"The Secret of Contentment"
Building Life on God's Values - Part 10
Exodus 20:17
March 15, 2020
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant; or his female servant or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's." Exodus 20:17 ESV
The definition of "covet": the _____________ desire to acquire.
A. The effect of always wanting more....
1. __________. Prov. 23:4
2. __________. Eccl. 5:11
3. __________. Eccl. 5:12
4. __________. James 4:1
5. ________________. Eccl. 5:10
The antidote to covetousness is _________________.
Phil 4:12
B. The secret to contentment.....
1. _____________ comparing myself to others.
2 Cor. 10:12; 1 Tim. 6:9
2. __________ in what I do have. Eccl. 5:19; Eccl. 6:9
3. ___________ what I have to help others.
1 Tim. 6:17-19
Don't become _________ of your wealth.
Don't put your trust in your __________.
Use your money to do __________.
Give ___________.
Acts 20:35
4. ___________ on what's going to last. 2 Cor. 4:18
LIFE APPLICATION
Luke 12:15
Why in the world did God make me?
Why am I here?
What does He want to do with my life?
Where am I going when I die?
1 John 5:11-12
"Living Light: Conquering Disappointment, Depression and Doubt" - John 12:46
Another Jesus - Psalm 27:4
Why Can't I Change? - Romans 7:15
Sinner, Behold The Gospel! Revelation 5
A Church Fully Alive
Remember Two Things
Forgiveness. What's in it for me? - Philemon 1-7
Jesus… Your Best Financial Advisor - Matthew 6:19-21
How Greedy Can Christians Be?
Where Foul Language Fits in the Life of a Christian Eph 4:29
How to Train the Tongue - Boasting
The Heart of the Issue
Have Your Heard … about Gossip? [How to Train Your Tongue Series]
How to Train your Tongue
When Life Changes, God is Good.
When Life Is Scary, God is Good.
When Life Is Unfair, God is Good.
How to Make a Difference - 2 Timothy 3:14, But as for you, continue in what you have firmly believed.
Preparing for a Certain Future - A Life Well-Lived, 2 Tim 3:1-9
"Back to Your Future" Joshua 1:9; 24:14-15
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