The Right Way to Be Rich Part 1″ Looking To God”

Sermon Notes For Today’s Message

 

The Right Way to Be Rich – Part 1

 

“Looking to God”

 

 Your money is important to ___________ because your money is important to ____________.

 

 1 Timothy 6:17-19

 

 The right way to be rich involves looking to ___________, looking to ____________ and looking to _____________.

1 Timothy 6:17

What God has for rich people is not a __________________ but a ________________.

 

 Am I rich?   ___________________

 

 Criteria                       % of income earned

 

 If you earn $1,500/year                         top            _________%

 

 If  you have adequate food, clothing,

 

house/apt. and transportation              top __________%

 

 If you earn $25,000/year                      top __________%

 

 If you earn $50,000/year                      top __________%

 

 Many of us in this room and those around us are _____________ rich.

 

 I share this not to make you feel _____________but to help you feel __________________.

 

 Big Idea:  Agreeing that I am rich, I will look to God to remain ______________ and I will look to God for my ___________.

1.  I will look to God to stay ____________________.

 Riches and the desire for riches are two of the most       _______________ things known to man. 

1 Timothy 6:9-10

The natural inclination for those who have          _____________ is to believe they need

 _____________.

 The ___________________ and __________________ to gain            riches come from God. 

 2.  I will look to God to stay ___________________.

 The more money people ____________, the less money       people _____________.

 Only _______ of the 1000 richest zip codes appear in         the _______________ zip codes

which gave the highest            percentages of income to charity.

 When we become rich, we naturally ________________         our hope from God to our riches.

 Matthew 6:25-33

 Hoping in God is better than hoping in riches because…

 1.  Riches are ______________, God is __________________.

            God is ____________________ in you.

 2.  Riches are ________________, God is ___________________.

 3.  I can have ____________ and not have __________.  I can’t have __________ and not have ______________.  Philippians 4:19

 By staying _____________ and ________________, we position ourselves to be incredibly ________________.

 

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