Short Sermon by: Hamir "The Storyteller" Achacoso
12Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be REPAID. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Luke 14:12-14
People now preach about Mansion, give to the Church and you will be blessed, believe and everything you want / need will be yours. To Jesus - it is not about gathering wealth here / now. He never preached about the gospel of prosperity, he even lived life simply. Jesus taught his disciples to be generous, to feed the hungry, to help the poor, the give water to thirsty, to give justice to the widows and orphans.
Jesus said in Matthew 28:20a "teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you". For me it means that Jesus is challenging us to live out his teaching and pass it on to others. What do you think will happen if more people in the world will live life according to Jesus teachings? What do you think will happen to this world if all Jesus believers will be more generous and more giving and more loving and caring?
May you be blessed so can bless other people. May you see that giving is the heartbeat of God. May you live your life according to Jesus teachings. May you be more caring, loving and generous. Grace and Peace to you!
12Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be REPAID. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Luke 14:12-14
People now preach about Mansion, give to the Church and you will be blessed, believe and everything you want / need will be yours. To Jesus - it is not about gathering wealth here / now. He never preached about the gospel of prosperity, he even lived life simply. Jesus taught his disciples to be generous, to feed the hungry, to help the poor, the give water to thirsty, to give justice to the widows and orphans.
Jesus said in Matthew 28:20a "teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you". For me it means that Jesus is challenging us to live out his teaching and pass it on to others. What do you think will happen if more people in the world will live life according to Jesus teachings? What do you think will happen to this world if all Jesus believers will be more generous and more giving and more loving and caring?
May you be blessed so can bless other people. May you see that giving is the heartbeat of God. May you live your life according to Jesus teachings. May you be more caring, loving and generous. Grace and Peace to you!