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Opening
Message deals with all three parts of title
Lot of hope in today’s message
Like to talk about this in this time to help keep us out of the despair that this season can cause.
Theme verse:
Don’t like what you’re getting in life - THINK ABOUT IT
Billy Graham said something profound:
“If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area of his life.”
- Billy Graham
61% of divorces say that money was an issue
Want to bring a message of hope and freedom - not just give, give, do, do
5X more scriptures about giving, money than prayer
16 of 38 parables had to do with possessions
Debt is an issue - bad modeling - gov’t 20T in debt
Lay away - thing was new when you got it
Not just about money - also about life
All of us find ourselves in a desperate situation
Want to use a parable to deliver the message
How Did We Get There?
Don’t think he intended for it turn out like it did
There will always be a day when there is a famine in your land - there will be a day of reckoning
Sometimes takes famine for us to wake up and see the light
Find out that nothing but God can answer it
Don’t have to let it get to that point
Everything the devil has to offer - it will put you in a pig pen
Story of how he got in that mess applies to the situations WE get into in our lives.
The progression is always the same:
First:
We believe a lie.
Devil has one weapon - lies
He will treat you better
She’s a lot prettier
Grass is greener (water bill is higher)
Lot of myths and lies that relate to money.
We’ve believed a lie - need to come back to principles that work.
Where we’ve gone - The Day America Told the Truth
25% Would abandon their entire family
23% Would become prostitutes for a week or more
16% Would give up their American citizenship
10% Would withhold testimony and let a murderer go free
7% Would kill a stranger
3% Would put their children up for adoption
Root causes - people are self-absorbed - they just want more things
Haughty spirit at the beginning of every downhill road - haughty spirit - I need it, I deserve it
If content with what we have
Humble spirit
Pride BEFORE
Haughty spirit BEFORE
Live a life of humility
Can’t fall from being on your face
Prideful spirit played out always ends up in some type of:
We engage in self-destructive behavior.
Maintain discipline
Life mismanagement leads to destructive behavior
Some warning statements:
I just can’t help myself
I deserve this
What harm could it do?
For these statements:
Want to avoid the pit - back yourself out of these steps
If you ignore warning on pride, goes to step three:
We isolate ourselves from those who can help.
“Don’t want them to know”
Hide what we’re doing
Statements like:
I don’t owe you an explanation
They don’t understand me
I don’t need them
I can do it on my own
I hear it all the time
They have some reason they go there
When you cut off those who can help:
We find ourselves in a dark place.
Prodigal found himself in a desperate situation
(give testimony)
Here’s what we come to believe:
If you feel this way, this message is for you.
The Way Out
Its a lie, here’s the truth:
As a father - closer when kids are in bad situations
Some have lost all hope
No matter what you have done
Never too far, never too late
God can raise the deat
That’s what happened with the prodigal
Didn’t just think about it - he DID it
God wonders if today is the day you’re going to let me help them with that
Some just need to declare today is the day
YOu can do the same in any situation you find yourself in
HEre’s the way out.
Start with:
Acknowledge the reality of where you are.
Just admit it
Got a facade on
God never expected you to be perfect - to be able to do it
Just want the truth and I’ll help
When David messed up:
Not in your notes:
A promise for you
God’s not looking for perfection, he’s looking for the truth
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