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money matter

• Nehemiah 51-19

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money matter

• Money is an important part of our lives
• Our attitudes can make it a blessing or a
  curse
• 3 different attitudes to money

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A. Believers Who Needed Money 1-5

• Hungry
• Burdened with mortgages
• Crushed by taxation
• Family break-ups

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B. Believers Who Idolized Money 6-11

• Opportunists descended like vultures
• Made excessive profits
• Forgot Gods signposts
• Example Exodus 2225
• Deuteronomy 2319-20
• Leviticus 2535-40

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C. Believers Who Put Their Money to Good Use
- Nehemiah

• Balanced response to the crisis 7
• Confronts the problem head-on 6-13
• Sacrificial lifestyle a wonderful challenge 10,
  14-18

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D. Spiritual Lessons

• God is pleased when we use money wisely
• Sin slows you down spiritually
• Be willing to face problems directly
• Making promises in public can be very helpful