{"id":10619,"date":"2022-07-18T19:02:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T23:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10619"},"modified":"2022-07-18T19:02:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T23:02:43","slug":"thegottahaveitcancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/07\/thegottahaveitcancer\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cGotta Have It\u201d Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series: Seven Cancers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: The \u201cGotta Have It\u201d Cancer<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 I Tim. 6: 6-11; Mt. 6: 19-24<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I. WHAT EXACTLY IS GREED?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\nJesus realized the danger of greed. \u201cFor what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?\u201d Mt. 16:26 (ESV)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What does the Bible tell us about greed?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. Greed is a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>root sin<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n2. Greed is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>disordered<\/strong><\/span>) love.<br \/>\n3. Greed is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>deceptive<\/strong><\/span>) and (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>destructive<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n4. Greed is ultimately (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unsatisfying<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO GREED?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\nThe foundation of greed: Pr. 11: 24-28<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1) Greed is foolish because it (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hurts you<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n2) Greed is foolish because it hurts the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>people around you<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n3) Greed is foolish because (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>money<\/strong><\/span>) doesn\u2019t last.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The antidote to greed? (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contentment<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. It is not dependent on (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>circumstances<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n2. It is something we learn (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>over time<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n3. It comes from the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>strength of Christ<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4>\nNext Week: The \u201cRespectable\u201d Cancer- John 6: 1-16, 26-35<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Seven Cancers TITLE: The \u201cGotta Have It\u201d Cancer Scripture:\u00a0 I Tim. 6: 6-11; Mt. 6: 19-24 &nbsp; I. WHAT EXACTLY IS GREED? Jesus realized the danger of greed. \u201cFor what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? 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