Our faith Jesus helps us to live Jesus James 5:1 – Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. James 5:2 – Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. The Problem is Prov. 21:20 – Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. James 5:3 – Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Saving us but hoarding us The Solution is Luke 6:38 – Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Generosity is a in our spiritual lives Three biblical words to fight greed: 1. Percentage 2. Priority 3. Progressively Matthew 23:23 – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.” Malachi 3:10 – Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. Phil. 4:19 – And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. James 5:4-6a – Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence James 5:6 – You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you. The Cause is