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THE REAL CHRISTIAN AND POSSESSIONS
"So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions." (Luke 14:33)
A. How Do I Become A Disciple Of Jesus?
"Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them, "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions." (Luke 14:25-33)
B. Why Should Jesus Care About My Possessions?
Luke 18:18-30
Luke 19:1-10
Luke 16: 19-31
C. So What Exactly Does "Give Up All My Possessions" Mean?
Prosperity Theology
Poverty Theology
Management Theology
"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." (Luke 16:9-13)Creekside Community Church ● 951 MacArthur Blvd ● San Leandro, CA ● (510) 430-0607