Stupid Things''' Desiring What's Forbidden

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Exodus 2017 Paperback pg. 53 Hardback pg. 74
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Dont desire another man's house dont desire
his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or
anything else that he owns." Exodus 2017 (TEV)
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WHATS COVETING?

• Not the desire to acquire.

God richly provides us with everything for our
enjoyment. 1 Timothy 617
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WHATS COVETING?

• Its an excessive desire.
• (strong, greedy)

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WHATS COVETING?

• Its an excessive desire.
• (strong, greedy, uncontrolled)

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WHATS COVETING?

• Its an excessive desire.
• Its a desire for whats forbidden
• (what belongs to others)

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Ecclesiastes 5 Paperback pg. 466 Hardback pg.
661
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction (v.10)

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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction (v.10)

It's foolish to think wealth brings happiness!"
(LB)
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction (v.10)
• Why? I like demand change

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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction (v.10)
• Why? I like demand change
• The more I have, the more I desire.

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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt (v.11)

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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt (v.11)

The more money you have, the more money you
spend." (LB)
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We are getting basically honest people who never
had problems paying their bills before. These
debtors havent yet learned that inflation is
cutting deeply into their life-style. They are
used to going out to dinner, to the theater,
buying new clothes regularly. All of a sudden
they havent got enough to pay for everything,
but theyre not willing to go back to their lower
life-style.
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt
• Worry (v.12)

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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Worry (v.12)

A working man can get a good night's sleep.
But the rich man has so much that he stays awake
worrying." (TEV)
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt
• Worry
• Fatigue

Dont wear yourself out to be rich (Prov.234)
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Fatigue

Dont wear yourself out to be rich, have the
wisdom to show restraint (Prov.234)
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt
• Worry
• Fatigue
• Conflict

What causes fights quarrels among you? Don't
they come from the desires that battle within
you?" James 41
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Dissatisfaction
• Debt
• Worry
• Fatigue
• Conflict
• Other Sins

You covet cannot obtain, so you fight wage
war. James 42
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SIDE-EFFECTS OF WANTING MORE

• Other Sins

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered
from the faith pierced themselves with many
griefs. 1 Tim.610
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ANTIDOTE TO COVETING Contentment

• I've learned the secret of being contentwhether
  living in plenty or in want. Phil.411-12

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have! (v.19-20)

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have! (v.19-20)

Covetousness is the flip side of gratitude.
R.C. Sproul
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• WHEN I get________.
• THEN Ill be happy!

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1 Timothy 6 Paperback pg. 824 Hardback pg.
1177
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have!
• Resist the Urge to Compare!

We dont dare classify or compare ourselves.
Its not wise. 2 Cor.1012
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Resist the Urge to Compare!
• Learn to admire without having to acquire.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have!
• Resist the Urge to Compare!
• Refocus on Whats Going to Last! (v.11)

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Focus on faith (v.12)

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Focus on faith (v.12)

I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will
never go hungry, he who believes in Me will
never be thirsty. John 635
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Focus on faith (v.12)

We fix our attention, not on the things that
are seen, but on things that are unseen. What
can be seen lasts only for a time, but what
cannot be seen lasts forever." 2 Cor.418
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Focus on faith (v.12)
• Focus on God, Gods Word, people

We fix our attention, not on the things that
are seen, but on things that are unseen. What
can be seen lasts only for a time, but what
cannot be seen lasts forever." 2 Cor.418
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have!
• Resist the Urge to Compare!
• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Release What I Have to Help Others (v.17-18)

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Dont become proud of what you have.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Dont become proud of what you have.
• Dont put your trust in it.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Dont become proud of what you have.
• Dont put your trust in it.
• Use it to do good.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Dont become proud of what you have.
• Dont put your trust in it.
• Use it to do good.
• Share it with others.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Share it with others.
• Why? Breaks materialism now.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Share it with others.
• Why? Breaks materialism now.
• Great rewards later.

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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Release What I Have to Help Others
• Share it with others.
• Why? Breaks materialism now.
• Great rewards later.
• Greater joy now later.

There is more happiness in giving than in
receiving." Acts 2035
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HOW CAN I LEARN CONTENTMENT?

• Rejoice in What I Have!
• Resist the Urge to Compare!
• Refocus on Whats Going to Last!
• Release What I Have to Help Others

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