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Jesus, Interrupted: Obstructions to the Cross
Luke 12:13-21Message One
An Experiential Exegesis of Blingonomics
1. Last year most people in our country spent more money than they made
1. Last year most people in our country spent more money than they made
2. Last year more people in America declared bankruptcy than graduated from college
An Experiential Exegesis of Blingonomics
3. We are saving less because we are spending more, because it is so cheap to borrow money to do so
An Experiential Exegesis of Blingonomics
Thesis
Jesus knew our desire to acquire would become an obstruction to the cross.
No one ever finds life in their possessions, but for many people today, materialism masks the cross.
Point One
Greed is not defined by what something cost, but by what it has cost you.
Definition
Everybody dies, but right now you have 100% of the rest of your life to carry the cross and bring others to Christ.
Point Two
Definition
A fool is someone who lives with no concept of God, no concern for others, and not counting for eternity.
Man’s Myth
Life consists in the abundance of your stuff.
FOOL1.Stop trying to meet your need for
self-worth with your net worth, because the only place you can get self-worth is in the scriptures, not in your goods
What you have does not either define or confine who you are or what you are here for.
Point Three
Your worth is established by your worship.
Point Four
FOOL2. Stop trying to meet your need for
self-security in your securities, because the only place you can get security is in the Sovereign, your God
FOOL3. Stop trying to meet your need for
self-satisfaction in your assets, because the only place you can be satisfied is in service by utilizing your spiritual gifts
Carrying your cross allows you to construct something in eternity that time cannot tarnish.
Point Five
Stuff alone does not deliver satisfaction, because satisfaction is a spiritual benefit of consecration to the cross.
Point Six
Fresh Consecration for a Divine Calling
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