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Beauty And The Beast
Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 18, 2008 (message contributor)
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1. Beauty And The Beast Pt.1
Contributed on Apr 18, 2008
Financial fairy tales we will be looking at this morning: We are going to look at the concept more will be enough.
INTRO: It’s amazing to hear about the salaries and endorsements the professional athletes make. I heard someone discuss the earnings of Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player, when his earnings were at the peak. Question: How much is enough income for a year? Listen to some of these ...read more
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2. Beauty And The Beast Pt.2
Contributed on Apr 18, 2008
We have looking at financial fairy tales 2nd myth we will look at: "Character really does not matter when it comes to money".
INTRO: One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi, who took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street, "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. "I see men, women, and children," answered the rich ...read more
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3. Beauty And The Beast Pt.3
Contributed on Apr 18, 2008
The 3rd fairy tale we will look at: "Possessions are powerless."
INTRO: Thought: How many possessions does a man need? Tolstoy writes a story about a man who lived in Russia who worked for and finally accumulated 1300 acres. His passion was to accumulate land. A stranger came by one day and told him about land in the East where you could have what you could ...read more
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4. Beauty And The Beast Pt.4
Contributed on Apr 18, 2008
The myth we are going to look at today is "Giving Means Subtracting".
INTRO: How many of us liked math when we were growing up? I remember in college, before being called into the ministry, I was going to get a math degree. But I realized I could not make it through Calculus 3. I just could not understand it. It’s like today living in a society that teaches us one ...read more
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5. Beauty And The Beast Pt.5
Contributed on Apr 18, 2008
The last lie we are going to look at is "Money has nothing to do with spirituality."
INTRO: A little girl was given two dollars by her father. He told her that she could do anything she wanted with one and the other was to be given to God on Sunday at church. The girl nodded in agreement and asked if she could go to the candy store. With visions of all that she could buy with her ...read more