This is the 21st post as
I attempt to visit everything (pretty much!) Jesus said about money in the
gospels over 2 weeks. In order to do this I will be putting up around two posts
each day. This is coinciding with a 2-week preaching series that we are going
through at Community Church Putney- Jesus On Money.
‘On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the
temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He
overturned the tables of the money-changers and the benches of those selling
doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple
courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be
called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of
robbers.’ (Mark 11:15-17)
Jesus is not upset by their trading, He is upset by where they are doing
it; they are hindering non-Jews from worship by turning their space into a
market.
Jesus on money teaches us not to let the pursuit of money be a hindrance
to your or another’s worship.
How could this be applied in our age?
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We put work above meeting with Christians.
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We put work before spending time with Jesus.
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As employers we hinder people from devotion to their
church.
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We make too much of the collection of money during our
services.
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The finances become too big a focus for leaders of
churches.
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Selling ministry- ‘ministers' who put a price-tag
on their services.
Take a moment to ask God to search you:
Are you a man or woman of prayer? Is this personal and communal activity of
greatest priority to you? Does it trump money-making?
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