Latest / Daily Bible Refresh / Is Your Spiritual Life Out of Shape? Finding Authentic Faith in Daily Practice
Transcript
- 0:06Hello
- 0:07my
- 0:07friend
- 0:07Dr.
- 0:08Brad
- 0:08Miller
- 0:08here
- 0:08with
- 0:09the
- 0:09Daily
- 0:09Bible
- 0:10Refresh.
- 0:11This
- 0:11is
- 0:11your
- 0:11daily
- 0:12reading
- 0:12of
- 0:12the
- 0:13Bible
- 0:13from
- 0:13a
- 0:13progressive
- 0:14point
- 0:14of
- 0:14view.
- 0:15In
- 0:15a
- 0:15bit
- 0:15I
- 0:15will
- 0:15read
- 0:16the
- 0:16New
- 0:16Testament
- 0:17lesson
- 0:17selected
- 0:17from
- 0:18the
- 0:18Revised
- 0:18Common
- 0:19Lectionary
- 0:20for
- 0:20this
- 0:21very
- 0:21day.
- 0:22The
- 0:22reading
- 0:22is
- 0:22understandable.
- 0:23I
- 0:23use
- 0:23the
- 0:24message
- 0:24version
- 0:25relatable.
- 0:26Please
- 0:26listen
- 0:26to
- 0:26the
- 0:26points
- 0:27to
- 0:27ponder
- 0:27and
- 0:27applicable
- 0:28with
- 0:29action
- 0:29steps
- 0:29you
- 0:30can
- 0:30take.
- 0:31We
- 0:31pray
- 0:31and
- 0:31are
- 0:32done
- 0:32in
- 0:32less
- 0:32than
- 0:3210
- 0:32minutes.
- 0:33It's
- 0:33all
- 0:33brought
- 0:34to
- 0:34you
- 0:34by
- 0:34voiceofgoddaily.com,
- 0:36which
- 0:37is
- 0:37the
- 0:37home
- 0:37of
- 0:37your
- 0:37free
- 0:38personal
- 0:39Bible
- 0:39Study
- 0:39Guide,
- 0:40the
- 0:40ABC1,
- 0:4223
- 0:44Bible
- 0:44Study
- 0:44Method.
- 0:45Please
- 0:45join
- 0:46me
- 0:46in
- 0:46my
- 0:46mission
- 0:47of
- 0:47getting
- 0:47the
- 0:47audible
- 0:47word
- 0:48of
- 0:48God
- 0:48into
- 0:49two
- 0:49millionaires
- 0:50a
- 0:50million
- 0:50people
- 0:51by
- 0:512028.
- 0:52You
- 0:52can
- 0:52help
- 0:53by
- 0:53saving
- 0:53and
- 0:54subscribing
- 0:54to
- 0:55the
- 0:55podcast
- 0:55and
- 0:55tagging
- 0:56your
- 0:56friends.
- 0:57Here's
- 0:57today's
- 0:58reading.
- 1:00Reading
- 1:00from
- 1:00Luke
- 1:0118:18
- 1:0230
- 1:03from
- 1:03the
- 1:03message
- 1:04it's
- 1:04about
- 1:04the
- 1:04Rich
- 1:05of
- 1:05the
- 1:05Rich
- 1:05Official
- 1:07One
- 1:07day
- 1:07one
- 1:08of
- 1:08the
- 1:08local
- 1:08officials
- 1:08asked
- 1:09him,
- 1:09good
- 1:09teacher,
- 1:09what
- 1:09must
- 1:10I
- 1:10do
- 1:10to
- 1:11deserve
- 1:11eternal
- 1:12life?
- 1:13And
- 1:13Jesus
- 1:13said,
- 1:14why
- 1:14are
- 1:15you
- 1:15calling
- 1:15me
- 1:15good?
- 1:16No
- 1:16one
- 1:16is
- 1:17good.
- 1:17Only
- 1:17God.
