The Counterfeit Wealth
Can money and material things bring true happiness? Is your spending and lifestyle out of control and putting you into huge debt? What brings true happiness to a person's life?
This book will help you discover where to find true contentment and joy.
Lesson 1 — What Is Materialism?
- A Godless Quest for Meaning
- The Behavior of the Materialist
- The Destructive Power of Materialism on a Global Scale
- How to Solve This Dilemma
Lesson 2 — The Look, History, and Purpose of Materialism
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- The Modern Image of Success
- A Brief History of Materialism
- No Immunity to Materialism
- Materialism's Constant Pressure
Lesson 3 — The Burden of Wealth
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- The Burden of Wealth
- Our Great Hope for Escape
- What the Bible Tells Us About Materialism
Lesson 4 — Handling Money God's Way
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- Putting God Before Money
- Carefree Does Not Equal Careless
Lesson 5 — The Bountiful Wealth of Giving
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- You Seek What You Serve
- The Inner Heart of the Joyful Giver
- God—The Most Cheerful Giver
- We Have the Cake—Can We Eat It Too?
- Our Giving Will Not Fix Everything
Lesson 6 — Treasures in Heaven
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
- The Handbook for a Carefree Life
Lesson 7 — An Unpleasant Reality: Materialism in the Church
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- A Possible Caveat
- Origins of Materialism in the Church Body
- Envy and Greed in the Modern Church Body: A
- Notorious Cause of Division
- Does God Care About Our Assets?
Lesson 8 — The True Head of the Church: Accept No Substitutes
IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING:
- The World's Claims against the Church End There
- Why We Can Trust the Lord's Perfect Nature
- To Give Is to Receive
- The Standard for an Unselfish Life
- Be a Mary, Not a Martha: The Temptation to Do Too Much
- More Scriptural Promises of Reward
- The Good Side of Material Wealth: Not Evil in Itself