Talk

The Way of Jesus in Our Wants and Desires

Grant Partrick
April, 23, 2023

Grant Partrick joins us for THE FIVE, challenging us to take into account what our deepest desire is. He teaches that our values show what we desire, and our desires show in our actions. Specifically relating to our finances, our lives are a reflection of what we love, and it cannot be devoted to both God and money.

Key Takeaway

Our actions reflect our desires + our desires reveal our hearts.

  1. Where your treasure is, your heart will be also.

  2. Not all debt is sinful. But all debt is burdensome.

  3. Jesus wants us to be free so that we can have maximum flexibility to move however and whenever God wants us to move.

  4. Until Jesus is enough for you...nothing ever will be.

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"The world will never be interested in what we have until we stop projecting to them that what they have is what we really want."
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Grant Partrick

Discussion Questions

  1. What are some desires that you're carrying right now outside of Jesus? Do they ever take the pedestal before Jesus?

  2. What are your thoughts on Matthew 6:21?

  3. Were you surprised by the national debt statistics? Why or why not?

  4. Do you feel burdened by debt? Is there a practical way that you can be freed up from some of your debt right now?

  5. How are you wrestling with being content with the Lord while also hearing the demands of this world?

  6. Do you practice self-denial often? What does that look like for you practically?

Scripture References

16You open your hand

and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

4Take delight in the
Lord
,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
9Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
7The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,
your whole body will be full of light.
23
But if your eyes are unhealthy,
your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
23Above all else, guard your heart,

for everything you do flows from it.

8Yes,
Lord
, walking in the way of your laws,

we wait for you;

your name and renown

are the desire of our hearts.

Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick is a part of the team at Passion City Church and serves as the Cumberland Location Pastor. He is passionate about inspiring people to live their lives for what matters most. Grant and his wife, Maggie, live in Marietta, Georgia with their daughters, Mercy, Ember, and Charleigh. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a masters of theology degree.