Sermons About Contentment
Putting Greed To Death
Today's culture tends to be obsessed with material and monetrary posessions. This is manifest in a "never enough" attitude in that no matter how much we have, we never seem to have enough. In biblical terms, this is known as greed, which can be defined as having the desire for more or not being satisfied with what you have. In Luke 12:1-12, Jesus uses the Parable of the Rich Fool to teach His disciples the foolishness of greed. This parable teaches us that greed is a very deadly sin and people have lost their souls over greed. Although riches can be a source of sin and evil, riches can be okay as long as we trust in God instead of our wealth. Verses 22-24 teach us the solution to greed: 1) be rich in faith and 2) be rich in good deeds. It follows that we should pursue godliness as our greatest treasure and always keep in mind that we are merely passing through this world. We can also learn to be content with the basic necessities of life and fear the deceptive nature and destructive results of greed. In summary, to overcome greed in your life, become greedy for God!
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Why Work?
What do you want to be when you grow up? perhaps one of the most important questions of our lives. Our entire experience of life hangs on the answer to this question - or so it seems. As Americans, we tend to find our identity in our work and what we do for a living. But is that what work is for? Does the Bible have anything to say about work? Why work? Listen and see if God has another purpose that may be more fulfilling than we realize.
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Guarding Our Spiritual Health
Paul diagnoses the toxic teaching of the false teachers and urges the church to guard it’s spiritual health by hearing and applying the words of Jesus.
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Confronting Consumerism
Sunday 01 June 2008: Pastor Grahame Walker spoke on Confronting Consumerism, asking the questions “As a Christian, how am I different?†and “Why do I always want more?†and explaining how to break the grip of consumerism.
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A Life of Contentment
Contentment is not such a far off goal if we are willing to stop and humble ourselves before our God to let Him quiet our souls. Sounds easy, huh? Then why is it so difficult? Elliot puts words to our struggle to help us through.
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The Greed Factor
In observing the disastrous effects of greed, the Teacer in Ecclesiastes warns his listeners about the pointless of greed, and in connection with greed, the pointless of wealth.
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The Power of Contentment
Satan is amazingly opportunistic. He loves to hit us from unguarded directions and one of his favorite tactics is to lead us to discouragement and discontent. As Christians connected in the family of God, we need to know how to respond to each other as we wrestle against the enticement of Satan to discontentment.
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Conditioning for Contentment
What does it really take to be satisfied and happy? So often we fill our lives with money and things thinking this is what will produce happiness and contentment. This pursuit is nothing but folly! We are to use this one life to make a difference in this world for Christ. We are not owners of those things we possess, simply managers! This week, we take a look at the parable Jesus gave in Luke 12:13-21
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