Thursday, May 8, 2008

EVENT: Full Disclosure Common Ground May 7 2008

This Week: Seven: Laziness (Sloth): Jon Harvey: The finale of the Seven series. I think we all learned a bunch during this series. One word just does not sum up the complexity of the sin described. The heart is deceitful and complex and tricky and imaginative and always looking for a way out. So we learned that we need to be watchful for the beginning signs of any of these seven sins. Laziness is not just about sitting on the couch watching TV. Sloth can be lack of engagement, mental slacking, not pursuing our lives out of fears, not wishing to think, spiritual disinterest and the list does not stop. The danger of this sin is that again it sneaks in quietly saying "just not right now. I'll do it later."And it grows from there. Jesus called us and promised us life and life abundant, not life mediocre. So let's engage.
If we are not using our gifts and talents to grow the body, the church, then we are wasting them and we are guilty of sloth. If we do not engage because we feel we are too separate from God then let's remember 1 John 1:9 learn it, love it, lean on it, live it:

1 John 1:9 (New International Version)

9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

The promise is ongoing. Just like our pursuit of righteousness is supposed to be...ongoing.

Next Week: The Secret You: Courage (Graham)

g-ram

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