Watch Out for Greed! | Generosity E2
John Mark Comer Teachings
Practicing the Way
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
John Mark explores Jesus and the New Testament authors warning against the love of money and greed, showing us that money is often an obstacle, not a boon, to the good life. He argues us that true happiness is found not in more money, but in being content with what we have.
Key Scripture Passage: 1 Timothy 6v6-19
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the John Mark Coma teachings podcast. I'm Strawn Coleman, your host and part of the teaching team here at Practicing the Way. |
| 0:12.0 | Each week on this podcast, we share a teaching from John Mark or other trusted voices in the formation space, and it's great to have you with us. |
| 0:21.6 | Today, John Mark continues his series on generosity. By exploring a famous yet often misquoted |
| 0:28.6 | passage, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. In the teaching, John Mark |
| 0:35.6 | uncovers a little of what a heart of greed actually looks like |
| 0:39.3 | and offers us some really helpful frameworks to liberate us from its hold. |
| 0:44.3 | As you listen along, you may like to ask yourself the question, |
| 0:48.3 | Am I always living and working for just a little more? |
| 0:53.3 | Here's John Mark. |
| 0:57.1 | Thanks, Dave. What a great story. Good morning, everyone. |
| 1:01.6 | Anybody else really feeling a churro right now? |
| 1:05.3 | Holy cow, I know what I'm doing this afternoon. |
| 1:08.4 | Great to see you. Please turn in your Bibles to 1 Timothy chapter 6. |
| 1:14.6 | And once you arrive, there's a Bible in the seat in front of you. Once you are there in 1 Timothy |
| 1:20.5 | chapter 6, I invite you to stand with me for the reading of scripture. |
| 1:38.6 | Our text for today is chapter 6, verse 6 to verse 10. |
| 1:48.3 | But before we read, let me just give you a moment to quiet your heart and settle into your body, into the moment, and as much as you are willing or able to just open your heart to receive whatever |
| 1:56.9 | the Spirit of God would give to you this morning. |
| 2:02.7 | Our generous God, |
| 2:05.8 | Spirit of Jesus, come, |
| 2:43.5 | move and speak and heal and set free. So, I'm the One Timothy, chapter 6, verse 6. |
| 2:49.2 | But godliness with contentment is great gain. |
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