PPT-Contentment

Contentment definition 1 a feeling of happiness about lifes circumstances Contentment TIME April 2009 Money does not buy happiness Once you reach the median level of income roughly 50000 a year wealth and contentment go their separate ways and studies find that a millionaire is no more likely to be happy than someone earning onetwentieth as much . Timeless Wisdom for Today’s Christians: . An Introduction to the Puritans. Thomas Watson. “The Art of Divine Contentment”. Born 1620 (year the Pilgrims landed). Married and had 7 children, 4 of whom died as children. Phil. 4:10-13. Definition:. Content: Pleased, satisfied, not needing more. The Problem. Some people have brought their lack of contentment into the church. Philippians 4:10-13. 10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have renewed your care for me. You were, in fact, concerned about me, but lacked the opportunity to show it.. in troubled times Contentment 2 3 Contentment in troubled times “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. CONTENTMENT vs. COVETOUSNESS CONTENTMENT IS REALIZING THAT GOD HAS ALREADY PROVIDED EVERYTHING I NEED FOR MY PRESENT AND FUTURE HAPPINESS Character Council of Indiana, Inc. ~ March 2003 Biblical Cha 19. th. of July 2012. Opening Song. : . “I Give You My Heart”. This is my desire. To honor You. Lord, with all my heart. I worship You. All I have within me. I give You praise. All that I adore. “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” I Timothy 6:6 What Is Great Gain? B. Who defined it as great gain? God Himself, Who knows more about man’s profit than any. C. The con Unitarian . Universalist Association of Congregations . General . Assembly. The Kentucky International Convention Center, . . Louisville. , . KY. June 20, 2013. Facilitated by Mark Bernstein. Regional Growth Development Consultant. Godliness . with contentment is great . gain 1 Tim. 6:6. Contentment. Luke . 12:13-21. Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. Phil. 4:10-23. Contentment 101. Content – . Self-complacent. Complacent – . satisfied. Are you satisfied in life?. Lesson One:. Contentment is Learned.. Lesson Two: . Contentment is not Limited..  . I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.. 11 . I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. . 12 . I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. . 13 . I can do all things through Christ. a feeling of happiness about life’s circumstances. Contentment. TIME,. April 2009. “Money does not buy happiness… Once you reach the median level of income, roughly $50,000 a year, wealth and contentment go their separate ways, and studies find that a millionaire is no more likely to be happy than someone earning one-twentieth as much.” . 2 Corinthians 4:18. 1 John 2:16-17. Ecclesiastes 2:1-4, 9; 3:20; 12:13-14. Luke 15:11-16. Learn that earthly things cannot bring this contentment. The Contented Life. What are some ingredients necessary to bring contentment?. 2. Being satisfied with. Some things that help us find true contentment:. 3. 1. Fear and reverence for God. Prov. . 19:23. “The . fear of the LORD . tendeth. to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he .