MONEY: Overcoming Greed

MONEY: Overcoming Greed

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A. How God Combats Idolatry

1. The life of the man named …

“Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied.
Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.’”  (Genesis 22:1-2)

“When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied. ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy,’ he said. ‘Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.’” (Genesis 22:9-12)

a. God combatted idolatry in the life of Abraham by him to .

2. The lives of the …

“A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD… Every tithe of the herd and flock – every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod – will be holy to the LORD.” (Leviticus 27:30-32)

a. The tithe God’s .

b. The tithe God’s people from believing a .

c. The tithe their trust in God as their .

d. The tithe God’s .

e. God combatted idolatry in the lives of the nation of Israel by them

to .

3. The life of the man named …

“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.’

So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, ‘He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.’ But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.’” (Luke 19:1-9)

a. Jesus combats idolatry by His followers to .

The 10/10/80 Principle…

i. The first 10% is through the General Fund of your local church.

ii. The second 10% is set aside .

iii. The remaining 80% is for as you see fit.

Today’s “Big Idea”

We do not give to God we  a changed life.

We give to God we  a changed life.