ROI - February 24
the dog that came to Solomon in the year weighed 49950 lb text Kevin the dude with the merchants in the Traders brought to Solomon. King Solomon my 200 large Shields of hammered gold using 15 lb of gold on each Shield. Did Amazon buy 300 small Shields of hammered gold using 7 and 1/2 pounds of gold on each Shield the king put them in the hall named The Forest of Lebanon. The king also made a large Ivory prom and covered it with pure gold. 6 steps led to the throne which had a goat footstool attached to it and they were armrest on both sides of the sea to the lion Stood Beside the armrest. Club lie and stood on six steps one on each side nothing like this had been made from any other Kingdom. All King Solomon's cups were going and all the utensils from the Hall of named The Forest of Lebanon or fine. Go silver wasn't considered valuable and solving for the Solomon's time. The king's head chips going to tarshis with humor on Sailors. Once every three years that our ships would bring gold silver Ivory apes and monkeys. And wealth and wisdom King Solomon was greater than all the other kings of the world. Are King Solomon's interesting to hear the stories about King Solomon when he was born in 1990 BC. He was born to the parents of King David and Bathsheba. He was from the House of David and the tribe of Judah has his Reign for was from 970 BC all the way to 9:31 BC when he died at the age of 59. King Solomon is known for many things. What are the things most people first think about is the fact that he had a thousand wives 700 wives and 300 concubines relationship that he had with King Kai Queen Sheba, but I also know that during his time he expanded the territory of Israel to the greatest levels that there were there in the United Kingdom King Solomon was also known for the building projects that he had he broke the he also built the temple to the Lord. Traditionally who is considered the author of many books from Ecclesiastes to Proverbs and even the Song of Solomon but what he's most known for is his wisdom as well. We all understand that his wisdom pain, but it got turned into what he would like to have the wisdom to be able to leave his people that is quite impressed with his Because of that not only did he grab him that wisdom far beyond that anybody who ever had lived or ever would live. He also gave them look at the well that was described In this passage and we're an earlier and start looking at King Solomon and looking at the current values nowadays, we can assume that his current net value would be somewhere around 2.1 trillion dollars, but you don't do this why so Not only was he just given riches from other people, but he can't because a fool and his money will soon depart but was Solomon his well kept growing and growing so obviously this man knew something something about investment and today. the time and look at it if vestments in the return on investment and see is there anything that we can learn from Solomon when it comes to what happens when the greatest places that we can look at to be able to understand his faults and philosophies when it comes to many things including the 13th chapter verses 11. This is what it says.
What's Wicked Proverbs the 21st chapter verse 5 and this is what it says the plans of the hardworking person leads to Prosperity, but everyone who is always in a hurry ends up in poverty. But we can turn the Proverbs 21 20 in rims. Costly treasures and Wells are in the homes of the wise person but a fool devours them.
Proverbs 27:23, which is Fully aware of the condition of your flock and play close attention to your heart. Gilbert Police for Proverbs. I think what we can do is we can construct for principles that would be important is true for those who are investing to be able to follow us what we can find this business. We can find that the first thing that we need to do is to do the right thing obvious money is the way to go never do shortcuts on your money in order to be able to keep Chicken whatever you have to have a plan is important to have a plan to know what you're doing and be able to invest in the right places at the right time. Also, it's important to invest wisely because any quick, you know money scam did he's Eliza Doolittle all of your resources and all of your asses. If you watching over your investment, if you do make sure that they're doing what they're supposed to be doing and not going around the wrong. How much is a good return on investment that leads to this great formula. I return a financed financed and during all the equations and no trying to figure out what the best thing to do is in the right time. And this is one of those return-on-investment. It looks a little daunting basically issue total revenue minus total cost divided by total cost * 100. Bellator 192 poop your mind is running around in circles and spending trying to understand exactly what this is and what this means but it's not really that difficult of a person who you are or why is it a measurement of the benefit of an investment? So let me take for example the recent three scenarios investment savings account if you put $100 in at the end of the year.
How do you get invested $100 when you get a hundred?
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annual return on investment What would you start looking at 3? Three Investments when you start looking at a specifically just on the return-on-investment and nothing else which one of these three has the better benefit. Workout question, you can sit here and send me that it would be good investment in stocks because you get more money back. So your benefit from that investment is better than the benefit from the store when it comes to the Norseman. You see Jesus talks about it are alive more than once and some of his parables. What city in the parable of the sower which is Matthew the 13th chapter. He talks about the sower some falls on good ground, and he talks about that seed that falls on good ground yielding got return of 160 and even 30.
We're also seeing the parable of the talents which is found in Matthew the 25th chapter the we also see some allusions to this horrible. I owner of a property turns around and gives to a servant's different amount of money invested. He would be back to check on him later on.
