Money Matters

Money Matters, Part 1

1 Timothy 6:6-10

February 22, 2026

The greatest investment we can make in life is to live for God, vv. 6-8.

• This speaks to our greatest godliness…is great gain.
  • Jesus said the greatest priority of life is to love God (Mark 12:28-31).
  • We invest in godliness when we seek to live a life that is truly to God.
    • This means we trust God to be in control of everything in life (submit to Him as Lord).
• Contentment is a of seeking God first.
  • Contentment begins as we admit our on God, v. 7.
  • Contentment is based on trust that God will provide for our genuine needs.
  • Godliness with contentment is the pathway to the life possible, 1 Timothy 6:17-19.

Living for anything other than God has dangerous consequences, vv. 9-10.

• Seeking wealth before God sets money up as an in our heart.
  • As our priority shifts from God to wealth, we open ourselves up to a host of temptations.
    • The gathering of wealth is an illusion that destroys contentment: we never have enough.
    • Love of wealth hurts as people become less important.
  • Though wealth promises great benefits, it is dangerously
    • The wording of verse 9 describes drowning under its influence, Luke 5:6-7.
• The issue at stake here is because money is neither good nor bad, v. 10.
  • The lure of money can easily pull us from God.
  • Do not underestimate the damage we can do to ourselves, pierced…many griefs.

Do a heart-check today.

• Has anything become more important than God?
  • Recommit to living a godly life: Love God more than anything else.
• Appreciate what God gives and keep money in its right place.

Do you know God in a personal relationship?

(Answers: priority, pleasing, result, dependence, fullest, idol, relationships, self-destructive, attitude, away)

Next Week’s Message: Money Matters, Part 2 from 2 Corinthians 9:6-8