Sabbath Day Message- Gambling- 01/21/2023

Abundant Grace Church of the Living God

Abundant Grace Church of the Living God: Services on the Seventh Day Sabbath, loving God's word, sharing His Love, and loving his people. We love to help people! Join us on Saturdays for worship! http://www.abundant-grace.org Instagram: @AbundantGraceCLG - Twitter: @AbundantGracC - Facebook - Trotwood, Ohio

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Abundant Grace Church of the Living God
4444 Lake Center Dr, Trotwood, OH 45426, USA
Saturday 8:28 AM

www.abundant-grace.org

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Announcements – 01/21/23

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Welcome to Abundant Grace Church of the Living, where we are sharing God’s love one soul at a time, and home of the “10 hug*” guarantee!

** Join us for virtual Bible Study at 8:00pm on Friday evenings from the comfort of your home!! Bible studies are held over Microsoft Teams!

** Join us in prayer at 1:00 pm EST on Saturdays!

** Join us in person for Scriptures & Tea (Sabbath School) at 1:30pm EST on Saturdays! Come out as we study the scriptures while sipping on coffee and tea! Feel free to come in person and bring any other brunch snacks as we engage in the Word of God or join us over Microsoft Teams!

** We encourage you to fast with us from Tuesday at 7pm to Wednesday evening at 6pm! As you fast, ask God for spiritual strength, for the growth of the church, and needs for your family and friends!

** Tonight! Game Night - 1/21/23 - Join us for fun, fellowship, games, prizes, and more!

** The Spring Feast Days are coming!!

*** Passover starts sundown on Wednesday, April 5, 2023

*** We will be hosting a Passover Fellowship Service with several churches on Sabbath Day -April 8, 2023! More details to come!!

*** Pentecost begins on sundown Thursday, May 25, 2023!!

*** Stay tuned for more details on these events!

** Though we are remote, you can still give your tithes and offerings using Givelify, PayPal, or CashApp ($AbundantGraceCLG) !

Offering -

** The first step to building wealth is to give to God and you must save.

Giving scripture:

[Mal 3:8-10, 12 KJV] 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].

1 Timothy 6:10 NLT

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Point #1: Don’t seek quick riches

1 Timothy 6:9-10 NLT

Proverbs 13:11 NLT

Proverbs 28:20 NLT

Ephesians 4:28 NLT

Psalms 37:4 NLT

Point #2: The odds are against you

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Acts of the Apostles 20:35 NLT

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Point #3 – Gambling can lead to an addiction

Luke 4:35 NLT

Mark 9:22, 25 NLT

Matthew 12:43-45 NLT

Philippians 4:13 NLT

1 Corinthians 10:23-24 NLT

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Stories of gambling addictions

Stories from members of the recovery community. Their names have been changed, but their stories are real.

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/personal-stories-about-problem-gambling

Why Do You Gamble?

Research has consistently shown that people often gamble for reasons other than broad social and economic reasons. These other motivations may vary according to personal characteristics of the gambler and the type of gambling activity. Additionally, broad social and economic theories fail to explain why certain gambling activities are more popular or 'addictive' than others.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201508/why-do-you-gamble

Opportunties to support this ministry

At Abundant Grace, we teach that there are benefits to obeying the promises of God. In Malachi 3:8-12, God promises to pour out a blessing unto us when we give our tithes and offerings. We won’t ask you for your mortgage money or your electric bill money, because we believe that God gave you that money to pay your mortgage or electric bill! Neither will we ask 50 people to stand up, and then to ask you for you $100 after you are up! We just believe that if everyone pays their tithes and offerings, then the needs of the church will be met. God has given so much to us, so why can’t we give back to him! Please click on the donate button below to securely give using PayPal or Givelify or CashApp.

http://abundant-grace.org/index.php/giving/

Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply goto smile.amazon.com follow the instructions to select "Abundant Grace Church of the Living God" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile. Amazon will donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us! You can also add the church as a beneficiary in the Kroger's Community Rewards program! Thank you!

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