Bible Reference
Luke 16:9-13 NIV
I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? “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.”
Outline
Series: THE GENEROSITY FACTOR
Message: Breaking the Spirit of Mammon
Text: Luke 16:9-13
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Jesus made a very strong contrast between, “you cannot serve God and mammon.”
1. What is Mammon?
Most people would say it is money, but it is deeper than that. It is an attitude that one does not need god if we have riches and money. Mammon promises only what God can deliver.
2. Is Money Evil?
Money is neutral. You can do good and bad with money. Loving and serving mammon is evil.
3. What Should I Do With Money?
Be a good steward with what you have. If we tithe off of our little, God sees He can trust us and He gives us more.
The only thing that will last forever is people. Jesus said “this is true riches.”
“Heaven is being populated and hell is being plundered by our offerings.”