Too Much Stuff

Give it away before it controls you.

Single Session Bible Study

Marshall Shelley

Overview

In a classic from TODAY'S CHRISTIAN WOMAN, Mayo Mathers confesses that greed is her ongoing temptation, and that it takes on some unexpected forms. This temptation strikes everyone—from the stay-at-home mom to the wealthy Christian CEOs we learn about in CHRISTIANITY TODAY's article. What does it look like to handle our resources in a definitively Christian way?

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 11:4, 28; 23:4-5; Deuteronomy 15:7-15

LEADER'S GUIDE

• Identify the Current Issue

• Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: Greed is a sin.

—Teaching point two: Greed is dangerous.

—Teaching point three: There is an antidote to greed.

• Apply Your Findings

ARTICLE FROM TODAY'S CHRISTIAN WOMAN

• Too Much Stuff, by Mayo Mathers (January/February 1999, p. 52)

ARTICLE FROM CHRISTIANITY TODAY