Message by Josh Mutter – January 26, 2025
HAPPINESS REMINDER: Happiness is more about “who” than “what.”
BIG IDEA: Money can contribute to our happiness IF we manage it well.
Matthew 6:19-24 (NIV) “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money..”
1. Our money competes for our devotion.
Matthew 6:24 (NIV) No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
2. What we are devoted to will shape us.
Matthew 6:21 (NIV) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Discontentment ensures that I am never satisfied with what I have
Greed is the assumption that everything is for our consumption
Debt is often the result of discontentment and greed
APPLICATION:
1. Happy people are generous and wise with their money.
2. Financial freedom results in peace.
You can listen to the sermon on YouTube here.
You can download discussion resources here: Happiness #3 Happiness #3 handout
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