TITLE: OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS MONEY
TEXT: LUKE 12:13-21
I Bible Teaching
a) Not to love it (I Timothy 6 :10)
b) Not to prize it (Matthew 6: 19)
c) But to use it (I Timothv 5:3)
II Money Can Hurt
a) Keep us from heaven (Mark 10:24-25)
b) Cause us to strive after vanity (Ecclesiastes 4:6)
c) Makes us worry (Ecclesiastes 5 :12)
III What We Can Do
a) Serve God with money (Matthew 6:24)
b)Give in proportion to income (Corinthians 16:1-2)
c) Give good account of our blessings (Luke 12:48)
Conclusion: Riches cannot assure happiness - our attitude towards it can. Let us lay up treasures in heaven (Luke 12:33) and be rich towards God (v. 21)
TITLE: DEALING WITH TIME
TEXT: ECCL. 3:1-9
How We Can Waste It
a) Lack of application-Eccl. 9:10
b) Improper learning - Phil. 4:8
c) Unwelcome activity-II Tim. 3:4
d) Brood over past mistakes-Phil. 3:13
e) Laziness-Prov. 20:13
II How To Use your Time
a) Measure your day-Psalms 90:12
b) Lengthen your time-Psalms 90: l 0
c) Redeem the time-Ephesians 5:16
d)Use it today-Hebrews 3:7, 8
III Examples To Ponder
a) 5 foolish women-Matthew 25:1-2
b) Felix-Acts 24:25
TlTLE: THE EXCELLENCY OF LOVE
TEXT: I CORINTHIANS 13
Introduction: I Corinthians 12, Paul starts off by saying "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant." As he closes, he said "but covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way."
I Importance Of Love (v. 1-3)
a) Gifts cannot save (I Cor. 9:27)
b) Without love, gifts are worthless
c) Draws one to God (I John 4:7)
II What Love Is (v. 4-7)
a) Suffereth long (I Peter 2:21)
b)Kind (Eph. 4:32)
c) Envy not (Matthew 27:1 8)
d) Not puff up (Romans 12: 3)
e) Doth not behave itself unseemly
f) Vaunteth not itself
g) Seeketh not her own
h) Not easily provoked
i) Take no account of evil
j) Rejoiceth not in unrighteousness (John 8:32)
k) Beareth, believeth, hopeth and endureth all things
III Love Above All (v. 8 :13)
a) As compared to gifts (James 1:25)
b) As compared to a child and mirror
c) As compared to hope and faith
Conclusion: Let us learn to love more perfectly, for God is Love (I John 4:8)
