More Truth Series

Okay, alright, whether that song is your jam or not let’s give it up for the band one more time...why, because that was awesome, all of worship today has been awesome but the good news is that the best is still yet to come. Having said that though, my guess is that there might be a few questions swirling around out there about that song. Some of us thought we were coming to church today, that didn’t feel like church and now we are wondering if this will even count as church when grandma asks us later. The truth is that we do songs like that here from time to time. Why? Two reasons, first that song may be the only song that some people in the room know of all the songs we do today. Second, songs like that really do capture truth about the world we all find ourselves living in. See, I love classic rock. It is my go to genre of music and I have been waiting for 12 years to do an ACDC song in church but lyrics can get tricky. Hells Bells, Highway to Hell, and Cover You in Oil really aren’t options for us finally we have found a song that is with lyrics that we are not only okay to sing, but that we also need to pay attention to.

ILLUST> Tailored suits, chauffeured cars, fine hotels, big cigars, a french maid, a foreign chef, a big house with a king sized bed. Come on come on love me for the money, come on come on listen to the money talk. Whether any of that appeals to us or not I think we would all concede that our money does talk. What it suggests to all of us is this, life has no real meaning without me, without money, above all else I will lead you to the life you want, to the life you are looking for. Jesus actually has a lot to say about that, something far different to say about that. What Jesus says is this, while money is not the meaning of life, it does have the potential to make each and every one of our lives here meaningful. That’s a big part of what we are trying to chase down in this series.

So we are in week 2 of this series called Truth or Dare which is built on and around what Jesus says in John chapter 8 verses 31 and 32. It goes like this. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” So, if we hold on to what Jesus says is true, not some of it, not the parts we like, that we are comfortable with, that fit our lives as we have already decided to live them, but all of it, we will find not only forgiveness but freedom. So, we are imagining that we are playing truth or dare with Jesus, don’t be churchy, play along, and Jesus chooses truth. Just like last week there are two questions we are looking for a truthful answer to. How do we find the life we are looking for and what is getting in the way of that? Now, as we think about this there’s lots of truth that Jesus could point us to here. He has a whole lot to say about how we find this life that he came to bring us and every single bit of it is helpful. While that’s true what is most helpful to every single one of us are the very things that we most ignore, work around, overlook, or just flat out miss. What that means is this. These things are not necessarily the things that we most want to hear, but definitely the things that you and I most need to hear. That’s our focus in this series. So let’s jump back into this and talk some more about that...

If you brought a Bible we are going to be in Luke chapter 12 today. If you don’t have a Bible they are back on the back tables that you can grab right now if you would like if you close or on you can always grab one on your way out. As always you can hit our app or the YouVersion app too. Or you can ignore all of that and read along with me on the screens. So, here we go, Luke chapter 12 beginning with verse 22…

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?