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Thesis/Central Idea:
The cares of this world are the pursuit of possessions and wealth, and a preoccupation with material things is futile and dissatisfying.
Introduction:
We live in a world given way to all things materialism.
Those who do not believe in God are to a large degree materialist, who refuse to accept anything spiritual.
They do not want there to be anything like sin, so their view of the world is restricted to those things they can test and quantify/ measure.
So man attempts to clutter his life with things he can measure to know wether he is being successful and or happy in his life.
What he achieves is sin, because sin is simply a departure from God’s ways.
[ A materialistic world view is a conduit to sin…]
Materialism as the result of human sin
At the fall
Among pagans
See also Ps 115:2–8; Is 44:9–11; Da 3:1; Da 3:4–7; Hab 2:18; Ac 17:16; 2 Ti 3:2
Within Israel the Ekklesia itself
See also Ex 32:4; Le 26:1; Dt 4:15–19; Dt 7:25; 1 Ki 11:1–6; Ps 106:19–20; Is 42:8; Je 2:11–13; 1 Co 10:14
Materialism and possessions
Possessions are to be seen as a gift from God
See also Ge 13:2; Ge 26:12–13; Dt 8:18; 2 Ch 32:29; Ps 112:1–3; Pr 10:22; Ec 5:19; Ho 2:8
Material goods can turn the heart away from God
Dt 8:13–14; 1 Ti 6:9–10
See also Job 31:24–28; Eze 28:5; Mt 19:21–22; Mt 26:14–16; 1 Jn 3:17
Possessions and riches can make it difficult to enter the kingdom
See also Mt 13:22; 1 Ti 6:17–19; Jas 2:2–5; Jas 5:1–6
The weaknesses of materialism
It is transitory
See also Job 22:20; Ps 49:10; Ps 49:17; Pr 22:1–2; Pr 23:5; Ec 2:18; Ec 2:21; Ec 2:26; Je 17:11; Lk 12:20–21; 1 Ti 6:7
It does not satisfy
See also Ec 4:8; Ec 5:12; Hag 1:5–6; Mt 6:19
It can encourage greed
See also Ex 20:17; Jos 7:1; Jos 7:20–24; 1 Ki 10:23–27
It can lead to worldliness
See also Je 17:11; Lk 16:15; Lk 16:25–26; Jas 1:9–11; Re 3:17
Jesus Christ’s non-materialistic attitude
See also Php 2:5–6
Warnings to believers to guard against materialism
See also Je 9:23–24; Mt 6:25–32; 1 Ti 6:17–19; Heb 13:5; 1 Jn 2:15–17
Godly examples of a non-materialistic attitude
Ge 13:8–9; Ge 14:23; Ac 3:6; Ac 4:32–37; Php 4:11–12
Conclusion:
The pursuit of stuff and things is a human failing, one we must overcome
The proper perspective is to recognize possessions as a gift from God.
Be aware that material goods can turn the heart away from God, it happened in the garden it can happen to you.
Pursuit of possessions and riches can make it difficult to enter heaven
Material things and Possessions are weak:
They are temporal
They do not satisfy
They encourage greed
They lead to more worldliness
Consider Jesus life as the most appropriate attitude to the cares of this world.
Learn to be content with whatever situation you find yourself in.
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