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2176) The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things (a)

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From “Ten Ways Materialism Brings Us to Ruin” by pastor and author Randy Alcorn, (adapted from his book Money, Possessions, and Eternity), posted December 13, 2019 on his blog at:   www.epm.org ———————- ‘materialism’ [muh-teer-ee-uh-liz-uhm] noun. 1. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, […]

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2150) The Purpose of Prosperity

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By John Piper at:  http://www.dgm.org ———————– Ephesians 4:28  —  Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.      There are three levels of how to live with things:  (1) you can steal

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2039) Be Shrewd

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The Dishonest Steward, drawings by Eugene Burnand  (1850-1921) ——————————– Luke 16:1-13 (NIV)  —  Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.  So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you?  Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager

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1953) Not a Moneymaker

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Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch Christian who, with her family, helped many Jews escape the Nazis in the early 1940’s.  She worked in her father (1859-1944) Casper’s watch-making business in Holland, and they hid Jews in their upstairs apartment until they could get out of the country.  They were betrayed by a neighbor,

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1930) Less is More

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“Life is About Relationship, Not Acquisition,” by Rick Warren, July 17, 2018 at:  http://www.pastorrick.org      Life is not about things.  You’ve got to maintain the right perspective about possessions, or you’ll be possessed by your possessions.  You’ve got to realize none of it is going to last.      Jesus says in Luke 12:15, “Watch

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1896) Are We Crazy, Or What?

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By Daniel Lattier, posted February 2, 2016 at:  http://www.intellectualtakeout.org —————————————      Getting kids to clean up after themselves is a rather unpleasant, ongoing struggle for many parents today.  If one’s kids are messy, it’s typically assumed that it’s because of a lack of parental will, i.e., that the parents’ failed to discipline their children.

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1882) Christian Stewardship (part two of two)

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            (continued…)  In the eighth and ninth chapters of II Corinthians, the Apostle Paul is making an appeal for an offering.  When Paul talks about the Gospel, he talks about the Gospel, and doesn’t muddy the water with side issues.  But when Paul talks about money, he talks about money, and he puts the pressure

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1881) Christian Stewardship (part one of two)

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A sermon on Christian stewardship.             The other day when I started thinking about what I would say for Stewardship Sunday, I happened to glance over at this old Bible (above), sitting on a table in my office at home.  Christian stewardship is about being willing to be generous with what God has given to

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1845) An Unexpected Guest

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Philip Yancey  (1949- )  (My favorite living Christian writer) —————— By Philip Yancey, posted April 26, 2018 at:  http://www.philipyancey.com      Sitting on the platform as a visiting speaker, I feel as if I have entered a time warp from the late 1950s.  I look out on a church sanctuary packed with people dressed in

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1790) Just Imagine

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By Randy Alcorn, posted March 5, 2018, at:  http://www.epm.org Understanding What Life Looks Like for Billions of People Worldwide Can Change Yours ——————-      In his book The Great Ascent: The Struggle for Economic Development in Our Time, economist Robert Heilbroner recommended visualizing ourselves doing the following, step by step.  Though this may make you

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