Thursday

I am preparing for my sermon using the info about the brother fighting over money and what is owed to them and about the rich fool and the barns. I posted on face book and received several comments regarding the issue of how much is enough. One of the comments talked about Adam Hamilton's study on Enough. I had also read of a number of books of simplicity and how to uncomplicate one's life. An excellent resource for those who don't want money to control them is the Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey. I know that in our church we will be offering the classes and where I served previously they are planning to do so as well.

The concern is when do we realize that what we treasure speaks of our spiritual being. There was a movement about small being better and many people began to try to live a more simple life. I came across these quotes from Homiletics.
Jesus denied that "bigger is better" with his whole being.

- If "bigger is better," why did the Messiah come to Israel -- a tiny, insignificant desert country?
- If "bigger is better," why did God choose the Jews, a tiny minority of the citizenry, as the covenant people?
- If "bigger is better," why did Jesus choose only 12 special companions to teach?
- If "bigger is better," why did God send the Christ before there was satellite television to project his message?
- If "bigger is better," why did Jesus pour out extra love and attention to the poor, the sick, the friendless, the helpless, the very old and the very young?

The focus on these weeks has been on the 5 fruitful practices of congregations. This will tie into extravagent generosity.

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