CHOICES THAT LIGHTEN THE LORD (2 OF 3)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Matthew 6:22-24
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Choices That Lighten the Lord (2 of 3)
Series: Travel Light
Craig Smith
Matthew 6:22-24
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills, so glad to have you with us today for the second week of our Travel Light series. We're digging into teaching from Jesus about how not to be weighed down by burdens that God never intended us to carry.
Last week we tackled the burden of earthly treasure, of money...not because money's a bad thing, but because it's a dangerous blessing, because it's temporary and yet it has the power to draw our trust to itself. And we talked about the fact that God's plan for protecting us from that danger, lightening that load, is generosity, using earthly treasure for heaven's purposes.
Today we're going to talk about the burden of bad bosses, the burden of being loyal to someone or something that can't lighten your load but only add to it. Now I don't know if any of you have ever worked for or served under a bad boss, but if you have, you know how quickly a bad boss can start to feel like an incredibly heavy burden. If you've ever experienced that, can you just say ''I feel the weight''?
Personally, I think there are basically three types of bad bosses:
- There's the Michael Scott bad boss. This is the guy from the Office. He thinks he's everybody's best friend - and he's not - but he's not good at his job.
- There's the Gordon Ramsey bad boss. This is the Hell's Kitchen guy. He might be good at his job, but he's really hard on his people.
- Then there's the Bill Lumbergh bad boss. This is the boss from the movie Office Space. And he might be the worst bad boss of all. He's a micro-managing, passive-aggressive, insincere, soul-crushing bad boss.
Now the bad news is that none of us have the luxury of being boss-less. In the words of Bob Dylan, you're gonna have to serve somebody...or something. The good news is that, while we can't necessarily choose our bosses in every area of life, we can choose our bosses in the ...
Series: Travel Light
Craig Smith
Matthew 6:22-24
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills, so glad to have you with us today for the second week of our Travel Light series. We're digging into teaching from Jesus about how not to be weighed down by burdens that God never intended us to carry.
Last week we tackled the burden of earthly treasure, of money...not because money's a bad thing, but because it's a dangerous blessing, because it's temporary and yet it has the power to draw our trust to itself. And we talked about the fact that God's plan for protecting us from that danger, lightening that load, is generosity, using earthly treasure for heaven's purposes.
Today we're going to talk about the burden of bad bosses, the burden of being loyal to someone or something that can't lighten your load but only add to it. Now I don't know if any of you have ever worked for or served under a bad boss, but if you have, you know how quickly a bad boss can start to feel like an incredibly heavy burden. If you've ever experienced that, can you just say ''I feel the weight''?
Personally, I think there are basically three types of bad bosses:
- There's the Michael Scott bad boss. This is the guy from the Office. He thinks he's everybody's best friend - and he's not - but he's not good at his job.
- There's the Gordon Ramsey bad boss. This is the Hell's Kitchen guy. He might be good at his job, but he's really hard on his people.
- Then there's the Bill Lumbergh bad boss. This is the boss from the movie Office Space. And he might be the worst bad boss of all. He's a micro-managing, passive-aggressive, insincere, soul-crushing bad boss.
Now the bad news is that none of us have the luxury of being boss-less. In the words of Bob Dylan, you're gonna have to serve somebody...or something. The good news is that, while we can't necessarily choose our bosses in every area of life, we can choose our bosses in the ...
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