Garbage Mary

Scripture “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves breakin and steal.” ~Matthew 6:19, NASB Quote Never exalt your opinion above the word of God. His word is inspired, your opinion is not. ~Max Anders Max Anders, who wrote the commentary on Proverbs in the Holman…

Contentment

Scripture True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. ~1 Timothy 6:6, NLT Quote Money will open doors in this world, but not the next. ~Ray Comfort The world we live in worships materialism and wealth, but lasting contentment is not found in wealth. Genuine contentment is a gift from God that comes to those…

Greed

Scripture “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” ~Luke 12:15, NLT Quote Life is not measured by how much we accumulate, but how much we give. ~Corrie ten Boom Many people are building on sand or as Billy Graham says, “They are building on the wrong…

Fellowship

Scripture If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ~1 John 1:7, NET Quote Biblical fellowship is never something done alone. ~Chuck Swindoll The Greek word for fellowship is koinōnia and it literally…

Gehazi’s Greed

Scripture “Thus the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your seed forever.” ~1 Kings 5:27, LSB Quote When it comes to greed, we all claim exemption. ~William Wilberforce In over 50 years of serving churches, and I have had only one young man confess the sin of greed. It is a sin…

Exuberant Worship

Scripture  Mary then took a litra {Romand pound, 12 0z} of perfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ~John 12:3, LSB Quote You cannot stop love from giving: the nature of love is…

The Conflict And The Conquest

Scripture  Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. ~1 Peter 2:11, NLT Quote God has a tender regard for the souls of men and is infinitely willing to promote their souls welfare. ~Henry Scougal {Life of God: Souls of…

Money Talks

Scripture In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by His Son, whom he appointed heir of all things. ~Hebrews 1:1-2, NIV Quote Meaning or significance for the rich, consist in how much they possess. ~Calvin Miller {Until…

The Green Monster

Scripture “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” ~Luke 12:15, NLT Quote Having is not the first sin of materialism: The sin that precedes it is the sin of regarding what we have as our own. ~Calvin Miller There is a greedy little man in me…

One Is Company: Three is a Crowd

Scripture The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. ~Mark 4:18-19, NLT Quote There is a difference between humility and low…