- 1:19You
- 1:19know
- 1:19the
- 1:19Commandments,
- 1:20don't
- 1:20you?
- 1:20No
- 1:20illicit
- 1:21sex,
- 1:21no
- 1:21killing,
- 1:22no
- 1:22stealing,
- 1:22no
- 1:22lying.
- 1:23Honor
- 1:23your
- 1:24father
- 1:24and
- 1:24mother.
- 1:25And
- 1:25he
- 1:25said,
- 1:26I've
- 1:26kept
- 1:27them
- 1:27all
- 1:27as
- 1:27long
- 1:27as
- 1:28I
- 1:28can
- 1:28remember.
- 1:29When
- 1:30Jesus
- 1:30heard
- 1:30that,
- 1:30he
- 1:31said,
- 1:31then
- 1:32there's
- 1:32only
- 1:32one
- 1:32thing
- 1:32left
- 1:33to
- 1:33do.
- 1:34Sell
- 1:34everything
- 1:34you
- 1:35own
- 1:35and
- 1:35give
- 1:35it
- 1:35away
- 1:35to
- 1:36the
- 1:36poor.
- 1:36You
- 1:37have
- 1:37riches
- 1:38in
- 1:38heaven,
- 1:39then
- 1:40come
- 1:41follow
- 1:41me.
- 1:42This
- 1:43was
- 1:43the
- 1:43last
- 1:43thing
- 1:43the
- 1:44official
- 1:44expected
- 1:44to
- 1:45hear.
- 1:45He
- 1:45was
- 1:46very
- 1:46rich
- 1:46and
- 1:46became
- 1:47terribly
- 1:47sad.
- 1:48He
- 1:49was
- 1:49holding
- 1:49on
- 1:49tight
- 1:50to
- 1:50a
- 1:50lot
- 1:50of
- 1:50of
- 1:50things
- 1:50and
- 1:51not
- 1:51about
- 1:51to
- 1:51let
- 1:51them
- 1:51go.
- 1:52And
- 1:53seeing
- 1:53his
- 1:53reaction,
- 1:53Jesus
- 1:54said,
- 1:54do
- 1:54you
- 1:54have
- 1:55any
- 1:55other
- 1:55do
- 1:55you
- 1:56have
- 1:56any
- 1:56idea
- 1:57how
- 1:57difficult
- 1:58it
- 1:58is
- 1:58for
- 1:58people
- 1:59who
- 1:59have
- 1:59it
- 1:59all
- 2:00to
- 2:00enter
- 2:00God's
- 2:00kingdom?
- 2:01I'd
- 2:02say
- 2:02it's
- 2:02easier
- 2:02to
- 2:03thread
- 2:03a
- 2:03camel
- 2:04through
- 2:04a
- 2:04needle's
- 2:05eye
- 2:05than
- 2:06to
- 2:06get
- 2:06a
- 2:06rich
- 2:06person
- 2:07into
- 2:07God's
- 2:07heaven.
- 2:09Then
- 2:09who
- 2:10has
- 2:10any
- 2:10chance
- 2:10at
- 2:10all?
- 2:11The
- 2:11others
- 2:11asked.
- 2:13No
- 2:13chance
- 2:14at
- 2:14all,
- 2:14jesus
- 2:15said.
- 2:15If
- 2:16you
- 2:16think
- 2:16you
- 2:17you
- 2:17can
- 2:17pull
- 2:18it
- 2:18off
- 2:18by
- 2:18yourself.
- 2:20Every
- 2:21chance
- 2:21in
- 2:21the
- 2:21world,
- 2:22if
- 2:22you
- 2:23trust
- 2:23God
- 2:23to
- 2:24do
- 2:24it.
- 2:25Peter
- 2:25tried
- 2:26to
- 2:26regain
- 2:26some
- 2:26initiative.
- 2:27We
- 2:27left
- 2:28everything
- 2:28we
- 2:28owned
- 2:28and
- 2:29followed
- 2:29you,
- 2:29didn't
- 2:29we?
