This document discusses greed and how to combat it. It defines greed as an intense selfish desire for wealth, power, or possessions. Greed destroys one's ability to trust God as the sole source. The antidote to greed is developing a life of contentment and generous giving to God through tithes as well as to those in need. By giving regularly to God and looking for opportunities to give daily, one can defeat greed and put their trust in God alone rather than material possessions or wealth.

2. PRIDE

3. GREED

4. GREED

5. A preoccupation with possessions
Intense and selfish desire for
something, especially wealth, power, or
food.

6. Greed lives in people not things.

7. Greed destroys your ability to trust
God. It tries to erase God as your
source.

8. Then he told them a story: “A rich man
had a fertile farm that produced fine
crops. He said to himself, ‘What should I
do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’
Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my
barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll
have room enough to store all my wheat
and other goods.

9. And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My
friend, you have enough stored away for
years to come. Now take it easy! Eat,
drink, and be merry!”’ “But God said to
him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night.
Then who will get everything you worked
for?’

10. Reflections:
• What is your motivation & purpose
in life?
• In the past few years, where are
you put your treasures?

11. Greed is rooted in
unbelief and fear.

12. THE ANTIDOTE TO GREEDINESS IS A
LIFE OF CONTENTMENT & GENEROUS
GIVING.

13. TO
God

14. Taxes fund earthly kingdoms. Tithes
fund God’s Kingdom. Give God what is
God’s.

15. 10 Bring one-tenth of your income into the
storehouse so that there may be food in
my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord
Almighty, “and see if I won’t throw open
the windows of heaven for you and flood
you with blessings.

16. We can never outgive God.

17. to
Those in
neEd

18. But if someone who is supposed to be
a Christian has money enough to live
well, and sees a brother in need, and
won’t help him—how can God’s love be
within him?

19. If God dealt with me the way I deal with
needy people, where would I be?

20. You can’t empty a generous pocket.

21. Money for the Lord was not given to
the Lord

22. How can I defeat greed?
You can’t pray it away. You can’t fast
it away. You have to give it away.

23. And God is able to make all grace (every
favor and earthly blessing) come to you in
abundance, so that you may always and
under all circumstances and whatever the
need be self-sufficient [possessing
enough to require no aid or support and
furnished in abundance for every good
work and charitable donation].

24. WE SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT
ON OUR WORK SALARY, BUSINESS
PROFITS OR TO OTHER PEOPLE.
DEPEND TO GOD ALONE.

25. How do we
chase the
light?

26. 1
Give to God weekly

27. 2
Look for ways to give daily

30. Conclusion

31. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs
to your earthly nature: sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, evil desires and GREED,
which is idolatry. Because of these, the
wrath of God is coming

32. Do not fear, little flock, for it is your
Father’s good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.

33. The real portion of our wealth is what
will be ours in eternity.

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FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
GLOBAL
Presented By:
Sis. Karen Limos
FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH
May 27, 2018
6:30 PM Worship Service