But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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… But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or arbiter over you? An arbitrator over you. And he said to them, Take care. So here comes his summary statement. And be on your guard against all covetousness. Interesting choice of words. For one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. let's let that sink in I promise if I am on average five, six hours on this screen a day it is going to do everything it can to convince me that my life consists of the sum of my possessions that my life equates where I live what I have, what I earn what I wear, what I experience, how much money I've got in the bank, what kind of stocks I've got, and how good they're doing, that my life is basically the sum of what I possess. But Jesus is saying, I've got a different recommendation for everybody. Put this in the algorithm. I guess you're listening to this whole sermon, so that's good. Send me more stuff like this, if you will, that one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. …
… Listen now to this parable from Luke, chapter 12, beginning with the 13th verse. Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me. But Jesus said to him, Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbiter over you? And Jesus said to them, Take care. Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. And then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And the rich man thought to himself, what should I do, for I have no place to store my crops? Then he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones. And there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, you fool. This very night, your life is being demanded of you. …
Listen now to this parable from Luke, chapter 12, beginning with the 13th verse. Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me. But Jesus said to him, Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbiter over you? And Jesus said to them, Take care. Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. And then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And the rich man thought to himself, what should I do, for I have no place to store my crops? Then he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones. And there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, you fool. This very night, your life is being demanded of you. …