- 2:30Yes,
- 2:31said
- 2:31Jesus.
- 2:32And
- 2:32you
- 2:32won't
- 2:33regret
- 2:33it.
- 2:34No
- 2:34one
- 2:34who
- 2:35has
- 2:35sacrificed
- 2:35home,
- 2:36spouse,
- 2:36brothers
- 2:37and
- 2:37sisters,
- 2:37parents,
- 2:38children,
- 2:39whatever
- 2:39will
- 2:39lose
- 2:40out.
- 2:41It
- 2:41will
- 2:41all
- 2:41come
- 2:41back
- 2:42multiplied
- 2:44many
- 2:44times
- 2:44over
- 2:44in
- 2:45your
- 2:45lifetime.
- 2:46And
- 2:46then
- 2:46the
- 2:47bonus
- 2:48is
- 2:48of
- 2:48eternal
- 2:50life.
- 2:51That
- 2:51ends
- 2:52the
- 2:52reading.
- 2:52Let's
- 2:52talk
- 2:52about
- 2:53the
- 2:53radical
- 2:53Economics
- 2:54of
- 2:55Jesus,
- 2:57my
- 2:57friends,
- 2:57I
- 2:57was
- 2:58just
- 2:58thinking
- 2:58about
- 2:59this
- 2:59passage
- 3:01here
- 3:01while
- 3:02taking
- 3:02a
- 3:02walk
- 3:02with
- 3:03my
- 3:03wife.
- 3:04And
- 3:05we
- 3:05came
- 3:06to
- 3:08understand
- 3:09this
- 3:09passage
- 3:10here
- 3:10in
- 3:10such
- 3:10a
- 3:11way
- 3:11that
- 3:12it
- 3:12relates
- 3:13to
- 3:13you
- 3:13in
- 3:13the
- 3:13sense
- 3:14of
- 3:15reflection.
- 3:17Today's
- 3:18reading
- 3:18from
- 3:18Luke
- 3:19hits
- 3:19differently
- 3:20in
- 3:20our
- 3:20modern
- 3:21context
- 3:22and
- 3:22reminds
- 3:23us
- 3:23of
- 3:24conversation
- 3:25I
- 3:25have
- 3:25had
- 3:25in
- 3:25my
- 3:26cancer
- 3:26support
- 3:26groups.
- 3:27When
- 3:27people
- 3:28face
- 3:28a
- 3:28life
- 3:29changing
- 3:29diagnosis,
- 3:31they
- 3:31often
- 3:31realize
- 3:32what
- 3:32truly
- 3:32matters.
- 3:33And
- 3:33you
- 3:34know
- 3:34what,
- 3:34it's
- 3:34rarely
- 3:34their
- 3:35bank
- 3:35account.
- 3:37So
- 3:37let's
- 3:37explore
- 3:38this
- 3:38challenging
- 3:39perspective
- 3:40that
- 3:40might
- 3:40make
- 3:40us
- 3:41think
- 3:41differently
- 3:43about
- 3:43this
- 3:43familiar
- 3:44story.
- 3:45The
- 3:45first
- 3:46is
- 3:46the
- 3:46privilege
- 3:47problem.
- 3:48You
- 3:48know,
- 3:48I
- 3:48like
- 3:49to
- 3:49watch
- 3:49the
- 3:49Indianapolis
- 3:50Colts
- 3:50play
- 3:50football
- 3:51and
- 3:51when
- 3:52you
- 3:52have
- 3:52great
- 3:52seats,
- 3:53it's
- 3:53wonderful.
- 3:53But
- 3:53it's
- 3:53also
- 3:54a
- 3:54privilege
- 3:55that
- 3:55many
- 3:55people
- 3:55can't
- 3:56afford.
- 3:57And
- 3:57Jesus
- 3:58wasn't
- 3:58just
- 3:58talking
- 3:58about
- 3:59money
- 3:59here.
