Riches, Repentance, and the Transforming Power of Grace
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "It's not about the money you possess, but whether or not that money possesses you. There's such a great temptation for us. To be possessed by the amount of money we have or don't have. Yes, I bring up the other as well, what we don't have, being possessed. Because quite often, when somebody believes that they don't have enough money, there is a bitterness that can grow, a jealousy that can grow, and an envy that can grow that eats away at our souls." [12:22]
2. "The problem is not money itself. 1 Timothy 6, verse 10. For the love of money, the love of money, is a root of all kinds of evils. A lot of us know that verse. Do you read the rest of it though? For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. That's what James is referring to here. He's writing to the church. It's through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs." [14:17]
3. "The Bible does not speak negatively about being wealthy. Or having resources. Time and time and again, we see God blessing people with material wealth. Abraham, Genesis chapter 13, who's very rich in livestock, silver and gold. Isaac, Genesis 26, sowed in the land the Lord gave him and reaped in that same year a hundredfold. It goes on to say, the Lord blessed him and he became rich. David, Solomon, in the New Testament, Lydia, Job. Even after Job had lost everything, at the very end of the book, we read how God restored Job's fortunes and gave him twice as much as what he had in the beginning." [09:38]
4. "It's a journey that brings you to the foot of the cross. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He's doing this intentionally. And he does not resist you. righteous person does not resist you. He gave himself for you. The righteous for the unrighteous. It was the world's ways that led to the crucifixion of the righteous one. Jesus, the Christ, the spotless lamb of God, he gave himself to deliver us from this dreadful journey." [26:07]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When you have tasted of the sweetness and the excellence of his riches, not only do his riches become your riches, but his ways also become your ways. The inclination to follow the ways of this world begins to fade. The heart fattened for the day of slaughter becomes full of grace. And that grace bubbles up and it overflows and it pours out generously. It wants not to justify withholding. It prioritizes what's important and true. It relishes trusting the Lord with all that we are and all we have." [28:30]
2. "Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts, Lord Sabaoth, the all-powerful God. James is citing here the Old Testament, Deuteronomy 24, where it says, You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy. You shall give him his wages, lest he cry against you to the Lord and you be guilty of sin." [21:00]
3. "James says that the rich man is to rejoice as he is being humbled because just like the flowers of the field, just like the Mother's Day flowers that maybe some of us still have somewhere, they've withered, all of it will pass away. Here he says to the rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. The prophets of the Old Testament used to talk like this. They used to call out to the nation of Israel, warning them of coming judgment." [06:52]
4. "We can be sitting here every Sunday and doing a bunch of Christian things and be very much as possessed by however much or however little money we have. Think about it. James is writing to the church. He says, Your riches rot your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded and their corrosion will be evidence. They testify against you and will eat your flesh like fire. This is really harsh, very much in your face. He's trying to get attention towards what he's saying here. The reality that we will all have to give an account." [15:05]
5. "Before we can ever get off the dreadful journey, we have to first see the reality of the one who humbled himself, who emptied himself, who humbled himself to the point of death. on a cross. We cannot try to obligate, or you can try. It ain't gonna work. We cannot obligate ourselves to humble living and generosity. We first have to hear the good news of the gospel and have it penetrate our very beings. We all come to the cross knowing that there's nothing in our hands that we bring, like the old hymn says, right? Nothing in our hands we bring simply to the cross, I cling." [26:39]
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1. "It's not about the money you possess, but whether or not that money possesses you. There's such a great temptation for us. To be possessed by the amount of money we have or don't have. Yes, I bring up the other as well, what we don't have, being possessed. Because quite often, when somebody believes that they don't have enough money, there is a bitterness that can grow, a jealousy that can grow, and an envy that can grow that eats away at our souls." [12:22]
2. "The problem is not money itself. 1 Timothy 6, verse 10. For the love of money, the love of money, is a root of all kinds of evils. A lot of us know that verse. Do you read the rest of it though? For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. That's what James is referring to here. He's writing to the church. It's through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs." [14:17]
3. "The Bible does not speak negatively about being wealthy. Or having resources. Time and time and again, we see God blessing people with material wealth. Abraham, Genesis chapter 13, who's very rich in livestock, silver and gold. Isaac, Genesis 26, sowed in the land the Lord gave him and reaped in that same year a hundredfold. It goes on to say, the Lord blessed him and he became rich. David, Solomon, in the New Testament, Lydia, Job. Even after Job had lost everything, at the very end of the book, we read how God restored Job's fortunes and gave him twice as much as what he had in the beginning." [09:38]
4. "It's a journey that brings you to the foot of the cross. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He's doing this intentionally. And he does not resist you. righteous person does not resist you. He gave himself for you. The righteous for the unrighteous. It was the world's ways that led to the crucifixion of the righteous one. Jesus, the Christ, the spotless lamb of God, he gave himself to deliver us from this dreadful journey." [26:07]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When you have tasted of the sweetness and the excellence of his riches, not only do his riches become your riches, but his ways also become your ways. The inclination to follow the ways of this world begins to fade. The heart fattened for the day of slaughter becomes full of grace. And that grace bubbles up and it overflows and it pours out generously. It wants not to justify withholding. It prioritizes what's important and true. It relishes trusting the Lord with all that we are and all we have." [28:30]
2. "Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts, Lord Sabaoth, the all-powerful God. James is citing here the Old Testament, Deuteronomy 24, where it says, You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy. You shall give him his wages, lest he cry against you to the Lord and you be guilty of sin." [21:00]
3. "James says that the rich man is to rejoice as he is being humbled because just like the flowers of the field, just like the Mother's Day flowers that maybe some of us still have somewhere, they've withered, all of it will pass away. Here he says to the rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. The prophets of the Old Testament used to talk like this. They used to call out to the nation of Israel, warning them of coming judgment." [06:52]
4. "We can be sitting here every Sunday and doing a bunch of Christian things and be very much as possessed by however much or however little money we have. Think about it. James is writing to the church. He says, Your riches rot your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded and their corrosion will be evidence. They testify against you and will eat your flesh like fire. This is really harsh, very much in your face. He's trying to get attention towards what he's saying here. The reality that we will all have to give an account." [15:05]
5. "Before we can ever get off the dreadful journey, we have to first see the reality of the one who humbled himself, who emptied himself, who humbled himself to the point of death. on a cross. We cannot try to obligate, or you can try. It ain't gonna work. We cannot obligate ourselves to humble living and generosity. We first have to hear the good news of the gospel and have it penetrate our very beings. We all come to the cross knowing that there's nothing in our hands that we bring, like the old hymn says, right? Nothing in our hands we bring simply to the cross, I cling." [26:39]
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