How Money Fears Kill Our Worship

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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When we trust God with our money, we not only enjoy freedom from worry, but we magnify the shepherd, Father, and King who provides for us.

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0:00.0	Well, yesterday we started the week, week number 500 on the podcast, by the way, it's amazing.
0:09.3	We started this 500th week on the podcast looking at Christian love and how that love differs
0:14.6	from the love of the world.
0:17.4	And I want to carry that discussion over today because there's another key factor that
0:22.0	distinguishes our Christian love and it's about money, the fear of money, specifically
0:27.4	the fear of not having enough money.
0:31.6	Money fears kill our love and money fears kill our worship.
0:37.9	Key points made by John Piper in a 1997 sermon on Luke 12.
0:41.7	Here's Pastor John to make those connections.
0:45.7	So Luke 12, 32 to 34 of the dozens of texts I could have chosen is all about worshiping
0:53.5	God with your money.
0:57.6	There are four points I want to make.
1:03.4	Many more could be made.
1:05.0	I think I counted about 10 sermons I'd like to preach on these three verses, but I'll
1:09.7	preach one and make four points.
1:15.4	Number one, in verse 32 in particular, the first point is God commands us not to be afraid.
1:23.5	About money, not to have fear about money.
1:28.2	When it comes to money things, we're not supposed to be anxious.
1:32.3	Don't worry, don't be afraid.
1:33.7	He says little flock for your father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.
1:39.6	That little verse there is sandwiched before and after with money versus 22 following
1:44.2	or all about money, things, clothing, house and whether you're anxious about them and then
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