- 4:00He's
- 4:00addressing
- 4:01systems
- 4:02of
- 4:02privilege.
- 4:03When
- 4:03he
- 4:03says
- 4:04it's
- 4:04harder
- 4:04for
- 4:04a
- 4:04rich
- 4:05person
- 4:05to
- 4:05enter
- 4:05God's
- 4:06kingdom
- 4:06than
- 4:06for
- 4:07a
- 4:07camel
- 4:07to
- 4:07go
- 4:07through
- 4:08the
- 4:08needle's
- 4:08eye.
- 4:09He's
- 4:09not
- 4:09just
- 4:09being
- 4:09clever,
- 4:10he's
- 4:11calling
- 4:11out
- 4:11how
- 4:11wealth
- 4:12can
- 4:12become
- 4:12a
- 4:13spiritual
- 4:13barrier.
- 4:14My
- 4:15wife,
- 4:15I've
- 4:16been
- 4:16married,
- 4:16you
- 4:16know,
- 4:16coming
- 4:16up
- 4:17on
- 4:1734
- 4:17years
- 4:18and
- 4:18we've
- 4:19raised
- 4:19three,
- 4:19three
- 4:20wonderful
- 4:20children.
- 4:21And
- 4:21I've
- 4:21learned
- 4:22that
- 4:22true
- 4:22wealth
- 4:23isn't
- 4:23in
- 4:24bank
- 4:24accounts
- 4:25or
- 4:26stuff,
- 4:27but
- 4:27in
- 4:28our
- 4:28relationships
- 4:28with
- 4:29our
- 4:29kids
- 4:29and
- 4:29our
- 4:29grandchildren
- 4:31and
- 4:31how
- 4:31we
- 4:31serve
- 4:32others.
- 4:34Another
- 4:35point
- 4:35is
- 4:35about
- 4:35radical
- 4:36redistribution.
- 4:38This
- 4:38really
- 4:38isn't
- 4:38about
- 4:39charitable
- 4:39giving.
- 4:40Jesus
- 4:40is
- 4:40suggesting
- 4:41something
- 4:41that
- 4:42is
- 4:42even
- 4:42more
- 4:42revolutionary.
- 4:44When
- 4:44he
- 4:44tells
- 4:44the
- 4:44facial
- 4:45to
- 4:45sell
- 4:46everything,
- 4:46he's
- 4:47not
- 4:47offering
- 4:47a
- 4:48prosperity
- 4:49kind
- 4:49of
- 4:49investment
- 4:50strategy.
- 4:51He's
- 4:51talking
- 4:52about
- 4:52dismantling
- 4:53systems
- 4:53of
- 4:53inequality.
- 4:55Reminds
- 4:56me
- 4:56when
- 4:56my
- 4:57granddaughters
- 4:57actually
- 4:57want
- 4:58to
- 4:58share
- 4:58their
- 4:58toys
- 4:59and
- 4:59they
- 5:00don't.
- 5:00Often
- 5:01when
- 5:01they
- 5:01share,
- 5:02they're
- 5:02not
- 5:02calculating
- 5:03the
- 5:03return.
- 5:03You
- 5:04know,
- 5:04if
- 5:04I
- 5:04give
- 5:04you
- 5:04this,
- 5:04you'll
- 5:05give
- 5:05me
- 5:05that.
- 5:06They
- 5:06just
- 5:06have
- 5:06a
- 5:06lot
- 5:07of
- 5:07joy
- 5:07in
- 5:07it.
- 5:08And
- 5:08maybe
- 5:09we
- 5:09as
- 5:09adults
- 5:10need
- 5:10to
- 5:11relearn
- 5:12sharing
- 5:14and
- 5:14that
- 5:14kind
- 5:14of
- 5:14generosity.
- 5:16One
- 5:16more
- 5:17point
- 5:17is
- 5:17the
- 5:17community
- 5:18promise.
