Topic: GROW: Relinquishing Our Idols

With evil so rampant within and without, how can I resist evil? What does having God’s Spirit within me really mean?

What are the 7 deadly sins? How do they serve to harm us? Why are they so enticing?

What are the 7 deadly sins? How do they serve to harm us? Why are they so enticing?

What are the 7 deadly sins? How do they serve to harm us? Why are they so enticing?

What are the 7 deadly sins? How do they serve to harm us? Why are they so enticing?

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We are maxed-out on credit cards, increasing our anxiety meds, and headed to marriage counseling because of money stress. All while making more money than most people in the world. And we don’t think we have a problem.

In the words of Tim Keller, money blindness leads to money sickness.

But then we have these stories. A widow who gives her last two pennies away. A Macedonian church that begs for an opportunity to give beyond their ability. A Savior who calls a man whose identity is wrapped up in money and things to sell his things and give away the money.

It challenges us to re-imagine what it means to be “blessed.” And it calls us to ask: after we give our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls to the Lord (in baptism and in service), what can we give next?