“Richly Provided, Richly Sharing”

1Tim 6:6-19 Oct.11, 2009 Thanksgiving  Play AUDIO (mp3)  Play VIDEO (wmv)

●    ‘GREAT GAIN’ NOT GOLD

    ○    net worth nil when leaving this life (Job 1:21; 1Tim 6:7)
    ○    uncertainty of wealth obvious in recent economic downturn (17)
    ○    eagerness to get rich results in harmful desires, evil, sorrow, destruction (9f)
    ○    Pompeii woman caught tragically trying to retrieve pearls

●    GET A GRIP ON GODLINESS - AND GENEROSITY

    ○    great gain = godliness + contentment (6)
    ○    godliness: taking hold of eternal life by faith in Jesus (12,19; Php 3:19; Jn 5:24; Gal 2:20)
    ○    eternal life: marked by fruit of the Holy Spirit - faith, love, etc. (11; Gal 5:22f)
    ○    contentment: hoping in God - assured of being richly provided (17; Rom 8:32)
    ○    God’s riches prompt us to be rich in good deeds and generosity (18f)

●    “I DID IT FOR LOVE”

    ○    loving gesture not done for reward, but delighting in one’s father