The Riches of Faith & What I Own

Worldliness Sermon Series (November - Lexington Baptist Church)

Worldliness is an adulterous love for this fallen world, and according to 1 John 2:15-17 we are commanded not to love the world because loving the world and loving the Father are mutually exclusive. We choose one or the other, but it is impossible to love both simultaneously. In fact, even attempting to love the Father while loving the world is, by definition, hypocrisy. In week one, we learned that every person, every day must choose their lover. Spiritual adultery does to our lives what marital adultery does to our homes. And does is really matter whether she was blonde or brunette? What matters is that she wasn't your wife. In the same way, worldliness doesn't assume the form of cultural dos and don'ts. Worldliness is everything that we love like we should love God. John shares with us that worldliness isn't an evil to be resisted from our culture, but a sin to be mortified in our hearts where the craving, lusting and boasting manifests (3:16). In other words, all that is in the world is everything that is wrong with us. This coming Sunday, we'll consider "The Riches of Faith & What I Own." Jesus exposes the evil of materialism in Luke 12:13-15. The question is simple. Are we who we are because of what we own? Worldliness offers four lies of materialism. We'll consider the problem and solution for each one. In preparation for Sunday's message: Read Luke 12 (give special attention to the parable of the rich fool in 13-21). Prayerfully ask God to expose one area in your finances in which materialism is evident. Consider responding to Sunday's invitation to repent and confess that one area of materialism. Discuss as a family (including your children) practical ways to limit your exposure to the media's promotion of worldliness. Listen carefully on Sunday for examples given during the sermon. Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. Luke 12:15 (NKJV) Love not the world November 8th - The riches of faith and what I own November 15th - The worship of God and what I sing November 22nd - The beauty of Christ and how I dress November 29th - Love the world Visit Lexington Baptist Church HERE Subscribe to Podcast HERE Listen to the Worldliness series HERE