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Gospel Baptist Tabernacle

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

Where the Love of God

abounds, everyone is

welcome.

Children’s Church taught

by Paul and Marsha Davis

during preaching.

www.rossvillechurch.com

January 26, 2014

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We are still talking about

the first leg of our

Financial Triangle work.

The other two legs are

good management and

generosity or giving.

Our desire to work, as children of God, should

be motivated by the desire to be productive

and to do a good job.

But our work has to make

us a good living.

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Lev 19:13 ...the wages of him that is hired shall

not abide with thee all night until morning.

People should be paid

a fair wage when they

get the job done, and

as promised.

Don’t hire someone, then when he is finished with

the job, say, “I can’t pay you right now; you will

have to wait until I get my check.”

If you can’t pay now, set it up when you hire him.

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I Tim 5:18 For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not

muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The

laborer is worthy of his hire.

Whether a man works in a secular job or a full-time

ministry for the Lord:

God expects him to be paid for his work.

Volunteer work is a good thing, if a man or woman

can afford to offer themselves as free labor.

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God warns the wealthy that they better pay those

who work for them:

James 5:4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who

have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept

back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which

have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of

sabaoth. (sabaoth = armies or hosts)

God hears the cries of workers, who are not paid a

living, and judges those who cheat them.

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So you must be paid for your work in order to live.

And you need to choose a job that will make your

family a decent living.

Danger -- Love of money: Don’t let money

become your goal in life.

Eccl 5:10 NIV Whoever loves money never has

money enough; whoever loves wealth is never

satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.

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Haggai 1:6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little;

ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are

not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is

none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth

wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Have you ever felt like that? That your money

was going into a bag with holes?

There’s a reason; Part of it might be in verse 9:

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Haggai 1:9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to

little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow

upon it. Why? saith the Lord of Hosts. Because of

Mine house that is waste, and ye run every man

unto his own house.

When we work with a selfish attitude, God will not

bless what we earn;

In fact, He will blow it away and make us poor.

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God is speaking of people who were willing and

eager to work, for their own wealth and welfare.

To build nice homes; To buy food and drink

To buy nice clothes; And to accumulate wealth.

But they didn't have time for the

House of God.

They were too busy working for personal gain, to

give any of their time or money to God's House.

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Again: Haggai 1:9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it

came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did

blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts.

Because of Mine house that is waste, and ye run

every man unto his own house.

When your personal life is more important to you

than God's house, He can’t bless you.

We need to seek first the Kingdom of God and His

righteousness and trust God for our needs.

God will supply the work we need.

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Rich young ruler: Came to Jesus and asked,

“What must I do to have eternal life?”

Mark 10:21-22 Then Jesus beholding him loved

him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go

thy way, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the

poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven; and

come, take up the cross, and follow Me. And he

was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for

he had great possessions.

This man's wealth didn’t keep him from getting

saved; No! It was his love for his money.

Greed and lust!

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Luke 9:25 KJV For what is a man advantaged, if he

gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast

away?

I Tim 6:9-10a NIV People who want to get rich fall

into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and

harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and

destruction. For the love of money is a root of all

kinds of evil.

II Tim 3:1-2 NIV But mark this: There will be

terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers

of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,....

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Principle: When you work, don’t

get your eyes on the money.

God wants us to enjoy life, and He will give us all

that we need to enjoy abundant living,

when we live life His way.

Concentrate on doing a good job

with a good spirit,

And the money will be there. God

will see to that.

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The Christian Work Ethic:

Eccl 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it

with thy might; ….

Eccl 11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the

evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest

not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or

whether they both shall be alike good.

Looking for a job?

Put in multiple applicationsMake looking for a job your full time job.

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Your job must make a living to provide the

needs of your family, comfortably.

1 Timothy 5 8 But if any provide not for his own,

and specially for those of his own house, he hath

denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

If you are out of work, just find a job.

And take the money home to care for

the needs of your family.

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In our culture, sometimes things

get out of whack.

A woman can find a job, and the

man can’t.

What is,

is.Do an excellent job at home.

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Work to meet a need for someone else;

That job wasn’t created to meet your needs.

You work to meet your employer’s needs, and –

In that way, your own needs will be met.

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Your job is not supposed to be your life.

Work to live; don’t live to work.

The best job will leave time for your family.

It will leave time to be involved in your church,

time for personal worship and Bible study.

When we do things God’s Way,

there is time for all good things.