everyday faith: Using Your Money Wisely

Using Your Money Wisely

James 5:1-6 NKJV

Main Thing to Know:

Does God give wealth to or ?

1. The of Money (v.1-3)

Possessions and wealth are:

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Matthew 19:24 NKJV

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Matthew 6:19-20 NKJV

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21 NKJV

2. The of Money (v.4-5)

How can we misuse money?

it wrongly

it wrongly

In the Western world, where amassing material wealth is not only condoned but admired, we Christians need to . . . ask ourselves seriously: When do we have too much?

—Douglas Moo

3. The of Money (v. 3, 6)

Personal Application Questions:

(1) Do I own my or do they me?

(2) Do I have ?

(3) Am I using my money for a ?