work and wealth-工作与财富.ppt

* Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work and Wealth” Week 12 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “ For this is your lot in life and your toilsome labor under the sun. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might” - Eccl 9:9,10 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “ A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything” -Eccl 10:19 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of life that is truly life”. –1st Timothy 6:17 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks” Eccl. 10:18 In Proverbs 12:27 Solomon says, “The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is man’s precious possession”. Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” Proverbs 22:13, says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets”. In Proverbs 10:26, “As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man to those who send him”. Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “ If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success”.- Eccl. 10:10 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” “If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit to the charmer” Eccl. 10:11 Ecclesiastes 9 10 “Work Wealth” Genesis 3:17,18 says, “ Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the groun