- Yes! You are in! This one is for the versed. For the ones that complain that maybe this podcast isn't Deep enough. You want a challenge? This is the deep, deep, deep end. As for the skeptics, keep your wallet in your pocket. Here you go...
- Wow! That is a mic drop moment. Thank you once again to Francis Chan. I only know of two preachers on this earth that claim to give 90% of their earnings away...Francis Chan and Rick Warren. And some of you, including me, question 10%?
- Looking back, I grew up as an 80's kid in suburbia. A lot like those 80's movies and Netflix Stranger Things, without Hawkins Laboratory and weirdness. I grew up fearing the Soviets and a nuclear strike. We practiced sheltering that vs. shootings. I also grew up fearing TV evangelists. I still don't trust them. So many falls within that group. Where money took center. The most notorious may be Jim and Tammy Faye Baker. Okay, pump the brakes. You know I'm flawed. We are all flawed. Just know you are normal if your guard goes up when you see someone that is a full-time preacher riding the tithes and giving into mansions and private jets. On the flip side, you have a Francis Chan and Rick Warren, also flawed, yet living on 10%. That's fascinating to me. If you are versed, if you call yourself a believer this is a looking in the mirror moment. For me too! What do you truly need to be happy? If you really believe in Jesus and your versed than you know this exchange that I bet makes most of you uncomfortable...
Mark 10:17-31
The Rich Man
- 17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’[a]”
- 20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
- 21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- 22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
- 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard[b] to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
- 26 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
- 27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
- Confession, I was terrible at giving and savings. A lethal combination. If you like dirt, all that direct can be found during the 'Every Marriage is Flawed' series back in the summer of 21.
- YouTube, CrazyLove Channel, "Francis Chan: What Do You Need To Be Happy?", Minute 36:20 - 40:20
