery.
15 "You shall not steal.
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.
17 "You shall not covet your neighbour's house.
You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour."
18 ¶ When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear.
They stayed at a distance
19 and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen.
But do not have God speak to us or we will die."
20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid.
God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."
21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
-Overview of 10 commandments and this passage.
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(NIV)
-Notice that the Israelites~/Israeli’s response to the law was to stay at at distance from God.
-The intention was to provide a framework so the people could come close.
-God was always trying to draw near to people.
-The end is that He will dwell with us and live among us.
-An interesting study of the Bible is to trace God trying to walk with people.
-Here we are a t the last commandment.
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YOU SHALL NOT COVET
-Notice the relationship to people.
-You shall not covet from your neighbor.
Again it has to do with your relationship with others.
-What does it mean to covet?
COVET= THE UNCONTROLLED DESIRE FOR MORE.
-It isn’t wrong to want more.
It is wrong to have an uncontrolled desire.
-There is a Godly desire to reach goals and increase.
-God is a God of increase.
-The key is to not let it get out of hand.
THE EFFECTS OF ALWAYS WANTING MORE
~* Fatigue
“Do not wear yourself out to be rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.”
Proverbs 23:4
~*Debt
“The more money you have, the more you spend…” Ecclesiastes 5:11 LB
- In America we typically spend 1300 for each 1000 we earn.
~*WORRY
“A working man…can get a good night’s sleep.
But the rich man has so much that he stays awake worrying.”
Ecclesiastes 5:12 GN
-Insomnia increases with income.
-Example of Doctor who went to Africa for a year.
He didn’t want to leave.
Jerry and Sonja are sacrificing some things but we really have a problem with it because we think so many things are normal.
~*CONFLICT
“What causes fights and quarrels among you?
Don’t they come from the desires that battle within you?” James 4:1
-Notice it says don’t covet your neighbor’s stuff.
The point is not the stuff really but the fact that it belongs to your neighbor.
· DISSATISFACTION
“You will never be satisfied if you long to be rich.
You will never get all you want.”
Ecclesiastes 5:10 GN
Ec 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.
This too is meaningless.
(NIV)
Pr 27:20 ¶ Death and Destruction {Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon} are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
(NIV)
“Its foolish to think wealth brings happiness!”
LB
-In America our worst four letter word is */MORE/*.
-The antidote to that is to quench the fire in you by finding */ENOUGH./*
-See if you can write down on your bulletin or in your notes what you got last Christmas.
!! HOW TO LEARN CONTENTMENT
Philippians 4
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have */learned the secret/* of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
-I believe God wants us to prosper.
I believe the Bible teaches increase.
-I believe that God enjoys blessing us…HE DELIGHTS IN OUR PROSPERITY.
-He gives good gifts to those He loves.
-Having said that; the greatest opportunity for idolatry in America is through MATERIALISM.
-The Bible tells us greed is idolatry.
-It is hard to resist Madison Avenue telling you that you aren’t normal if you don’t have all the right stuff.
EXAMPLE WITH MY DAD
He gave up a job with an ever-increasing income and responsibility to have a life.
Nearing retirement and you could see him age.
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