Total Sermons: 36
A Spending Crisis
. In the United States we have a spending problem. We only produce XXXXXXXXXX amount of the stuff in the world but consume XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. We buy until we run out of our own money and then when we run out beg VISA, Mastercard, or Amercian Excess to give us some of their money (which is actually our money by the way) and gladly pay them 12, 15, or even upwards of 20% interest back. The last statistic I saw showed that on average American’s have a -% savings rate; in other words on average Americans spend more than they make annually. It is totally counter-cultural to not have a credit card. The reality is that the problem in most America households is not an income problem; there is a spending crisis. How can we tell if there is a spending crisis? Look back at what Jesus said and then ask this question…where does my bank statement say the desires of my heart are?
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Saving for a Rainy Day
How many of you aspire to retire with no savings and nothing to live off of except Social Insecurity if it’s even around by then? It is ironic that in one of the most affluent countries in the world we’ve got people that retire broke all the time living off of a small S.S. check. Most companies no longer have the set-up where you work there for so long and then collect a pension after you retire. Statistics say that very few American households have even $1,000 saved in a bank account. When an emergency happens we remember the motto, “Life takes VISA”. We spend as if there is no tomorrow and while that may sound fun and be fun it’s stupid! I’ve got an expert authority on this that agrees: Proverbs 21:20- “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
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Love For a Lifetime
All marriages go through seasons. Some good, some bad. But God never intends for a marraige to end in divorce.
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He First Loved Us
We can only love because he first loved us. We cannot give away love that we do not have. We must experience Christ's love before we can give it to others.
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The Aftershock in Our Lives
It is easier to see and feel the impact of sin collectively when we see the news, but many times it is easy to admit our own brokenness. Many times we are willing to admit that the world is messed up but unwilling to admit our own lives are messed up. So we begin a masquerade to cover the brokenness and hide our pain. We do different things to impress different people and sometimes even in an attempt to impress God. We are afraid to admit our own brokenness because it would mean we are needy. We are ashamed to admit our own brokenness because it makes us feel dirty; but the reality is that only when we admit our brokenness can we find healing and can God through Jesus Christ put our lives back together again.
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The Impact On Humanity
Sin's effect can be easily seen collectively as a large mass of humanity. It is easy to see sins effect there isn't it? Suicide bombers, war, greed, disease, divorce, murder, etc. Why do all these things happen? If God is in control then why doesn't He stop all of this stuff? If God is good then why does He allow pain and suffering? Just like an earthquake Adam's original sin became the epicenter of an event that will be felt until Christ comes back and defeats sin once and for all. In reality Adam's sin became a chain reaction that set off quakes every since then in each of us. The reality is that each of us are epicenters of this violent event and the effects of that are seen collectively as the tremors ring out around us.
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