"For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows." - 1 Timothy 6:10
The popular saying goes, "Money is the root of all evil." If you took at the opening verse to this E-mail, Paul doesn't tell Timothy that money is the root of all evil. Love of money is a source of evil. To be rich is not sinful. But to love and hoard your wealth, to allow money to become the focus of your life...then you have strayed away from the faith. Paul ends his letter to Timothy by talking about how to lead a good life, a life filled with good works.
Jesus shares a parable in our Gospel lesson for Sunday. It is a similar call to decide what you will do with the riches and wealth that you are given. Listen to a message helping to explain the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. What can we do to not overlook the people in need around us?
The Scripture lessons for this Sunday are:
- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
- Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
- Luke 16:19-31
- 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Sunday Evening Worship
We will be having an evening worship service at 7:00PM at Oakfield UMC. If your work schedule, or you sleep schedule, make it difficult to come to our morning worship services, I hope you might be able to join us for our evening service. We celebrate Communion at every service and we swing more contemporary music. We will also take some time to examine the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus.
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