2. Shift Pwned

3. Aaron

4. "Government don't care About us…"

5. Money does strange things To people Pride and Identity and Worth Anger, Bitterness, Envy Striving and Entitlement

6. Not even about money But what it represents: Security Freedom More Possessions, Experiences

7. Every part of our society Stokes discontent It's never enough

8. There are lot of things That drive discontent And can ruin us Jesus specifically warned About one

9. How much of your worry And anxiety and even anger Is keyed to what you don't have?

10. How much of your security Comes from what you own? What you have in the bank And where you work?

11. When God owns it all You and I are set free To take hold of real life

12. Deep breath -NOT- a sermon on Church giving

14. …people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain

15. "God is a means to an end: More money"

16. But godliness with contentment is great gain Autarkes Grateful for what I have Nothing else I have to have

17. "Walking with God is the end" Spiritual disciplines Are the means And there's nothing else I have to have

18. Using God to get stuff Means stepping over The very things I want from stuff Peace of heart, security Joy, freedom

19. …for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world

20. I own nothing At best, I rent it For a few decades

21. Ownership is an illusion Either I manage what God owns: Freedom and Faith Or I think I own it: Possessiveness, All on Me

22. "If someone sues you for your shirt, give 'em your coat, too!" - Things Jesus Said

23. The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already… Why not rather be cheated? - Apostle Paul

24. Ownership: I use God To get more Management: I follow Jesus Because he is more

25. When God owns it all You and I are set free To take hold of real life

26. …for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world

27. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content

28. I have to own my house! I need the Galaxy S5… What about the beach vacation?

29. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content Essential Spiritual Discipline

30. You cannot serve God and money - Jesus Essential Spiritual Discipline

31. You cannot serve God and money - Jesus Run after as a means of Security, happiness, fulfillment

32. The War: Comparison- But they have… Entitlement- You deserve more Culture- You're not enough

33. The Antidote:

34. Keep your lives free from the love the money and be content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never leave you. I will never forsake you" - Hebrews 13:6

35. I can do all things Through him who Strengthens me

36. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content

37. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction

38. 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...

39. God is not enough I want more, I deserve more Leads to all sorts of things That claim to satisfy And end in pain

40. love of money Use people (and God) Seek more and more Happiness depends on Envy and judge others

41. As for the rich in this present age…

42. As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches

43. Jesus is your identity Jesus is your security

44. …but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy

45. The goal is not the stuff But enjoying what God provides To his glory

46. The ability to enjoy Is a gift from God Not contingent upon On how much you have

47. What if it's just Food and clothing? More than I deserve…

48. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share

49. Antidote, Part 2: Spirit-led generosity Kills ownership And sets you free

50. thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life - 1 Timothy 6

51. When God owns it all You and I are set free To take hold of real life

52. Jesus, worry and anxiety

53. “Watch out! And be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” - Jesus, Luke 12:15

54. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal… “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…

55. …but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal

56. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also

57. No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other

58. You cannot serve God and money

59. THEREFORE, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life... - Matt. 6:18-21, 24-25

60. When God owns it all You and I are set free To take hold of real life

61. God wants you free

62. The Shift is so easy And so hard: God, it's not mine I sign it over to you And trust you with all of it

63. What happens now? Contentment, not comparison

64. What happens now? Contentment, not comparison Hold loosely and worry less

65. What happens now? Contentment, not comparison Hold loosely and worry less Not entitled- "work or don't eat"

66. What happens now? Contentment, not comparison Hold loosely and worry less Not entitled- "work or don't eat" Don't get value from: ID= Jesus

67. What happens now? Contentment, not comparison Hold loosely and worry less Not entitled- "work or don't eat" Don't get value from: ID= Jesus Pray through purchase and gift

68. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content Essential Spiritual Discipline

69. Godliness with contentment is great gain God…richly provides all things For your enjoyment

70. Questions?

73. Back-to-School Cookout after Church Kiddie Pool - Hang out with us -

74. 9 AM Groups Home/Coffee Shop Groups Next Sunday after Church

75. Carowinds Youth Trip Meeting Right Now (Must be able to Walk Around Without Constant Supervision)