Living Without A Safety Net

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Living Without A Safety Net
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Matthew 1624-25
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone
wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself,
and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 "For
whoever wishes to save his life will lose it
but whoever loses his life for My sake will find
it.
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Do You Remember This Man?
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Its Way Cooler Without the Net
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
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The Uncertainty of Riches
17 Instruct those who are rich in this present
world not to be conceited or to fix their hope
on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who
richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good
works, to be generous and ready to share, 19
storing up for themselves the treasure of a
good foundation for the future, so that they
may take hold of that which is life indeed.
1 Timothy 617-19
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
Stuff
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Luke 12
13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher,
tell my brother to divide the family inheritance
with me." 14 But He said to him, " Man, who
appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
15 Then He said to them, " Beware, and be on
your guard against every form of greed for not
even when one has an abundance does his life
consist of his possessions." 16 And He told
them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man
was very productive.
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Luke 12
17 "And he began reasoning to himself, saying,
'What shall I do, since I have no place to store
my crops?' 18 "Then he said, 'This is what I
will do I will tear down my barns and build
larger ones, and there I will store all my grain
and my goods. 19 'And I will say to my soul,
"Soul, you have many goods laid up for many
years to come take your ease, eat, drink and be
merry."'
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
Stuff
Your Job
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James 410
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord,
and He will exalt you.
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Psalm 756-7
For promotion and power come from nowhere on
earth, but only from God. He promotes one and
deposes another. The Living Bible
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
Stuff
Your Job
Your Family
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Mark 1311-13
11 " When they arrest you and hand you over, do
not worry beforehand about what you are to say,
but say whatever is given you in that hour for
it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy
Spirit. 12 "Brother will betray brother to
death, and a father his child and children will
rise up against parents and have them put to
death. 13 "You will be hated by all because of
My name, but the one who endures to the end, he
will be saved.
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
Stuff
Your Job
Your Family
Your Own Talent
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The First Step Is Admitting It . . .
For through the grace given to me I say to
everyone among you not to think more highly of
himself than he ought to think but to think so
as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to
each a measure of faith. Romans 123
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Proverbs 1618
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty
spirit before stumbling.
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Do You Have A Safety Net?
Money
Stuff
Your Job
Your Family
Your Own Talent
Being An American
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But Im An American
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Why Not You?
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For those who are according to the flesh set
their minds on the things of the flesh, but those
who are according to the Spirit, the things of
the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is
death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and
peace, Romans 85-6