Silver and gold have I none Message 5
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Upon This Rock
The First Days of the Church
Message 5
Silver and gold have I none
Silver and gold have I none
Me:
Pride
Pride
It’s a constant looming enemy
It’s a constant looming enemy
i. It can be a driving force in my life
ii. Googles definition
iii. “a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.”
iv. I can take “deep pleasure and satisfaction” in sharing how well Grace Church is doing.
v. It motives me…
vi. Sometimes I think it borders on sin (It’s the very thing I hate)
vii. But then God has a way of humbling me.
b. Listen to what Paul says.
i. He brags as Hebrew of Hebrews (I’m in the who’s who pharisees)
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.
iii. Let use a country boy term – I’m barking up the wrong tree.
We:
Barking up the wrong tree.
Barking up the wrong tree.
a. It’s our greatest human struggle
i. None of us are spiritual enough to avoid it
ii. All of us what meaning and purpose in life
iii. And we do some crazy things to find it
b. We find it in…
i. Love family jobs money addictions
ii. These often fail and we lose hope.
iii. Let me show you something
God:
Silver and gold have I none
Silver and gold have I none
a. Let me show what I do have.
i. Tell the story
1 Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.
1. Prayer keeps coming up
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.
4 Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!”
5 The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.
6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.
8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.
b. Two kinds of need
1. The man was a beggar
-Probably had been for years
2. But there was a deeper need
iii. Let me ask you something?
You:
What motivates you?
What motivates you?
a. What’s your deepest need?
i. If you could ask for anything
Turn back the clock (guilt)
Turn back the clock (guilt)
If I could just get a raise (money)
If I could just get a raise (money)
Do you blame someone else for your problems? (resentment)
Do you blame someone else for your problems? (resentment)
Last Sunday I said, “You’re at the wrong church to sit and soak” (fear)
Last Sunday I said, “You’re at the wrong church to sit and soak” (fear)
I just want to be loved and respected (Pride or the need for approval)
I just want to be loved and respected (Pride or the need for approval)
b. I know how to meet that need
i. This is critical for the church
We:
Making Christ Lord
Making Christ Lord
We can’t ignore the physical need
We can’t ignore the physical need
i. How do we serve the community?
Jesus works through those who look and see the desperate need of the suffering.
Jesus works through those who look and see the desperate need of the suffering.
Of course, the food pantry – How can the building be used to serve the community
We can’t ignore the spiritual either
We can’t ignore the spiritual either
i. A full life comes from having Christ as Lord.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Who does the beggar represent?
Who does the beggar represent?
iv. Your life without Christ
v. I’m the complete opposite of the prosperity
The blessing of suffering
The blessing of suffering
i. Life is full of it – shame – hurts – failure – rejection – poverty
ii. I don’t need the favor of men to find satisfaction
iii. My need is meet in Christ
To succeed as a church
To succeed as a church
i. Christ must be the head of that church
ii. For Christ to be head of the church he must the Lord of your life.
What motives you?
What motives you?