Greed (4 of 5)
Series: Dying Inside - Killing the Sins that are Killing You
Josh Malone
Luke 12:13-21
Greed is subtle because we easily spot it in others and rarely see it in ourselves. Have you ever thought of yourself as greedy? Do we ever confess this sin? Is it because we are such spiritual giants we don't commit it or is it because we are blind and don't see it?
When people think of greed they may think.... Wall Street, Big Business, Oil tycoons, movie stars, sports stars. We think of people who would have been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. We rarely think of ourselves.
We all know someone with more money than us. We all know someone very possibly that is greedier than us. Therefore, we all tend to neglect seeing and dealing with our own greed.
We Americans spend a lot of money, but we don't tend to give much of it away. The average American according to 2013 stats released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, spent 4.9 % of their income on entertainment and 5.1 % on eating outside the home while giving 3.6% in cash contributions.
According to CNN Money the avg. American household with at least one credit card has over $15,000 in credit-card debt (2012). That's not including other debts such as automobiles, housing, student loans, etc. --- Americans are spenders.
My point is that the drowning in debt, the unhealthy amount of it, and the lack of charitable giving point to the fact that we as a culture have problems with money. Sometimes that stems from bad practices and sometimes it stems from greed.
Mark Twain said, ''Civilization is the unending multiplication of unnecessary necessities.''
In a culture that is affluent, compared to the rest of the world, a culture that is naturally positioned toward spending, and not naturally geared toward stewarding... how do we guard against greed?
In Luke 12 Jesus deals head on with the issue of greed as he is asked a question by apparently a greedy man and then gives ...
Series: Dying Inside - Killing the Sins that are Killing You
Josh Malone
Luke 12:13-21
Greed is subtle because we easily spot it in others and rarely see it in ourselves. Have you ever thought of yourself as greedy? Do we ever confess this sin? Is it because we are such spiritual giants we don't commit it or is it because we are blind and don't see it?
When people think of greed they may think.... Wall Street, Big Business, Oil tycoons, movie stars, sports stars. We think of people who would have been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. We rarely think of ourselves.
We all know someone with more money than us. We all know someone very possibly that is greedier than us. Therefore, we all tend to neglect seeing and dealing with our own greed.
We Americans spend a lot of money, but we don't tend to give much of it away. The average American according to 2013 stats released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, spent 4.9 % of their income on entertainment and 5.1 % on eating outside the home while giving 3.6% in cash contributions.
According to CNN Money the avg. American household with at least one credit card has over $15,000 in credit-card debt (2012). That's not including other debts such as automobiles, housing, student loans, etc. --- Americans are spenders.
My point is that the drowning in debt, the unhealthy amount of it, and the lack of charitable giving point to the fact that we as a culture have problems with money. Sometimes that stems from bad practices and sometimes it stems from greed.
Mark Twain said, ''Civilization is the unending multiplication of unnecessary necessities.''
In a culture that is affluent, compared to the rest of the world, a culture that is naturally positioned toward spending, and not naturally geared toward stewarding... how do we guard against greed?
In Luke 12 Jesus deals head on with the issue of greed as he is asked a question by apparently a greedy man and then gives ...
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