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Idols and Mammon
Subject: Lordship
Theme: Lordship of Jesus
Proposition: Who is Lord of your life, put aside the idols that steel our hearts attention and surrender them to God.
Nobody can serve two masters, we cannot serve both God and money.
Introduction
There is 2 things I want to talk to you about today.
Something the Holy Spirit has been talking to me about.
I’ll share with you what the Lord has been sharing with me, and if it speaks to you so be it- good and fine!
The 2 area’s are Idols and Mammon
Life is a journey and full of challenges the Christian life is a journey and full of challenges,
We learn to listen, read the Word, pray and interact with others.
I find myself:
Are you spending money you don’t have, to buy things you don’t want, to impress people you don’t like?
I put other things in my life where Christ should be honoured.
ohoI speak to you today as a human trying to bring human solutions to God problems, thing that God can only heal and restore.
I desire to live a victorious life in Jesus Christ, not live as a defeated believer.
Matthew 6:24
What is Mammon
The new Testament uses the term Mammon which is translated as money
Filling The Void
the thing is that wealth and mammon cannot fulfill the void that we are trying to fill our lives with.
We fill it with good works and make that an idol.
we fill it with acquiring wealth and that becomes and idol.
We do all sorts of things to justify our lives.
It may not be Mammon that tries to fill the void in your life, it may be what you do, your relationship, other substances, TV, eating, I know what I am challenged with and what I need to surrender to God continually,
I do what I don’t want to do, and what I want to do, I cant do
What holds dominion over our heart, God has lost His authority over our lives.
God’s command to us was to have dominion, be fruitful and multiply- its a life of blessing of stewardship (being faithful with what the Lord has entrusted us with)( people resources and our environment) and leadership.
“Mammon seeks to get you to spend your whole week and ultimately your whole life pursuing money”
My kids sing this song “I’ve got bills, I’ve got to pay
It may not be mammon that steels our attention from serving God wholeheartedly.
It may not be mammon that steels our attention from serving God wholeheartedly.
sJesus
We try everything else but the thing that we should do, it is Jesus, Jesus is the centre.
m serving God wholeheartedly.
Keeping Jesus at the Centre
The thing is that Jesus Christ is the centre of our lives we give our lives to Jesus and live whole heartedly for him.
Then after some time we begin to look to others, compare ourselves with and see them doing things that we think they should not be doing.
Our attention shifts slightly.
And before we know it we are a long way from God and His Grace for us.
Righteous
To be righteous is not about being perfect or being right, self righteous or judgemental or prideful, doing good works, turning up for church.
It is NEVER about the outward appearance or action, it is about the attitude of the heart, it is about the internal faith response to the grace of God and outworked by following His way, living in obedience.
Living the abiding life is that Jesus is the true vine, he is our source of life and freedom.
we are clean and washed because of the truth and life of the word of God that is at work in us.
Our efforts cannot bear fruit that will last, only what we do through our relationship with God.
hOur efforts cannot bear fruit that will last, only what we do through our relationship with God.
There is power in prayer in knowing and abiding in Christ the true Vine.
There is power in discipleship as we bear fruit in and through Christ.
He calls us friends
you are a friend of God
John 15:
John 15:1-5
Jesus says “I am the Vine” He is the source of all we need it doesn’t come from us.
God does much with little
Most with least
and
The doing is to Abide in Christ
Living a life of Trust
Struggle to not to struggle to rest in God.
It is here and now in this life,
are we an unbelieving believer?
Do we believe and trust in the Lord Jesus.
Jesus is enough, not our works, our human
When we are frustrated, it is because we cannot control the person or the situation that we are presented with.
Instead of allowing and giving it over to God and let Him have his way.
It’s a life of surrender.
We can’t do it, we can’t do all the things we think we should do it.
Illustration:
Convicted by the Holy Spirit if we have two give the other away so our brother or sister is not in need.
Puffer jacket
My wallet was stolen in Alice Springs.
I had an absolute trust that I would get back all what I needed.
Didnt’ bother me at all.
the Problem is
We try and mask man made problems with man made solutions:
When we should pursueing God himself to meet with us.
It’s only God who can truly transform our lives, on the inside, it is he who brings healing and wholeness not ourselves or our human ways.
It is through His transforming Word, when we understand the lie that we were believing is false, not true.
It is through surrender to God, do we truly believe that He is good, just, gracious.
surrender all, all to Jesus I surrender all to him I humbly give, my worldly pleasures,
Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855-1939) was raised in a Christian home.
At age 17, he accepted Jesus as his Savior.
He graduated university with a degree in art and was employed successfully as a teacher and administrator of high school art.
He traveled extensively, visiting the various art galleries throughout Europe.
Van DeVenter also studied and taught music.
He mastered 13 different instruments, sang and composed music.
He was very involved in the music ministry of his Methodist Episcopal church and eventually found himself torn between his successful teaching career and his desire to be a part of an evangelistic team.
This struggle within himself lasted for almost five years.
In 1896, Van DeVenter was conducting the music of a church event.
It was during these meetings that he finally surrendered his desires completely to God — He made the decision to become a full-time evangelist.
As he submitted completely to the will of his Lord, a song was born in his heart.
I Surrender All was put to music by Winfield S. Weeden (1847-1908 ), who published this and many other hymns in several volumes.
Weeden so loved this song that the words I Surrender All were put on his tombstone.
Conclusion
Here’s the point
Jesus is wanting to draw us to himself, at times we are distracted and not listening but he continues to work on our hearts.
He wants to be Lord
Through Jesus we can be free from bondage, He is waiting for our hearts response.
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