There was once a thief who was captured and brought before the court for purposes of testing. E 'was found guilty and requested the court the opportunity to say anything before being sentenced, he had. The thief said, "Well, you know, the honorable, the more this is like a person rather than a man wants .." The judge replied: ".. is that now I tell you, I will not sentence of 15 years in prison how many you want?"
His brother, Jesus wanted to resolve theinheritance dispute with his brother in the Gospel reading this morning is like the intruder in my story. Both were motivated by greed and only care about themselves and not for others. The rich farmer in the parable of Jesus was the same way. It was concerned only for themselves and stored, which had. It shares its wealth with others. He was so worldly for success that I wanted to forget the only person who was responsible for its success in the world to God.
Jesus is notdo not tell you prepare for our future. In fact, it would be foolish for us to prepare our future, especially in our future life after death. If we want a future of God, now we must prepare spiritually for their work in this world and his will for our lives. In fact, I wrote and the preparation of this sermon in the middle of summer, a time when farmers prepare for autumn and winter harvest of trees that were planted in spring. Just as the farmerpreparing their fields before planting their crops now we prepare for our next life, especially because you never know when he died. If not, we are preparing for an automatic life in hell.
Jesus is telling us to sit and do nothing and hope that God care for us. In fact, Paul says that those who refuse to work should not expect to eat. Jesus encourages us to keep enough of our possession for personal use or to share the rest with the poor. In otherWords, we must look outward rather than inward to find others to ourselves. satisfaction of current real life realization of purposes for which it was created to enjoy, that is, a loving relationship with God and the richness of selfishness can never replace a relationship with him and you'll end up feeling empty heart.
For example, in 1923 a group of men most successful hotel in the world met in Chicago. The members of this group included the president of thethe largest Steel Corporation, the largest wheat speculator, the president of the New York Stock Exchange, a member of Ministers of the United States, investors on Wall Street Rods, the future director of the World Bank and head of the largest monopolies in the world. A few years after this was their destination: Charles Schwab, died in debt, Arthur Cutter died in the darkness, Richard Whitney was insolvent, has time to Sing Sing Prison, and was removed from the Who's Who "Albert has been deleted list.pardoned from prison to die at home. Jesse Livermore, Leon Fraser and Ivan Kruger, the king of the game, all deaths by suicide. All these men have learned to make money, but none of them has learned to live. In 1930, Charles Schwab, said: ".. they are all afraid of is fear, I know I do not know if the values that we have the next real or not."
The same can be said of the economic crisis. Much of the material I have heard orLee suggests that the crisis was caused by greed, in particular the issue of subprime mortgages and other bank failures in the United States. To make matters worse, I'm sure many of you have read the outrageously high salaries that CEOs of these banks have been paid. These salaries are almost as many professional athletes get paid. At the same time, many people struggle in society because low wages, welfare, or underpaidthe work undertaken.
Why is there this discrepancy? It s for the company. The company says that the way to see the perfection in all areas of sport, entertainment, business, etc. - is to pay the outrageously high salaries. It is disgusting when a manager in a large company can be paid millions per year and to establish contacts with the elite of society, if all employees who are truly responsible for their success are paid much less than the dollar worth andin many cases, much less necessary for survival.
He never had a case of Poison Ivy? If so, you probably know how hard it is to prevent scratches. Me want to help, but scratches worse. Greed is the same way. We are very happy and we want to zero, but we have not. They promised more help but worsen the situation.
Some of you may have seen a movie that came in 1980 as "Wall Street". In this movie, MichaelDouglas plays an investor named Gordon Gecko. In one scene, he launches into a defense of greed in which he argues that greed is good. Although the money went to the world (as the old proverb says) a, greed is a major cause of problems in our society, particularly the current economic crisis. Greed comes from a lack of understanding of moral issues, spiritual and ethical issues of what is right and wrong. Some unhappy people are rich and somehappier people are extremely poor. Some smart people in the world are rich and some are destitute of the most beautiful. I know because I saw so much, especially when working at a local sawmill.
Billy Graham tells the story of how it was years ago and his late wife, Ruth, on a Caribbean island. One of the richest men in the world has called home for lunch was sumptuous. At this time the man of 75 years, and throughout the food isHe seemed close to tears. He said finally. "I am the unhappy man in the world here is my boat, my plane, my helicopter, I go where I was when I was there, I will do all they are. Happy, but I'm as miserable as hell . Billy Graham has spoken to him, prayer was with him and tried to point to Christ, but he does not want to be saved.
Billy Graham said he then went down the hill to the house where they lived. TheIn the afternoon, the pastor of the local Baptist community has been mentioned. He was an Englishman, was 75 and he was widowed, and had spent most of his free time caring for his two sisters, an invalid. He gave a jump up and down, full of enthusiasm, full of love for Jesus and love others. They spoke and said the Baptist preacher. "You know, Billy, do not have two cents to my name but I am the happiest man alive" Billy Graham said that after the pastor left, he backRuth said: "Ruth, the two men met today with the richest man" Billy said: "The two knew the answer."
Life is more than material goods. Materialism is often a symptom of buried emotions, particularly the sense of wonder. Instead, find fulfillment in the wonder and beauty of creation and nature, wrapped up in things. As the saying goes, instead of loving the people and things we just happy with things and people loving. Our relationship with GodIt is much more important than our possessions. If we bring our problems to God, who shows us how we can change and grow in our attitude towards the need to issue.
In 1888, Alfred Nobel was awarded a French newspaper and read his own obituary. His brother was dead, and the newspaper obituary of Alfred accidentally instead. It was that of Alfred Nobel, the dynamite as king, the merchant of death of a person who had accumulated a great fortune recalled explosive widely used in the war.Alfred Nobel is not like what you read, and became a name best bet. He founded the Nobel Prize, including Nobel Peace Prize, that even today people all over the world who have supported the cause of honor for peace. Alfred Nobel was moved to the meaning of success.
Jesus condemned the man because he has forgotten that he would die one day. What then? Someone else would have everything he has. Now we are the same. We do not believe thatdie one day, and another person to get to our property. This is why some people die without a will, without knowing what the law determines who gets what, and sometimes the decisions of the law can not know what the deceased wanted. Someone once said: "Being interested in their future, as will the rest of his life." We must prepare ourselves for our soul, because eternity is spent, where it ceases to be affected, and it is betterspend in heaven when I go to hell. If we forget God and death because of our greed and our self-centered attitude, we are doomed. If you want more than anything, should be all that God gives us. All you have to do is accept in faith and submit to his will for our lives.
Jesus called the man over others, rather than think for themselves, and gives you the same invitation to us today. Poverty does not come from God God created enough for everybody. WeOthers ask ourselves, more attention to the less fortunate in society. readers, for example, our church has been encouraged to become involved in issues of social justice. This is one of the many reasons I work with the local food bank. Our chancellor has responded to the call when it was the priest of the missions of the sailors in the port of Halifax, and still the same call today as Honorary Professor Kaplan of the missions to seafarers of our local port.
If our leaderTarget as human beings is to glorify God and enjoy him forever, we need to eat the spiritual food of our soul and others, which in turn makes achieving our lives. The point of our reading of the Gospel is that God sees life from a different perspective. We share the perspective of God?
When I close my sermon this morning, I want each of us, the effects of thinking we do as Christians in today's world, if someone wants to do with us and made the following prayerCommitment. "Dear God, I'm there now. Please use today to become" like Christ "in any way, my family first, and then somehow the lives of all that. Thanks for listening and my prayer answered. gratitude, on behalf of Jesus, Amen "
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