23/03/2021
Topic :- BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS (1)
Text :- Luke 12:15
[15]O si wi fun wọn pe, Kiyesara ki ẹ si mã ṣọra nitori ojukòkoro: nitori igbesi aiye enia ki iduro nipa ọ̀pọ ohun ti o ni.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
*COVETOUSNESS*
➡️ A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good, excessive desire for riches or money or fame or honor *in a bad sense*
➡️ Greatly desire for what is good, not yours but striving to get it *by all means even if it leads to murderer*
➡️ Showing *extremely cupidity, painfully desirous of another's advantages.*
➡️ Sighting and lusting after something to get it *by all means* as much as it pleases the eyes.
These are just some few definitions about *COVETOUSNESS* that we need to note as we proceed in the message... *beware of covetousness*..
The evils there are the words in bold..
Let's go into Bible study.
The word *Covet, Covetous, Covetousness* appears in the Bible as follows
➡️ Old Testament - 18 times.
¶Exodus - 3, ¶Deuteronomy - 1, ¶Joshua - 1, ¶Psalms - 2, ¶Proverb - 2, ¶Isaiah - 1, ¶Jeremiah - 4, ¶Ezekiel - 1, ¶Micah - 1, ¶Habakukk - 2.
➡️ New testament - 23 times.
¶Mark - 1, ¶Luke - 2, ¶Acts - 1, ¶Romans - 3, ¶1 Corinthians - 5, ¶2 Corinthians - 1, ¶Ephesians - 2, ¶Colossians - 1, ¶1 Thessalonians - 1, ¶1 Timothy - 2, ¶2 Timothy - 1, ¶Hebrews - 1, ¶2 Peter - 2.
Case study throughout the message are
➡️ King Ahab, Jezebel & Naboth - 1 Kings 21:1-16
&
➡️ A certain rich man - Luke 12:16-20.
BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS.
Prayer Points :- Lord, help me to run away from Covetousness completely in Jesus Name..
Wishing you a glorious Tuesday
S/P Falude