- 5:20Notice
- 5:20how
- 5:20Jesus
- 5:21promises
- 5:22returns
- 5:22in
- 5:22the
- 5:22community
- 5:24family,
- 5:24brothers,
- 5:25sisters,
- 5:25homes.
- 5:27You
- 5:27know,
- 5:27one
- 5:27of
- 5:28the
- 5:28things
- 5:28I
- 5:28like
- 5:28to
- 5:28do
- 5:28is
- 5:28watch
- 5:29basketball
- 5:29games,
- 5:29Indiana
- 5:30Fever,
- 5:30Indiana
- 5:31Pacers,
- 5:31others.
- 5:32And
- 5:32it's
- 5:33really
- 5:33a
- 5:33joy
- 5:33multiplied
- 5:34when
- 5:34things
- 5:35go
- 5:35well,
- 5:35when
- 5:35they're
- 5:36shared
- 5:37unison
- 5:37and
- 5:38good
- 5:38plays
- 5:39and
- 5:39the
- 5:39team
- 5:39wins.
- 5:41What
- 5:41we're
- 5:41talking
- 5:42about
- 5:42here,
- 5:42friends,
- 5:42is
- 5:42not
- 5:43about
- 5:43individual
- 5:43salvation,
- 5:44but
- 5:44it's
- 5:44about
- 5:45a
- 5:45team
- 5:45effort.
- 5:46It's
- 5:46about
- 5:46creating
- 5:47beloved
- 5:47community.
- 5:48We're
- 5:48all
- 5:48in
- 5:48this
- 5:48together.
- 5:50In
- 5:50my
- 5:50work
- 5:50with
- 5:51cancer
- 5:51patients,
- 5:52I've
- 5:52seen
- 5:52how
- 5:53community
- 5:53support
- 5:54is
- 5:54a
- 5:55great
- 5:55part
- 5:56of
- 5:56the
- 5:56healing
- 5:57process
- 5:59here's
- 5:59your
- 5:59action
- 6:00step
- 6:01this
- 6:01week.
- 6:02Examine
- 6:03an
- 6:03area
- 6:04of
- 6:04privilege
- 6:04in
- 6:05your
- 6:05life.
- 6:05It
- 6:05might
- 6:05be
- 6:06financial,
- 6:06social,
- 6:07educational.
- 6:08And
- 6:08choose
- 6:09some
- 6:09concrete
- 6:09way
- 6:10to
- 6:10use
- 6:11that
- 6:11privilege
- 6:11for
- 6:12sharing
- 6:12in
- 6:13your
- 6:13community
- 6:14or
- 6:14building
- 6:14community.
- 6:16Maybe
- 6:16it's
- 6:16mentoring
- 6:17some
- 6:17other
- 6:17person
- 6:18or
- 6:18sharing
- 6:18your
- 6:19resources
- 6:20or
- 6:20maybe
- 6:20advocating
- 6:21for
- 6:21some
- 6:22systematic
- 6:22change
- 6:23of
- 6:23injustice.
- 6:25We're
- 6:25going
- 6:25to
- 6:26pray
- 6:26here
- 6:26in
- 6:26just
- 6:26a
- 6:26minute,
- 6:26but
- 6:26I
- 6:27want
- 6:27to
- 6:27remind
- 6:27you
- 6:27that
- 6:27we
- 6:27have
- 6:27a
- 6:27great
- 6:28resource
- 6:28for
- 6:28you.
- 6:29It's
- 6:29called
- 6:29the
- 6:29ABC123
- 6:31Bible
- 6:31Study
- 6:31Guide
- 6:32that's
- 6:32going
- 6:32to
- 6:33help
- 6:33you
- 6:33with
- 6:33your
- 6:33at
- 6:33home
- 6:33Bible
- 6:34study.
- 6:34Go
- 6:35over
- 6:35to
- 6:35our
- 6:35website
- 6:35voiceofgoddaily.com
- 6:37it's
- 6:38free
- 6:38for
- 6:38you
- 6:38there.
