1. content

2. unhealthy 1 Timothy 6:3-4 Not every craving is good.

3. gain 1 Timothy 6:5 The result of out-of-control desire is both friction and fiction.

4. contentment 1 Timothy 6:6 “There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” (G.K. Chesterton)

5. nothing 1 Timothy 6:7 Reality is not our all-consuming fiction, but rather the doctrine of simplicity.

6. content 1 Timothy 6:8 Our desires are drastically out of touch with God’s world and God’s word.

7. root 1 Timothy 6:9-10a The desire for more leads more desires.

8. pangs 1Timothy 6:10b Failing to learn contentment is teaching ourselves to starve.

9. contentment Matthew 10:39 “The most certain way to miss self- fulfillment is to pursue it.” (Richard Foster)