1 Timothy 6:6-9

The call to live simply and with contentment is not easy. I am not there, but I’m trying. Tom Norvell encourages us not to grow weary in our battle to live simply so we can find true contentment.

Have you been vaccinated against this flu? We have got to address our addiction to things, money, greed, debt, wealth, and materialism.

"For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Timothy 6:7-8 -- For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

It's new! Improved! It's easy to want what everyone else is getting. But it's also very, very dangerous. God can help you learn to be happy with what you have.

"Dear Father, whose truth is gentle, Help us to find a heart to serve you, even in oppressive circumstances. Grant that our religion may not be a..."

Would you wear the castoffs of the losers? Patrick Odum describes what happened to the Patriot SuperBowl championship jerseys that were going to be thrown away because they lost, and challenges us to give more than our throw aways to the poor of the world.

Godliness with contentment is enough Christians can be rich. Rich people can be Christians. But we need to remember that material things can often get in the way of our faith. Godliness with contentment. That should be our goal.

How simply can you live? We can all learn the joy of living simply.

So what's your reward? This fisherman has learned the real meaning of the word contentment.

"But godliness with contentment is great gain."

"People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction."

"But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and....."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Timothy 6:9 -- People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

Inspirational illustration of 1 Timothy 6:6 -- Godliness with contentment is great gain.

Our prayers often treat God as if he is the free Amazon delivery service for our every whim and want. Phil Ware with Andy Johnson remind us that our prayer is for the bread we need today, not the extravagance we want for ourselves.

What can money fix in your life? Wealth, money, can help with some things, but not everything!

"Dear Child of the Father in Heaven, In My earthly ministry, I taught My disciples these essential truths:Some people store up treasures in their..."

Have you been deceived by this yet? Alan Smith reminds us that get rich schemes normally get someone else rich and leave us in trouble.

Are you still trying to buy love at Christmas? Priceless memories that you make with those you love are far more valuable and enduring gifts than anything you can purchase with money.

When's the last time you felt the joy of being truly thankful? We need to recover the lost art of giving thanks and there are some steps we can take to do just that.

Which do you prefer? Money and our desire for it can get us in trouble; we must learn to be happy with little or much.

Is this really depression? Depression is more than not getting what we want, but unfortunately we get it confused, but let's admit its character flaws that leads us to be desirious of more than we need.

How are we going to define ourselves? Max Lucado reminds us that we shouldn't and we can't define who we are by what we have or don't have, but by our contentment in the Lord.

What makes you rich? Jesus told his followers that it was hard for the rich to become a part of his kingdom (Matthew 19:24). The apostle Paul said that those who want to have wealth fall into a trap, and some have ruined their faith because of it. (1 Timothy 6:9-10) And James