With Jack Bailey
Scripture But woe to you who are rich, for you have already recieved your comfort. ~Luke 6:24 Quote The blessing is not in the condition {poverty or wealth} but in the Kingdom. ~Dallas Willard Currently, I am preaching through the Beattitudes. Lord willing, I will be on the persecuted Sunday morning and the peacemakers Sunday…
Scripture Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ~2 Corinthians 9:6, NIV Quote Those who have learned to give are always receiving and have always more to give. ~Watchman Nee I am reluctant to say much: you never know what a day will bring, and…
Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, AV Quote No man is rich who has not learned to be thankful. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I think I used Bonhoeffer’s quote a couple of weeks ago but it fits today’s subject like a glove. I want to take Jesus…
Scripture Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate; For Yahweh will plead their case and rob the soul of those who rob them. ~Proverbs 22:22-23, LSB Quote What is your profit margin, if you gain the whole world but lose your soul in the process?…
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…
Scripture The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both. ~Proverbs 22:2, NLT Quote The rich don’t need God; money is their god and supplies all their needs. ~Ray dis Comfort Democrats seem to know that they cannot win a national election without employing the same tactics that they used to win…
Scripture I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. ~Ecclesiastes 2:18, NLT Quote “There is perhaps nothing worse than reaching the top of the ladder and discovering that you’re on the wrong wall.” ~ Joseph Campbell There is no evil is having…
Scripture It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor. ~Proverbs 14:21, NLT Quote Doing the right thing may be costly in the present but doing what is wrong will cost much more in the long run. ~Ya’akov Like Psalms and the sermon on the mount, Proverbs has it’s beatitudes…
Scripture Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. ~Psalm 49:16-17, NIV Quote It is no sin to have wealth, provided we earn it honestly, spend it wisely, and invest it…