Sell everything you own
Samuel Acevedo
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The pastor emphasizes that God's economy is different from the world's economy and to enter into God's economy, one must sell everything they own. He uses the story of the rich young man in Mark Chapter 10 to illustrate this point. The young man had youth, authority, and wealth, but he still felt a void in his life. The pastor urges the congregation to seek Jesus, who has a beauty that leaves us wanting more and fills our lives with blessings. He assures the congregation that Christ loves them and wants them to grow, be prosperous, and be blessed.
The sermon discusses the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus asking for eternal life. Jesus told him to sell all his possessions and follow him, but the young man left sad because he had many possessions. The sermon explains that possessions are not just physical things, but also ideas, people, and intangible things like pride and resentments. The sermon emphasizes that following Jesus requires denying oneself and selling one's possessions, which may be a difficult price to pay, but the rewards are great. The sermon also mentions a contract that a brother made with God, and encourages listeners to consider making their own surrender prayer.
The speaker shares a story of a brother in their church who wrote a contract between himself and God, surrendering everything to Him. The speaker encourages others to do the same, warning that it may be painful but reminding them that God loves them and will take care of them. The speaker leads a prayer for those who wish to surrender everything to God and invites anyone who raises their hand to come forward and symbolically bring their possessions to God. The prayer declares that everything belongs to God and asks for His protection and guidance. The speaker emphasizes the peace and security that comes from surrendering to God's will.
The sermon discusses the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus asking for eternal life. Jesus told him to sell all his possessions and follow him, but the young man left sad because he had many possessions. The sermon explains that possessions are not just physical things, but also ideas, people, and intangible things like pride and resentments. The sermon emphasizes that following Jesus requires denying oneself and selling one's possessions, which may be a difficult price to pay, but the rewards are great. The sermon also mentions a contract that a brother made with God, and encourages listeners to consider making their own surrender prayer.
The speaker shares a story of a brother in their church who wrote a contract between himself and God, surrendering everything to Him. The speaker encourages others to do the same, warning that it may be painful but reminding them that God loves them and will take care of them. The speaker leads a prayer for those who wish to surrender everything to God and invites anyone who raises their hand to come forward and symbolically bring their possessions to God. The prayer declares that everything belongs to God and asks for His protection and guidance. The speaker emphasizes the peace and security that comes from surrendering to God's will.
Mark Chapter 10. Brothers, while we are looking for that text, I don't know if you have noticed that our pastor has been bringing a series of messages that emphasize, among other topics, something that frankly I have heard the Lord and I have heard the Lord in my spirit once and again. The Lord has been convicting me with this message. I thank the Lord for this series that the pastor is bringing and it is influencing not only the way I live, but also the way I work in the academic resource center. It is still permeating the way I deal with the world around the Lion of Judah congregation and God's work in our midst.
And I believe that one of these issues, the one that grabs me the most, is this: brothers, God's economy is different from the world's economy. God's economy is different from the world's economy. In God's economy you win even if you lose everything. Amen. In God's economy the children of God are prosperous and their needs are met even when there is scarcity and anxiety in the world. In God's economy, my brothers, we can sleep peacefully knowing that our treasures are safe in heaven even when treasures in the world are exposed to thieves, moths and carelessness. And the key question this morning, brothers, is how do we enter into God's economy, how do we enter into that life of contentment, prosperity, anointing, discernment, trust, that world that allows us, like Jesus, to sleep peacefully in the boat even when there is a storm around us. How does one enter this world?
And I believe that one of these issues, the one that grabs me the most, is this: brothers, God's economy is different from the world's economy. God's economy is different from the world's economy. In God's economy you win even if you lose everything. Amen. In God's economy the children of God are prosperous and their needs are met even when there is scarcity and anxiety in the world. In God's economy, my brothers, we can sleep peacefully knowing that our treasures are safe in heaven even when treasures in the world are exposed to thieves, moths and carelessness. And the key question this morning, brothers, is how do we enter into God's economy, how do we enter into that life of contentment, prosperity, anointing, discernment, trust, that world that allows us, like Jesus, to sleep peacefully in the boat even when there is a storm around us. How does one enter this world?
