Messages

Greed is the sin nobody confesses because it never feels like a sin. It looks like prudence, planning, and even responsibility. In Luke 12, Jesus tells the story of a man whose land produced so abundantly that he chose to build bigger barns to hold it all. Then Jesus calls him a "fool," not because he saved, but because of what drove the saving. In this sermon we'll explore what sits underneath greed: the unspoken assumption that there's not enough and that what you have, you might lose. Psychologists call this a "scarcity mindset," and it’s the opposite of the mind of Christ. This means God isn't just calling us to new behaviors, but to a new way of thinking, believing, and seeing the world. And yet, knowing that our behaviors also shape our thinking, God offers us a new way of living that kills greed and cultivates generosity in our hearts. In the end, we'll discover that when we embrace dependence, trust, and faith in God rather than Mammon, we truly find the peace, joy, and security we were looking for all along.