Ethics & Everyday Life · Practical · ABOUT 160 MINUTES
Study money, possessions, generosity, simplicity, giving, contentment, planning, and using resources for love rather than status
Primary passage: Matthew 6:21
Read Matthew 6:21 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on where your treasure is and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: 2 Corinthians 9:7
Read 2 Corinthians 9:7 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on god loves a cheerful giver and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: Philippians 4:11
Read Philippians 4:11 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on learn contentment and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: Proverbs 21:5
Read Proverbs 21:5 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on plan with wisdom and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
