2. JAMES 1:9-11
9 Believers in humble circumstances
ought to take pride in their high
position. 10 But the rich should take
pride in their humiliation—since they
will pass away like a wild flower.

3. JAMES 1:9-11
11 For the sun rises with scorching
heat and withers the plant; its
blossom falls and its beauty is
destroyed. In the same way, the rich
will fade away even while they go
about their business.

4. JAMES 1:16-18
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear
brothers and sisters. 17 Every good
and perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights, who does not
change like shifting shadows.

5. JAMES 1:16-18
18 He chose to give us birth through
the word of truth, that we might be a
kind of firstfruits of all he created.

6. RICHJESUS,
POORJESUS

7. DIDTHEYGREWUP
RICHORPOOR?

8. NOTRICHORPOOR,
GODLYORUNGODLY

9. FOUR
CATEGORIES
OFPEOPLE

10. (1)
THE GODLY POOR

11. (2)
THE UNGODLY POOR

12. (3)
THE GODLY RICH

13. (4)
THE UNGODLY RICH

14. GODLYOR
UNGODLY

15. 2 CORINTHIANS 8:9
9 For you know the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that though he was rich,
yet for your sake he became poor, so
that you through his poverty might
become rich.

16. GODLY
POOR

17. THEGODLYPOOR
WILLBEEXALTED

18. BOASTINTHE
LORD

19. “A paradox is truth
standing on its
head, shouting for
attention.”
-G.K. Chesterton

20. God sees you not where you are,
but where you will be when he’s
done with you. Our identity
comes from God not by what we
achieve.

21. Don’t get your identity from
the culture around you.

23. We’re not great, but He is.

24. BOASTINYOUR
EXALTATION.

25. UNGODLY
RICH

26. THEUNGODLYRICH
WILLBE
HUMILIATED

27. EXAMPLESONHOW
WEPURCHASEOUR
IDENTITY

28. (1)
Getting our identity through
CLOTHING

29. (2)
Getting our identity through
the TECHNOLOGY we own

30. (3)
Getting our identity through
our APPEARANCE

31. YOUARETHE
BELOVED.

32. ALWAYSLIVEWITH
THEENDINMIND

33. Toavoiddeception,
youneedto
familiarize
yourselfwiththe
truth.

34. THREETHINGS
THATWENEEDTO
REMEMBER

35. (1)
He does not CHANGE.

36. When He decides to love us, when
He decides to seek us, when he
decides to serve us, when he
decides to save us, He doesn’t
change.

37. (2)
What you have is what He has
GRANTED.

39. It starts with God’s generosity,
and he gives gifts. You don’t need
to do anything to make God give
you gifts. God is a God who loves
to give gifts.

40. Everything that we have is a
gift—salvation, eternal life, the
Holy Spirit, the saving power of
Jesus, the Scriptures.

41. (3)
His greatest gifts are
PEOPLE.

43. Ultimately, the greatest gift that
comes down from above is Jesus,
and the greatest gift that God
gives is people.

44. All the glory goes to God, but
gratitude can go to his faithful
servant.

45. 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-10
6 But godliness with contentment is
great gain. 7 For we brought nothing
into the world, and we can take
nothing out of it. 8 But if we have
food and clothing, we will be content
with that. 9 Those who want to get
rich fall into temptation and a trap

46. 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-10
and into many foolish and harmful
desires that plunge people into ruin
and destruction. 10 For the love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil.
Some people, eager for money, have
wandered from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs.

47. Godliness with
contentment is
great gain.

48. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Pastor Alvin Gutierrez
FCC Main
March 20, 2016
Afternoon Service
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