The Inheritance (2 of 4)
Series: Insomniacs - Things That Keep Us Up At Night
Jeff Strite
Luke 15:11-32
This sermon series is entitled ‘‘Things That Keep Us Up At Night’’ and today we’re looking at the question: ‘‘What do I leave my children when I die?’’
I’m getting to the age where I’ve got to consider writing a ‘‘Last Will and Testament.’’ I have to decide what kind of inheritance I’m going to leave my children. Proverbs 13:22 tells us ‘‘A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children...’’ and so I’m convinced that this is something I need to do.
I’m told that it’s not a good thing to die ‘‘intestate’’ (without a will). One site I visited explained: ‘‘A last will and testament is a legal document that lets you decide what happens with your estate after you die. When you die without a will, you leave important decisions up to a local court and your state’s laws. You won’t have a say in who receives your property and other assets.’’
That makes sense. When I die, I want to make sure my kids are taken care of. But, that said, I am aware that inheritances can be... difficult. The wrong kind of inheritance can ruin a family.
One comedian stated: ‘‘You know what they say, where there’s a will... there’s a family fighting over it.’’ Matt Wohlfarth.
Researching the sermon, I read of numerous stories of siblings who fought over money, real estate and keepsakes of their parents after the parents had died. And when the dust settled - and the lawsuits ran their course - nobody in the family was talking to nobody about nothing.
ILLUS: My mom told me that when her parents passed away, her brothers took over the family farm and cut mom and her sister out of their share of the inheritance. (PAUSE) They didn’t talk to each other much after that.
The Bible has a number of stories that have roughly the same message: There’s Jacob, who cheated his brother Esau out of his inheritance. In the book of Judges, we read about Jephthah, whose half-bro ...
Series: Insomniacs - Things That Keep Us Up At Night
Jeff Strite
Luke 15:11-32
This sermon series is entitled ‘‘Things That Keep Us Up At Night’’ and today we’re looking at the question: ‘‘What do I leave my children when I die?’’
I’m getting to the age where I’ve got to consider writing a ‘‘Last Will and Testament.’’ I have to decide what kind of inheritance I’m going to leave my children. Proverbs 13:22 tells us ‘‘A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children...’’ and so I’m convinced that this is something I need to do.
I’m told that it’s not a good thing to die ‘‘intestate’’ (without a will). One site I visited explained: ‘‘A last will and testament is a legal document that lets you decide what happens with your estate after you die. When you die without a will, you leave important decisions up to a local court and your state’s laws. You won’t have a say in who receives your property and other assets.’’
That makes sense. When I die, I want to make sure my kids are taken care of. But, that said, I am aware that inheritances can be... difficult. The wrong kind of inheritance can ruin a family.
One comedian stated: ‘‘You know what they say, where there’s a will... there’s a family fighting over it.’’ Matt Wohlfarth.
Researching the sermon, I read of numerous stories of siblings who fought over money, real estate and keepsakes of their parents after the parents had died. And when the dust settled - and the lawsuits ran their course - nobody in the family was talking to nobody about nothing.
ILLUS: My mom told me that when her parents passed away, her brothers took over the family farm and cut mom and her sister out of their share of the inheritance. (PAUSE) They didn’t talk to each other much after that.
The Bible has a number of stories that have roughly the same message: There’s Jacob, who cheated his brother Esau out of his inheritance. In the book of Judges, we read about Jephthah, whose half-bro ...
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