Upload
august-beverly-tyler
View
220
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Stoppin’ Stinkin’ Thinkin’
Most of us wouldn’t sell our soul for any amount of money – but many of us give it away one day
at a time.
Attitude of Gratitude
Stoppin’ Stinkin’ Thinkin’
Mark 8:36 (NIV)
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Luke 12:15 (NIV)
Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
Most of us wouldn’t sell our soul for any amount of money – but many of us give it away one day
at a time.
John 10:10 (NIV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 (NIV)
Contentment Thieves
• Comparing
Matthew 20:10-11 (NIV)
So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But when each one of them received a denarius…they began to grumble against the landowner.
Matthew 20:15 (MSG)
Can't I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?
Contentment Thieves
• Comparing
• Coveting
Deuteronomy 7:25 (NIV)
…Do not covet the silver and gold…or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
Expose Discontentment
• Material and Financial Discontentment• Relational Discontentment• Circumstantial
Discontentment• Spiritual Discontentment
Attitude of Gratitude
• Choose Contentment
Philippians 4:11-13 (NIV)
…I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation…I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NIV)
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
Attitude of Gratitude
• Choose Contentment
• Choose Gratitude
Proverbs 15:15-16 (NIV)
…the cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 (NIV)
Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Attitude of Gratitude
• Choose Contentment
• Choose Gratitude
Attitude of Gratitude
Stoppin’ Stinkin’ Thinkin’