We are in the middle of a series on money at my church. Rick's sermon yesterday was super powerful. He really honed right in on arguably the root issue behind our issues with money: greed. You can get the podcast on itunes, or download it here. Every week I write sermon summaries for the use of our home community leaders. Below is an excerpt of the one I wrote today for this week's sermon.
Here we go...the church talking about money again. Why do we have to do this? Quite simply, as a faith community centered on Jesus, our desire is to ask all the hard questions of life in our pursuit of following Christ more closely as we grow. If the gospel isn’t preached in the biggest spot of idolatry in any given culture, the gospel is not truly preached. Is money the biggest idol in our culture? That’s hard to say, but if you are uncomfortable or annoyed that the church is preaching about money, it is probably a worthy question to fight through. Jesus was always talking about money and possessions, so it’s hard to say that it’s the church’s agenda. It would actually seem quite odd if we never preached about it (seeing that it was quite central to Jesus’ teaching). But here’s the real question. How can one possibly say that they trust the church with the care of their spiritual development, their time (as they volunteer), and even to care for their kids ... And yet not trust Christ’s bride with their cash? If that defines you, there is a need to elevate your understanding of your spiritual development to include your possessions and cash.
You can read the rest of this summary, and find links to older posts (if you're interested) here.
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