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What's 0 and we see the other sure did not like that. Summer savings talked about quite a bit of Jesus talks about it. Just when it comes to the monetary value stuff that Jesus talks about the return on investment receive many times when it comes to the return on investment is important for people to be able to think about what they're supposed to do to the Rich Young Ruler in the Rich Young Ruler does Lord what must I do to be able to earn
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he didn't want to get rid of all of this stuff. He wasn't willing to do what it took so the cost analysis and it didn't work out the way you wanted it to do. Who's going to look for teen with Jesus starts talking dead. You got to evaluate the cost of being a follower of Jesus disciples denied everyone your father your mother yourself your brothers and sisters and pick up your cross and follow him. Where is a person who's going to build a building a big enough money to be able to complete it? We also see in the same passage. He talks about the Katy he was going to go to war before. He goes to the battle. He will need to sit there and decide does he have enough troops to be able to win the battle, but if it does not matter if he needs to seek peace instead of seeking warm. Receive a pass is Jesus in Luke 14 by saying that you know, what what good is saltless tasting song. It's worth nothing, but just cramping. I love her to Pieces the passage willing to put on the line before they actually even started the order to follow him. But you're not going to want so many people don't see the benefit of eternal life that don't see the benefit of following him. They don't think the other investment to be able to follow through for the Rich Young Ruler investment of all of his possessions didn't equate to anything that he was willing to invest order for his eternal salvation. What was interesting that we talked about the Rich Young Ruler and their decision not to follow Jesus because it cost too much and we sit there and we see the closet he had his stinking in his life.
The people having same logic first. So many people think this is very same way, but it was a survey done in 2016 that they found that one out of every five Americans goes to church at least a couple times a year. 40% of the people who go to church at least a couple times a year. That was just mine going when I saw this statistic. I knew it was low, but I didn't realize it was 20% volume and show up at a church the other 48% goes to church less often than they used to. Where is the people who made that statement? Why are you going to church less often? Here are some of the answers that they came up with what they were too busy. They're just too busy to even get up and go to church described as being too lazy. Turn on the very last one. Others said that they just didn't care about attending Services as much as doing other things.
Wow, how do I find that just absolutely amazing that people will say they're too lazy to go to church if they're not willing to do that. The kids be in one hour a week worshiping their gun. Hell I did the math and what I found is this is that one hour a week 9 5% of your week less than 1% of your week is more than what some people will devote to their Eternal salvation. How do you spell even know what to think about I just astounds me but that's where I want that sit with you. I want to hear this people say I'm just too lazy to go solution doesn't mean that much. I would say this is a new and exciting but the fact of the matter is as we can turn through the Old Testament. We can save more and more in the culture in the time for people have a very same thought. It was better things to do is more important than the worshiping their God first, and you'll never see. Commercial people close mine plug their ears circularize otherwise and be sealed.
Even God gets upset with his children sometime because I just failed to listen with them. How can so many people find so I'm coming to church how can so many people having a benefit and all to follow Jesus? How can so many people? First no benefit in living a holy life. Only they could see the benefit it surely they wouldn't pass on this investment surely they would invest in their Eternal salvation. this one what sport has been blinded? Girls were born in by so many times. It's heartbreaking to see if only if only the R Bar can understand on how important it is to have a relationship with Jesus Christ and be able to turn on but it comes to an investment in Jesus because you know, he's really the only Predator astrud Methodist, I know you might be getting a little bit worried was where I'm going right now. You might be thinking that what I am trying to say is that you can be justified by investing in Jesus justified by your words, but let me assure you that I am not going there. We are justified by faith. Fireworks. This is a central belief of United Methodist. And I don't and I don't want it even give the answer ideas to say that we can work for our Salvation is absolutely not true. But what I want to say is we haven't gotten our Bible study on Wednesdays we talked about some of these were more or less than what they normally used to do in the old day. One of those words exactly wait for us at the humidity today. Is this idea of this blind acceptance? Something I have faith in something. He's I believe in it doesn't mean I need it invested in her have any part of it just means I believe it but I don't necessarily have to have to go engine getting investing in order for that to make it happen. I think when it comes to get more suits loyalty loyalty encompasses a lot more than just what we understand. It's not just important to have faith in Jesus. It's important to be followers. Grab Your Role to someone then you don't look like the investment not out of some kind of like all I'm going to get this if I do that but you do it because you love someone this is another part of the equation is first, then you have the loyalty to Jesus and then because he loves you and I follow and do what he asked you to do. But who wants to be rolled in anything anymore? Anyway, it's all about us, but it is just about me me me. How is it going to benefit me in the end now? It's here. We understand that it's not about us. It's about our Lord and savior. It's all about him and it's never about us.
Is it windy the understanding this investment there were talking about? Is Donald Donald R Us is that an investment that we do into Jesus really what it is. It's an investment that Jesus doesn't do us. how to go about this for just a moment from the beginning of you At the right moment at the right time he created you. Pigeons are you designed and devised a plan for your well-being and turned around in the game? You skills and gifts that others don't.
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Only did he do all of that for you. So went to the cross and he died for you and he died on the cross for you and he says he is invested. you this investment is based on those very same four principles that we talked about before. Hillary news righteous He does the right thing. He has a plan that is developed for you. Then. He's invested heavily into you. How do you watch is over? So the question becomes this is how is his return on investment that he does on you? Is it worth the investment?