Bible Readings:
Matthew 6:19-34
1 Timothy 6:1-21
Sermon Outline:
James 1:9–11 (NKJV)
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
I How should the poor Christians see themselves?
II How should the rich believers see themselves?
Earthly riches are full of poverty.
Augustine
Earthly riches are called thorns, and well they may; for as thorns, they pierce both head and heart; the head with cares in getting them, and the heart with grief in parting with them.
Thomas Brooks
It is the best riches not to desire riches.
Thomas Brooks