Please take your Bibles or if you don't have a Bible there's one in the pew in front of you and open with me to 1st Timothy chapter 6 so that we can read this morning's text together.

It's 1st Timothy chapter 6.

We'll be starting in verse 6 and reading down through verse 19. There is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into

the world and we cannot take anything out of the world.

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

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful

desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is the root of all evils.

It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith

and pierced their hearts with many pangs.

But as for you, man of God, shun all this.

Aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness, fight the good fight of the

faith.

Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

In the presence of God who gives life to all things and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only sovereign,

the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who alone has immortality and dwells in

unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. to him be honor and eternal dominion, amen.

As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who

richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy.

They are to do good, to be rich in good deeds, liberal and generous, thus laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life which is life indeed.

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