In a world filled with spiritual and physical needs, lack of gospel access, extreme poverty,

exploitation, and so much more, how should the church respond?

And what does our use of money say about us?

In this message from 1 Timothy, chapter 6, verses 17 through 19, David Platt warns of the

danger of the love of money, as well as the eternal reward for those who use their resources

for God's glory and the good of others.

Riches are not inherently sinful, and God gives us good things to enjoy, but we must be

on guard to make sure that our hearts treasure God more than the things of this world.

This is The Radical with David Platt Podcast.

Here is David with a message title, The Gospel and Materialism.

If you have a Bible, and I hope you do, I invite you to open with me to 1 Timothy, chapter

6, and pull out those notes that are in your worship guide.

1 Timothy, chapter 6, and we'll actually start in just a second in verse 6, and then

we'll work our way to verses 17 through 19.

Steve Corbett and Brian Fickert, economics professor of covenant college, have written

an excellent book called When Helping Hurt's Dressing How to in the Most Healthy Ways

Help the Poor.

And they start in the beginning of their book by writing these words.

The Bible's teachings should cut to the heart of North American Christians.

By any measure, we are the richest people ever to walk on planet earth.

Furthermore, at no time in history has there ever been greater economic disparity in the

world than at the present.

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