Text: Exodus 12:35-36
Gold Was Taken from Egypt (Exodus 12:35-36) — God provides (James 1:17)
Gold Used in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:1-3, 8-9) — God expects us to return some of our blessings to Him (1 Corinthians 16:1-2)
Gold Used to Make the Golden Calf (Exodus 32:1-4) — Must not turn our blessings into idols (1 John 5:21)
Gold [...]

Text: 1 Kings 16:29-33
“Ahab… did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all who were before him” (v. 30) — What did Ahab do to earn this infamous recognition?
He Failed to Learn from His Father’s Sins (v. 30; Ezekiel 18:14-17)
Sin Was a Trivial Thing to Him (v. 31; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 6:23)
He Allowed [...]

Text: Nehemiah 4
We Will Face Opposition (v. 1-3, 7-8)
Trust in God (v. 4-5)
A Mind to Work (v. 6)
Pray and Act (v. 9)
We Are in This Together (v. 14,20)
Always Be on Guard (v. 16-23)

Three Sins
Abraham & Hagar – attempted to help God instead of waiting for His way (Genesis 16:1-2; 17:16-21)
The Daughters of Lot – got their father drunk & laid with him to preserve their family (Genesis 19:31-36)
Esau & His Birthright – despised his birthright, sold it to Jacob for a meal (Genesis 25:32,34)
Trouble for Generations
Four Nations

Four [...]

Text: Proverbs 27:23-27
Current Economic Turmoil — yet we still have obligations (2 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Timothy 5:8; Ephesians 4:28)
Our Responsibility

Take care of yourself — “your flocks … your herds“
Be good stewards — do not neglect your flocks, know their condition

Economies Can Collapse — “riches are not forever”

How can we survive without a strong economy? Farming, [...]

Text: Ezekiel 16:49-50
There were certain conditions that gave rise to the exceeding wickedness among the people of Sodom
Arrogance (Proverbs 16:18)
Abundance (1 Timothy 6:17)
Laziness (Proverbs 6:6-8)
Selfishness (Matthew 22:39)
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