CCC BIBLE LESSONS
Adult Harvest Arch Dioc. - Morning (10 am)
Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Bible lesson Scripture readings for this service.
- First lessonProverb 13:11-15Read this passage →
- Second lesson1 Timothy 6:4-11Read this passage →
READING NOTES
Let contentment shape what you pursue
Proverbs 13:11–15 and 1 Timothy 6:4–11 invite honest work, teachable hope and freedom from making wealth the measure of faithfulness.
Receive wisdom without making it a formula
Proverbs places dishonest gain beside patient work, disappointed hope beside fulfilled desire, and rejected instruction beside life-giving wisdom. These sayings guide the direction of a life; they do not guarantee a particular income. Verse 12 also recognises the pain of waiting. A person whose hope is delayed needs care, not an accusation of insufficient faith.
Notice what Timothy is told to pursue
The warning in 1 Timothy concerns conceited teaching, destructive disputes and treating godliness as a route to profit. Contentment challenges the desire to become rich at any cost. The passage identifies love of money, rather than money itself, as a source of many evils. Verse 11 then names a different pursuit: righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Bring gratitude into an ordinary decision
At a harvest service, gratitude can include examining how resources are gained and used. Consider whether a financial choice depends on dishonesty, rivalry or pressure to appear successful. Accepting wise advice, keeping a fair agreement or sharing within your means can express thanksgiving. Giving should not become a bargain for guaranteed wealth.
For reflection
Which decision would change if integrity and contentment mattered more than appearing prosperous?
A short prayer
Father, teach me to work honestly, receive correction and be thankful. Free my heart from greed, and help me pursue faithfulness with gentleness. Amen.