Elevate Christian Church
Main Thing: Satan will always try to get you to trade what you want MOST for what you can have NOW
James 5:1-6 NIV
Three Lies That Sound Like Truth:
Lie #1: More Equals Better
Lie #2: Money and Things Can Satisfy Me
1 Timothy 6:10- “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
Lie #3: It’s My Money and I Can Do Whatever I Want With It
Luke 12:16-21 NIV
James 5:7-12 NIV
Three Truths That Sound Like Lies
Truth #1: What Is Valuable To People Is Worthless in God’s Eyes
Truth #2: The Hunter, Not the Prey, Knows Why The Corn Pile is Free
1 Timothy 6:10- “ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
Truth #3: Make Your Choice: You Cannot Love Both The World And God
James 4:4- “You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.”