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10: DO NOT COVET - Exodus 20:17

10: DO NOT COVET - Exodus 20:17. “How to find true contentment”. COVETING = Wanting something that can never rightfully be ours. What's wrong with coveting?. What's wrong with coveting?. 1) Coveting is idolatry. What's wrong with coveting?. 1) Coveting is idolatry.

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10: DO NOT COVET - Exodus 20:17

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  1. 10: DO NOT COVET - Exodus 20:17 “How to find true contentment”

  2. COVETING = Wanting something that can never rightfully be ours

  3. What's wrong with coveting?

  4. What's wrong with coveting? 1) Coveting is idolatry

  5. What's wrong with coveting? 1) Coveting is idolatry God-given need for: - Security - Significance - Acceptance

  6. What's wrong with coveting? 1) Coveting is idolatry Security: My life is hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3) Significance: I have been chosen & appointed by God to bear fruit (John 15:16) Acceptance: I have been adopted as God’s child; I am accepted & loved (Eph 1:5)

  7. What's wrong with coveting? 2) It leads to other sins

  8. What's wrong with coveting? 2) It leads to other sins Adam & Eve: Wanted what could never rightfully be theirs (& ate the apple)

  9. What's wrong with coveting? 2) It leads to other sins Adam & Eve: Wanted what could never rightfully be theirs (& ate the apple)David: Breaking no. 10 led to breaking nos. 1, 6, 7 & 9

  10. What's wrong with coveting? 3) It robs us of contentment

  11. What's wrong with coveting? 3) It robs us of contentment • “when” and “then” thinking

  12. What's wrong with coveting? 3) It robs us of contentment • “when” and “then” thinking- We always want more

  13. How can we cut-out coveting?

  14. How can we cut-out coveting? LEARN to be content

  15. LEARN to be content • Contentment: Not having what you want, But wanting what you have • - Paul: ‘I have learned to be content’ (Phil 4:11)- Have an attitude of gratitude

  16. SUMMARY... • Coveting is encouraged by society- Augustine:‘You have made our hearts, Lord, for yourself, and they are • restless until they find their rest in you’- Love people and use things; Don’t love things and use people

  17. What do I like to think about most?* What do I like to talk about most?* What do I invest most of my time and energy in?* What do I spend my money on?* Is there anything I would find impossible to give up?

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