Intro: Please read the Greed: Abundance and Possessions post. This will help you understand where these questions and instructions are coming from and what they are pertaining too. At this time there is no requirement to submit any answers, but you can if you want some feed back and encouragement!
Please summarize the lesson.
What are examples things for which you can be greedy, be personal and specific. Here are some categories and examples to get you started.
Coins
Books
Celebrity Memorabilia
Food
Entertainment
Devices
Movies
Speaker systems
Art work
Sports team brand stuff
Board games
Figurines
Organizing Containers
Rings
Watches
Etc.
3. What does the development of greed look like in your life?
For example, do you start by being very excited about something, then buy a few of them? Over time start looking for more on the internet or talking about them with everyone you know? Perhaps that is one of the most pleasant things you can think of and it becomes extremely satisfying. So much that it is more satisfying than your relationship with Jesus.
4. How, in practice, can a disciple of Jesus handle greed?
5. What do you find precious in life that you would have a hard time selling?
Scenarios to think through and ask you important questions
Scenario 1: There was a man named Tony, who believed he needed to buy a suit for his son’s graduation party. Though he had three suits in his closet that fit well and were not worn out, he wanted a new and different outfit to wear because he said it was a special occasion. Is this greed or not? If it is not, why is it not greed?
How would you advise him in this situation?
Scenario 2: Stacy wants to be a stay-at-home mom. Her husband works a good job to help with the finances. She saves money by finding good deals. She is an extreme coupon-er and with that she has helped her family save thousands of dollars and she has stocked her house with food for years to come. She says to herself, my family is completely taken care of for the next fifteen-years with her storage of dry goods and there is no need to be concerned about anything life can throw at her family. This desire has caused her to spend 90% of her time working on gathering more food for here family. Has she treasured the wrong things?
How would you advise her in this situation?
Scenario 3: One of Kellie’s favorite activities is reading romance novels. She has amassed a collection of over 3,000 books. She wants to find valuable books that help give her profit so she can sell them to the highest bidder when times get hard in her old age. She is full-time teacher but in her limited spare time she collects the valuable books. She is treating the books like a nest egg or financial security. Over the last 25 years of her life she spent it either working or acquiring valuable books. Has she treasured the wrong things?
How would you advise her in this situation?
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