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| "You Need To Let Go For The Lord" (Luke 12:13-21 ) | ||
| Originally Delivered: January 27, 2008 | ||
| Message Length: 29 min. | ||
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In Luke 12, Jesus speaks about greed, using a parable about the Rich Fool as an example. Many think of greed having only to do with money. In today's message, Steve Vlasak (Elder) identifies that greed has to do with anything that consumes your thinking or gets in the way of your pursuing a developing relationship with the Lord. He suggest that every so often you need to take inventory of the items in your life that "control you" and get rid of them! (Note: For a different point of view on this Bible passage see and listen to "Thou Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me".) |
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Message Outline - Preface – Luke 12: 1-12 Jesus is speaking to thousands on a very important point Be afraid not of man, but of anyone that can throw you in to hell Luke 12: 4-5 12: 13-14 two brothers fighting over money no indication he is listening to Jesus’ message 12: 14 Jesus appears angry! These matters are normally settled by a rabbi You’re not listening to me! 12: 15 A call of action "all kinds" of greed (greed is abundant) "a man’s life does not consist . . ." While material Objects are a major definition of "things we hang on to", there are many others . . . Emotions (hate, jealousy), Pride, Money, Sin Jeff Foxworthy . . . Objects – (Neighbor with the toys, camper, motorcycles, snowmobiles, scooters, etc.) Example - Trip to Harbor Freight We get into financial trouble and don’t want to sell them They get in our way of seeking the Lord – we might have to give them up Pride – Needing to be the center of attention Being haughty Acts 8: 9- Simon the Sorcerer Money – Constant focus of your thought Separate bank accounts from spouse Matt 6:24 – Can’t serve two masters ("hate one and love the other", "be devoted to one and despise the other", "You can’t serve both God and money") No where in the bible does it talk about the use of money in heaven, and you can’t take it with you! Sin – I am so sinful there is no hope This is the greatest millstone that can be hung on a neck 1st Timothy 1: 15-17 We "covet" these objects, the pride, the money, and the sin. Covet – (Websters) : "to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another" They belong to the world, not to the Godly individual 12: 16-19 12: 20-21 There is a direct relationship between the one who can cause loss of eternal life after death, and the what that can cause eternal death before death. Conclusion:
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