LABOR DAY: LAZINESS APATHY (4 OF 7)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
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Labor Day: Laziness Apathy (4 of 7)
Series: The 7 Deadly Sins of Family
Scott Maze
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; 3:6-15
Happy Labor Day Weekend to all of you. We continue our sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins of the Family. Our fourth deadly sin for families is apathy. But I don't care what you call it. (Yes, I thought we would honor hard workers everywhere by talking about laziness on Labor Day weekend!)
This deadly sin is classically referred to as slothfulness. Nowadays when you say, ''sloth,'' people just think of really cute animals that we make memes about, or the sloth that works at the DMV in Zootopia (which is hilarious). But, there's nothing humorous about the deadly sin of apathy.
Find your way to 2 Thessalonians in your Bible. We'll land there in the moments to come.
1. The Camouflage of ''I Couldn't Care Less''
Beware of the camouflage of the attitude of ''I Couldn't Care Less.''
1.1 The Difficult Diagnosis of Apathy
Apathy sneaks up on us live a Navy Seal approaching his target with tremendous stealth. Indifference and apathy will have arrived before we even know it's near. I was dead before I was ever aware there was an enemy lurking. Such is the work of apathy.
Now, apathy is elusive. Like a doctor working to identify a mysterious illness in her patient, apathy hides itself from plain sight. The doctor may speculate a dozen other illnesses before the illness of indifference and apathy becomes apparent. Beware of the camouflage of the attitude of ''I Couldn't Care Less.''
1.2 Get a JOB!
One of the reasons apathy is so elusive is the supposed ''quick'' remedy to fix it. We scream like an old man at the next generation, ''Get a job!'' But screaming at apathy doesn't make it go away. And simply ''getting a job'' may hide apathy for a season, but it often reemerges.
Now, the Bible loves for us to work. Even the model ''Proverbs 31'' woman is commended for her willingness to work: ''She looks well to the ways ...
Series: The 7 Deadly Sins of Family
Scott Maze
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; 3:6-15
Happy Labor Day Weekend to all of you. We continue our sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins of the Family. Our fourth deadly sin for families is apathy. But I don't care what you call it. (Yes, I thought we would honor hard workers everywhere by talking about laziness on Labor Day weekend!)
This deadly sin is classically referred to as slothfulness. Nowadays when you say, ''sloth,'' people just think of really cute animals that we make memes about, or the sloth that works at the DMV in Zootopia (which is hilarious). But, there's nothing humorous about the deadly sin of apathy.
Find your way to 2 Thessalonians in your Bible. We'll land there in the moments to come.
1. The Camouflage of ''I Couldn't Care Less''
Beware of the camouflage of the attitude of ''I Couldn't Care Less.''
1.1 The Difficult Diagnosis of Apathy
Apathy sneaks up on us live a Navy Seal approaching his target with tremendous stealth. Indifference and apathy will have arrived before we even know it's near. I was dead before I was ever aware there was an enemy lurking. Such is the work of apathy.
Now, apathy is elusive. Like a doctor working to identify a mysterious illness in her patient, apathy hides itself from plain sight. The doctor may speculate a dozen other illnesses before the illness of indifference and apathy becomes apparent. Beware of the camouflage of the attitude of ''I Couldn't Care Less.''
1.2 Get a JOB!
One of the reasons apathy is so elusive is the supposed ''quick'' remedy to fix it. We scream like an old man at the next generation, ''Get a job!'' But screaming at apathy doesn't make it go away. And simply ''getting a job'' may hide apathy for a season, but it often reemerges.
Now, the Bible loves for us to work. Even the model ''Proverbs 31'' woman is commended for her willingness to work: ''She looks well to the ways ...
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