2. Part 2 of a 3 Week
Sermon Series:
Handling God’s Money
3. Freedom from Money Slavery
1. Money Abuse of the Rich
2. Money god lies
3. The Good Use of Money.
•Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
•New Living Translation
4. Money Abuse of the Rich – Ecclesiastes 5:8
8 Don’t be surprised if you see a
poor person being oppressed by
the powerful and if justice is
being miscarried throughout the
land.
5. DO JUSTICE – Put Your Wallet On a Fast
•“No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
7 Share your food with the hungry,
and give shelter to the homeless.
Give clothes to those who need them,
and do not hide from relatives who need
your help – Isaiah 58:6-7
6. Money god Lies – 4 lies
1.Money will satisfy you
Ecc 5:10 Those who love money will never have
enough. How meaningless to think that
wealth brings true happiness!
7. Money god Lies – 4 lies
2. Money will solve problem
Ecc5:11 The more you have, the more people
come to help you spend it.
8. Money god Lies – 4 lies
3. Money will bring peace of mind
Ecc 5:12 People who work hard sleep well,
whether they eat little or much. But the rich
seldom get a good night’s sleep.
9. Money god Lies – 4 lies
4. Money will bring security
Ecc 5:14 Money is put into risky investments
that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the
end, there is nothing left to pass on to one’s
children… We can’t take our riches with us.
10. The Good Use of Money
Ecc 5:18 Even so, I have noticed one thing, at
least, that is good. It is good for people to
eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun
during the short life God has given them, and
to accept their lot in life. 19 And it is a good
thing to receive wealth from God and the
good health to enjoy it.