I’d like to return for a moment to a question I’ve asked you already in our study of 1 Timothy. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you suddenly became very wealthy and had more money than you knew what to do with? I think a good indicator of what any one of […]
Put Your Hope In God – 1 Timothy 6:17
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/29/04 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. When you think of wealthy people, who comes to mind? Bill Gates? Warren Buffett? […]
Fight the Good Fight – 1 Timothy 6:12-16
Can there be such a thing as a good fight? Have you ever been in an argument with someone and you walked away saying to yourself, “That was a good fight!”? I remember being picked on a lot when I was a youngster in grade school. I was in a fight or two as a […]
Flee And Follow – 1 Timothy 6:11
A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday and head to the hills to do some bear hunting. As he rounded the corner on a perilous twist in the trail, he and a bear collided, sending him and his rifle tumbling down the mountainside. Before he knew it, his rifle went one way and […]
Beware the Desire for Riches – 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Last week we talked about the importance of being content with what we have. Today we’re going to continue this thought as we see the danger with a desire to be rich. It's easy to think that if only we had a little more money it would solve all sorts of problems. As we will […]
Great Gain in Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 1/18/04 A man became envious of his friends because they had larger and more luxurious homes. So he listed his house with a real estate firm, planning to sell it and to purchase a more impressive home. Shortly afterward, as he was reading the classified section of the […]