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Goal: Understand that God wants us to be discerning about loving the world and loving money. We must keep our biblical perspective and tenaciously pursue loving God and living righteous lives. Regarding finances, this translates into managing our money well so that we honor Him with our finances. Why do you think our culture places money and the appearance of being financially successful on such a high pedestal? How could comparing ourselves with others contribute to being financially over-extended? Share any real-life illustrations, your own or others. 1 Timothy 6:9-11: In verses 9-10, what type of person is described here? What behaviors and consequences do you see here for people with this attitude? What is the root of all sorts of evil in verse 10? The commands in verse 11 starkly contrast what we see in verses 9 and 10. In verse 11, Paul is not advocating that we run away to a monastery and take a vow of poverty. What (IS) is Paul telling us to do? What commands do you see in verse 11, and how would following them make a difference in our lives and our view of money? 1 John 2:15-17: Note each time the term “world” is mentioned in these verses. What significance might this have? What are we commanded to do here, and what are the consequences if we do not obey? Looking at verse 16, how would you explain the desires of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of what we have and do? What do these look like in us?

Proverbs 21:5: How would you summarize the overall teaching of the Scriptures above regarding money, the world, and handling riches? What attitudes or behaviors might you need to change due to the above passages? Give everyone a chance to discuss this question honestly. Try to bring out the world’s mindset regarding money, wealth, and power. Answering this question will help provide a clear contrast to what Scripture says in the rest of the study. 1 Timothy 6:9-11 describes people whose main motivation is a desire to be rich. They fall into temptation and commit foolish and harmful actions that can ruin their lives. The Scripture mentions craving, wandering away, and piercing themselves. Having money is not the root of all sorts of evil, but it is the love of money that is at issue here. If we love money more than anything else, greed and dishonesty and other harmful traits can result. This will negatively impact our relationships and work, which can ruin all the facets of our health and our lives. 1. Verse 11 commands Timothy (and us by implication) to flee, to run away from the temptation to love money and all that it entails, and to pursue living a life that pleases God. He uses the words “righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness”. Define and discuss these concepts and what our view of money and our lives would look like if we pursued them. 2. “World” is used six times here. John wants us to notice that two objects of worship exist — God and the world; he does not want us to miss this significant fact. We are commanded to not love the world or its things. The result for someone who loves the world first is that the love of

God is not in him or her. The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and boasting are not from God but from the world. God wants us to love Him first with all of our hearts, souls, and minds and to love our neighbors as ourselves. We need to keep a guard on our hearts and affections. Loving the world would compete with our love for God and other people. 3. Do not answer this question too lightly. There are some major heart and mindset issues that need to be surfaced in us so God can change us into His image. The desires of the flesh can refer to our pressing forward into what we crave without listening to the Spirit, who directs us to pursue God’s way and agenda instead. The lust of the eyes refers to us hungering to have what we see, whether or not it is right or good for us. Pride in what we have and do occurs in us when what we own and what we have accomplished take first place in our thoughts, words, and actions; we are worshiping ourselves rather than God. A good question to ask ourselves is “What am I longing for most of the day?” Let everyone contribute any thoughts they have about this issue. Take extra time here if needed. 4. Verse 17 stops is a game-changer. It forces us to face the end of the existence not only of all that we can see, but also of all of our desires for those things, the things of the world. The world and its “stuff” does not last forever. We are here reminded that the one who pursues God first, who does His will, lives forever. 5. Proverbs 21:5 teaches us that diligence, working hard in a disciplined way, leads to abundance; hastiness, working quickly just to “get it done” without giving attention to the quality of our work, leads to poverty.

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