Hoping for the Powerball?

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• I. Should A Christian Participate in the Lottery?
  
• A. It is poor stewardship.
• 1. We are to act as stewards of Gods gifts (I
  Peter 410,11 Matthew 2514-30).
• 2. We are to earn money to help others (Ephesians
  428).
• 3. We are to provide for our own (I Tim. 58).

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• I. Should A Christian Participate in the Lottery?
  
• B. It is addictive by nature.
• 1. Christians should not be captivated by other
  things  (Romans 616,17 Matthew 624).
• 2. We should be addicted to good works (I
  Corinthians 1615).

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• I. Should A Christian Participate in the Lottery?
  
• C. It relies upon other peoples loss.

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Where Does the Money Come From?
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• Where Does the Money Come
  From?
• Someone Elses Loss
• Someone Elses Family
• Someone Elses Income
• Someone Elses Livelihood

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• I. Should A Christian Participate in the Lottery?
  
• C. It relies upon other peoples loss.
• 1. We are our brothers keeper  (Gen.49).
• We must seek the good of others ( I Corinthians
  1024 Philippians 24).
• D. It demonstrates a love for money (I Tim.
  66-10).

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• II. Why Put So Much Hope in A Remote Possibility?
  
• Why not devote that effort to a better
  probability? The hope that.
• A. There is a God in heaven (Isaiah 4518).
• B. That He has spoken to us through His word
  (Hebrews 412,13).

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• II. Why Put So Much Hope in A Remote Possibility?
  
• Why not devote that effort to a better
  probability? The hope that.
• C. That He sent Jesus to die for us. (Romans
  58)
• D. That One Day He will Judge the world (Acts
  1730,31).

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Hoping for the Powerball?

• II. Why Put So Much Hope in A Remote Possibility?
  
• Why not devote that effort to a better
  probability? The hope that.
• E. That We Can Live With Him eternally or be
  condemned to an eternal hell (Rom. 25-10).