Sloth (7 of 7)
Series: Seven Fatal Attractions
Collin Wimberly
I Thessalonians. 3:6-18
CIT - Paul commands the Thessalonian believers to not associate with undisciplined, idle believers.
Proposition - Christians are to avoid idleness and idle believers, and admonish them to work hard for the glory of God.
INTRODUCTION:
CONTEXT: Some members of the church of Thessalonica were guilty of laziness. They were not working. I think one of the reasons why this kind of problem arose is because some of them mistook the meaning of the second coming of the Lord as an excuse for them to lay aside their labor and not be faithful in their work.
ILLUS: Mike Attaway, took out a loan with a balloon payment because thought that Jesus would come back before the note was due! We still have some folks today who use spiritual matters as an excuse to shirk practical, down-to-earth responsibilities.
CONTENT: The Bible is practical down to earth book and this passage proves it!
It deals with subjects that are very, very important. Here's one of those subjects -- the subject of laziness. The Scriptures make it very clear here that laziness should never be a part of a Christian's life. I heard about a fellow who saw two guys lying in a ditch. He said, ''I think I'll see which one of those is the laziest.'' He said to them, ''I have a twenty-dollar bill I want to give to the one of you who is the laziest.'' One of them jumped up and said, ''I'm your man, give it to me.'' He said, ''No, you aren't the man.'' The other guy looked up at him and said, ''Just roll me over and put the $20 in my right pocket.''
He gave the bill to him. Laziness. You know you are lazy when you have to work up enough energy to take a nap. Laziness. The Bible has a lot to say about it. The book of Proverbs is just filled with warnings against the danger of being a lazy person. I want to just point out a few verses in Proverbs for you.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an ...
Series: Seven Fatal Attractions
Collin Wimberly
I Thessalonians. 3:6-18
CIT - Paul commands the Thessalonian believers to not associate with undisciplined, idle believers.
Proposition - Christians are to avoid idleness and idle believers, and admonish them to work hard for the glory of God.
INTRODUCTION:
CONTEXT: Some members of the church of Thessalonica were guilty of laziness. They were not working. I think one of the reasons why this kind of problem arose is because some of them mistook the meaning of the second coming of the Lord as an excuse for them to lay aside their labor and not be faithful in their work.
ILLUS: Mike Attaway, took out a loan with a balloon payment because thought that Jesus would come back before the note was due! We still have some folks today who use spiritual matters as an excuse to shirk practical, down-to-earth responsibilities.
CONTENT: The Bible is practical down to earth book and this passage proves it!
It deals with subjects that are very, very important. Here's one of those subjects -- the subject of laziness. The Scriptures make it very clear here that laziness should never be a part of a Christian's life. I heard about a fellow who saw two guys lying in a ditch. He said, ''I think I'll see which one of those is the laziest.'' He said to them, ''I have a twenty-dollar bill I want to give to the one of you who is the laziest.'' One of them jumped up and said, ''I'm your man, give it to me.'' He said, ''No, you aren't the man.'' The other guy looked up at him and said, ''Just roll me over and put the $20 in my right pocket.''
He gave the bill to him. Laziness. You know you are lazy when you have to work up enough energy to take a nap. Laziness. The Bible has a lot to say about it. The book of Proverbs is just filled with warnings against the danger of being a lazy person. I want to just point out a few verses in Proverbs for you.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an ...
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