Sermons on Money Lovers:

What Am I Living For

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 29, 2005

This topic deals with the reality that money, things, and pleasure are not worth dedicating our lives too. We need to discover our purpose in God.

What Am I Living For? GNLCC 1/9/2005 Ecclesiastes 1:16-2:11 Matthew 22:34-40 If you were to take an honest examination of your life today, how would you answer the question “what am I living for.” What is it that you believe is worth your spending your life in the way you’re spending ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Chasing Wealth Or Choosing Prosperity Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 7, 2005

1 of 4 on Money. Each message in the series on 1 Timothy 6 is about a decision that must be made. This message is on choosing prosperity.

Chasing Wealth or Choosing Prosperity Who doesn’t want to win the lottery? Graphic of lottery tickets & wealth "Winning the lottery isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.” Evelyn Adams, 5.4 million dollars Evelyn Adams: "Winning the lottery isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be," says ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Knowledge That Becomes Foolishness Or Foolishness That Becomes Joy Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 21, 2005

4th of 4 on 1 Timothy 6 on Money. This messages deals with the deposit of trust and value that God has given to us. The Good News of Jesus is God’s wealth.

Knowledge that Becomes Foolishness or Foolishness that Becomes to Joy In celebration of our 25th year of marriage, Donna and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. On one of our stops we drove to the top of a great volcano where we discovered that it can be cold, windy, and surprisingly, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Greatest Investment Advice Ever Given

Contributed by Eric Kramer on Feb 26, 2005

Investment advice, in a long story format, edit according to your needs, not copywrited, bible quotes taken from internet bible quotes, feel free to add to or edit this paper any way acceptable to God. I am no expert and dont claim to be, no formal theol

The Greatest Investment Advice Ever Given The king held vast amounts of gold in his treasury, so risk another investment, especially in a foreign country. It was far to travel; over 1,000 miles away, and 2 countries buffered him between his well-defended lands and the Italian peninsula’s Roman ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-15

Denomination: Catholic

Le Miracle De La Construction Bethesda !

Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Mar 22, 2005

There’s a miracle in the church...

Notre salle a été trouvé par le pasteur Gilles Heuzé (de Cherbourg) en décembre 1999… Cette ville, et son groupement de chrétiens avaient considérés par tous, comme une annexe. Mais des frères et sœurs, un cœur en feu, pour Dieu, et leur région, ont prié 15 ans durant. Depuis plusieurs années, la ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Status Or Substance? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004

We cannot go far in the Kingdom of God until we get the lust for status under control. This is true in the material realm, as we shall see in a message planned for next week, and it is true in the religious realm as well, as we shall see this week.

Status or Substance? (Matt. 6:1-15) Note: here is my bulletin insert I wrote up along with the sermon. Sermon follows. Giving, Prayer, and Fasting (notes for Matt. 6:1-15) Since modern Judaism no longer has the Temple (in the Biblical sense) many Rabbis teach that charity, prayer, and fasting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Dangers Of Hypocrisy, Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2004

Acts Series: 23rd Sermon--The Problem in the Church, The Purging of the Sin, The Punishment of the offenders.

The Dangers of Hypocrisy, pt. 2 Acts 5:1-11 1. The problem in the church If satan cannot conquer the church he’ll try to corrupt it, if not from w/out, then from w/in. Reminds us of story in Joshua where children of Israel suffered defeat in the little village of Ai…36 men lost their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Debt

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 1, 2004

The average American is deeply in debt; some Bible-based advice for how we handle money matters.

Colossians 2:13-14, “You were dead because of your sins, and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He cancelled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and cancelled our debt and destroyed it by ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:13-14

Denomination: Congregational

The Greed Of Gehazi

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2004

WE SEE IN THIS SERMON, THE DESIRE OF GEHAZI, THE DECISION OF GEHAZI, THE DECEPTION OF GEHAZI, THE DECREE OF NAAMAN, THE DEMAND OF ELISHA, THE DECLARATON OF ELISHA, AND THE DEFILEMENT OF GEHAZI.

THE GREED OF GEHAZI 2 KINGS 5:20-27 A few years ago in Boston, the bodies of two elderly women were discovered in their small apartment. They had died a few days earlier. An autopsy revealed malnutrition was the cause of death. But hidden in the mattresses and sewn up in pillows and draperies was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:20-27

Denomination: Baptist

Learn To Go With Green Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004

Are you the master of your money or is money your master?

7c“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ 8“Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. 10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, Malachi 3:7-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Witness Of Our Finances Part 2 Series

Contributed by Brian Gilbert on Aug 9, 2005

This is message #3 in the Faith and FInance Series titled, N GOD WE TRUST. It offers simply yet practical advice for financial mgmt.

“IN GOD WE TRUST” Faith & Finance Series The Witness of Faithful Finances Part 2 INTRODUCTION: This morning we began looking at the Witness of Faithful Finances. WE learned that our attitudes and our actions concerning our money carries a lot of influence in the world. WE are called to be ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Where Your Treasure Is Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Sep 7, 2005

Your heart moves toward what you cherish, and God wants you to move toward Him.

Sometimes we’ll hear talks on stewardship that basically try to guilt us into giving. That’s not our intent today. I want to follow the example of Jesus and remind us how to increase our joy in giving because we know that we are getting more and more for our future. Do not store up for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Out Of Debt For Good Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 13, 2005

All people can be freed from the disease of materialism by replacing love of money with Godly contentment.

MAIN IDEAS: All people can be freed from the disease of materialism by replacing love of money with Godly contentment. 1. The average American is addicted to spending. Did You Know… • BusinessWeek says that total household debt in the US was more than 100% of our disposable annual income ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is It A Sin To Save? Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 20, 2005

All Christians need to plan for their financial future without hoarding their resources and becoming preoccupied with financial worries.

INTRO: I’m a cheapskate when I go to fast food restaurants with my family. Instead of buying separate packages of fries for everyone, I usually try to save money by just getting one “biggie” size package. This works good for saving money. But with four of us trying to share one package, and two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is It A Sin To Save? Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 27, 2005

All Christians need to plan for their financial future without hoarding their resources and becoming preoccupied with financial worries.

INTRO: I’m a cheapskate when I go to fast food restaurants with my family. Instead of buying separate packages of fries for everyone, I usually try to save money by just getting one “biggie” size package. This works good for saving money. But with four of us trying to share one package, and two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational