{"id":6532,"date":"2021-11-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=6532"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T19:10:38","slug":"money-talks-save-me","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/sermons\/money-talks-save-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Talks – Save Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

21 Jesus told him, \u201cIf you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.\u201d 22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.  23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, \u201cI tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I\u2019ll say it again\u2014it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!\u201d  25 The disciples were astounded. \u201cThen who in the world can be saved?\u201d they asked.  26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, \u201cHumanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.\u201d  27 Then Peter said to him, \u201cWe\u2019ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?\u201d  28 Jesus replied, \u201cI assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.<\/em>    Matthew 19:21-30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosperity Gospel vs. Poverty Gospel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Saving vs. Hoarding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, \u201cLook, I\u2019m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.\u201d<\/em>   Exodus 16:4-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heaven vs. Earth- Where are we storing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

19 \u201cDon\u2019t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.  22 \u201cYour eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. 23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!  24 \u201cNo one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.  25 \u201cThat is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life\u2014whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn\u2019t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don\u2019t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren\u2019t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?  28 \u201cAnd why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don\u2019t work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?  31 \u201cSo don\u2019t worry about these things, saying, \u2018What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?\u2019 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God[e<\/a>] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.<\/em>  34 \u201cSo don\u2019t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today\u2019s trouble is enough for today.   <\/em>Matthew 6:19-34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is your faith? Where is your hope? Where is your peace? Where is your trust?<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

21 Jesus told him, \u201cIf you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.\u201d 22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.  23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, \u201cI tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I\u2019ll say it again\u2014it is easier for a camel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[],"ctc_sermon_series":[],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[110],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6532","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctc_sermon_speaker-jesse-loew","ctfw-has-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6533,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6532\/revisions\/6533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=6532"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=6532"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=6532"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=6532"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=6532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}