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Reading: 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 17-19 ~/ HC Q&A 113
/“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
/Exodus 20:17 (NIV)
!! I. Don’t Crave what God doesn’t give
A.
The desire for More gets us in trouble
1.
The first sin was about wanting more
a.
Is the grass greener on the other side?
b.
We had it all and wanted more.
c.
Buddhism: the root of suffering is desire
2.
Coveting can break all 10 commandments
a.
To covet is to crave, to obsess about
b.
We do what our hearts tell us to do
c.
We steal, kill, commit adultery because we want something.
3.
Loving money is the root of all kinds of evil
a.
Money isn’t good or bad in itself
b.
But craving material wealth is the root of all kinds of evil.
c.
Chasing dollar signs is a dead end road
B.
More is never Enough
1.
/More/ is never satisfied
a.
Whatever you give /more/, it’s never full
b.
We want happiness, but settle for stuff
c.
Knowing that, we still go for more.
2.
We live in a consumer oriented society
a.
We use up, throw away, get the next.
b.
When we get tired of things or people, we just trade them in.
c.
We live as if it’s all just for us to use.
3.
But our hearts are needy for love
a.
We go after stuff, thrills, or someone’s husband~/wife, but what we need is love
b.
We need God’s unconditional love
c.
We need to love and be loved
C.
What’s Inside counts too
1.
It’s not just about what you do~/don’t do
a.
This command focuses on our hearts
b.
Just doing good~/not bad isn’t enough
c.
We have to be content to be God’s people.
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Where your heart is really matters
a.
God wants more than just compliance
b.
What you want and how much you want it is a spiritual barometer.
3.
What you treasure is where your heart is
a.
What do we treasure?
b.
Different treasures pull our hearts apart
!! II.
Be content with the Basics
A.
Food and clothing are Sufficient
1.
Doesn’t this seem just a little lean?
a.
Shelter?
Health?
Friends?
Family?
Fulfillment?
Happiness?
b.
But what would be enough?
Really?
2.
It /is/ too lean, unless we already have it all
a.
What if we already have everything?
b.
What if nothing ultimately important could ever be taken away from us?!
3.
We have all we need /and/ God’s promises
a.
Compared to eternity, our life here is /at worst/, a temporary inconvenience
b.
We have all we need for our life.
c.
Besides, God /promises/ to care for us “Seek 1st the Kingdom . .
.”
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We don’t Need more than we need
1.
We live as if we need more than we do
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