Central Assembly

WHAT DOES GOD THINK ABOUT OUR MATERIAL POSSESSIONS?

* He's not that attached to them

* But He's concerned about their power over us

"You cannot serve both God and money."

MONEY
I want to fulfill you
I want to be your security
I want to shape your identity
I want to provide for you
I want to be your preoccupation

"You cannot serve both God and money."

GOD
I want to fulfill you
I want to be your security
I want to shape your identity
I want to provide for you
I want to be your preoccupation

“Money is a good servant, but a dangerous master.” - Benjamin Franklin

WHAT WILL MATERIALISM DO TO US?

> It redefines the meaning of life
> It locks us into an earthly value system
> It gives us a false sense of security
> It keeps us self-focused and selfish
> It blinds us to Jesus' mission

“Materialism is organized emptiness of the spirit.” - Franz Werfel

“There is one act par excellence which profanes [dethrones] money by going directly against the law of money, an act for which money is not made. That act is giving.” - Jacques Ellul, Money and Power