A Podcast Sermon On 1 Timothy 6:18-19
Sunday, November 13, 2005
This morning I preached on 1 Timothy 6:18-19 and two other texts.
You can download the podcast of the sermon for your IPod or computer through this link:
(click with the RIGHT mouse button on the hyperlink and choose “Save Target As” and save to your desktop or other folder – once downloaded click on the file to listen).
Those who trust in their riches will wither,* but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
- Proverbs 11:28 (NRSV)
16Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” 18Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” 20But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” 21So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’
- Luke 12:16-21(NRSV)
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.
- 1 Timothy 6:18-19 (NRSV)