How To Be Content (8 of 8)
Series: The Big Ten
Craig Smith
Exodus 20:17
Introduction Hey welcome to Mission Hills. So good to have you with us today as we wrap up our Big Ten series on the Ten Commandments, Ancient Rules for Modern Joy. Today we’re going to look at the commandment that I think has gotten harder to keep in the modern world. And the reason is because the world is now full of voices that didn’t used to exist. Voices whose sole purpose is to create in us the exact opposite of what the 10th commandment is pointing us towards. [fire video of commercials building to a crescendo] [over video...the idea here is to make the scripture essentially drowned out by the ads] And a lack of contentment is really at the heart of what the tenth commandment is all about. Fortunately, God’s given us the remedy for discontentment: I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Phi 4:12-13) So that’s all we really need to know! Need a little more? Ok, well...let’s take a look at the tenth commandment together. You can find it in Exodus 20:17
II. Main Body ‘‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’’ (Exo 20:17) And I know that ‘‘covet’’ is not a word we use very much these days, so let’s just start with making sure we’re all on the same page about what it means. It’s a little bit like envy or jealousy but probably the best way to think about it is that coveting is a passion to possess what we don’t. It’s not just seeing something or someone and thinking ‘‘Oh, that’s nice or she’s pretty or that’s cool.’’ It’s actually a passion, or a passionate longing, to possess what we don’t. Now there are a couple of interesti ...
Series: The Big Ten
Craig Smith
Exodus 20:17
Introduction Hey welcome to Mission Hills. So good to have you with us today as we wrap up our Big Ten series on the Ten Commandments, Ancient Rules for Modern Joy. Today we’re going to look at the commandment that I think has gotten harder to keep in the modern world. And the reason is because the world is now full of voices that didn’t used to exist. Voices whose sole purpose is to create in us the exact opposite of what the 10th commandment is pointing us towards. [fire video of commercials building to a crescendo] [over video...the idea here is to make the scripture essentially drowned out by the ads] And a lack of contentment is really at the heart of what the tenth commandment is all about. Fortunately, God’s given us the remedy for discontentment: I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Phi 4:12-13) So that’s all we really need to know! Need a little more? Ok, well...let’s take a look at the tenth commandment together. You can find it in Exodus 20:17
II. Main Body ‘‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’’ (Exo 20:17) And I know that ‘‘covet’’ is not a word we use very much these days, so let’s just start with making sure we’re all on the same page about what it means. It’s a little bit like envy or jealousy but probably the best way to think about it is that coveting is a passion to possess what we don’t. It’s not just seeing something or someone and thinking ‘‘Oh, that’s nice or she’s pretty or that’s cool.’’ It’s actually a passion, or a passionate longing, to possess what we don’t. Now there are a couple of interesti ...
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