- 6:39Let's
- 6:39pray.
- 6:40Oh
- 6:40God,
- 6:41you
- 6:41are
- 6:41divine.
- 6:41Love
- 6:41Help
- 6:42us
- 6:42loosen
- 6:42our
- 6:42grip
- 6:43on
- 6:43the
- 6:43things
- 6:43we
- 6:43think
- 6:43we
- 6:44can't
- 6:44that
- 6:44we
- 6:45can't
- 6:45live
- 6:45without.
- 6:46Show
- 6:46us
- 6:46how
- 6:47our
- 6:47abundance
- 6:47can
- 6:47often
- 6:48become
- 6:49can
- 6:49become
- 6:49freedom
- 6:50rather
- 6:50than
- 6:50from
- 6:50bondage.
- 6:51But
- 6:52give
- 6:52us
- 6:52courage
- 6:52to
- 6:52trust
- 6:53in
- 6:53your
- 6:53economy
- 6:54of
- 6:54grace
- 6:55where
- 6:55giving
- 6:56multiplies
- 6:56joy
- 6:57and
- 6:57create
- 6:57and
- 6:57sharing
- 6:58creates
- 6:58abundance.
- 6:59Help
- 6:59us
- 7:00build
- 7:00communities
- 7:00where
- 7:01everyone
- 7:01has
- 7:02enough,
- 7:03no
- 7:03one
- 7:03has
- 7:03too
- 7:04much.
- 7:04And
- 7:05guide
- 7:05us
- 7:05in
- 7:05using
- 7:06our
- 7:06privileges
- 7:07to
- 7:08create
- 7:08pathways
- 7:09for
- 7:09others.
- 7:10Amen.
- 7:14My
- 7:15friend,
- 7:15I
- 7:15am
- 7:15delighted.
- 7:19My
- 7:19friend,
- 7:19I
- 7:20am
- 7:20delighted
- 7:21you
- 7:21chose
- 7:21to
- 7:22join
- 7:22me
- 7:22for
- 7:22today's
- 7:23reading.
- 7:24The
- 7:24Daily
- 7:24Bible
- 7:25Refresh
- 7:26is
- 7:26completely
- 7:27listener
- 7:28support.
- 7:29Your
- 7:30gift
- 7:30goes
- 7:30a
- 7:31long
- 7:31way
- 7:31to
- 7:31getting
- 7:31the
- 7:32audible
- 7:32word
- 7:32of
- 7:33God
- 7:33from
- 7:34a
- 7:34progressive
- 7:34perspective
- 7:35into
- 7:36two
- 7:36millionaires,
- 7:37a
- 7:37million
- 7:37people
- 7:38by
- 7:382028.
- 7:40I
- 7:40would
- 7:40be
- 7:40so
- 7:41grateful
- 7:41if
- 7:41you
- 7:42would
- 7:42go
- 7:42to
- 7:42voiceofgodddaily.com
- 7:44and
- 7:45share
- 7:45your
- 7:45gift
- 7:46of
- 7:46any
- 7:46amount.
- 7:47Thanks
- 7:48much.
- 7:49My
- 7:49name
- 7:49is
- 7:49Dr.
- 7:50Brad
- 7:50Miller
- 7:50and
- 7:50I'll
- 7:51be
- 7:51right
- 7:51here
- 7:51tomorrow
- 7:52with
- 7:52your
- 7:53Daily
- 7:53Bible
- 7:54Refresh.
- 7:55Please
- 7:55subscribe
- 7:56and
- 7:56tag
- 7:57your
- 7:57friends
- 7:58until
- 7:58tomorrow.
- 7:59Remember,
- 7:59God's
- 8:00loyal
- 8:00love
- 8:00doesn't
- 8:01run
- 8:01out.
- 8:02His
- 8:02merciful
- 8:03love
- 8:03hasn't
- 8:04dried
- 8:04up,
- 8:05it's
- 8:05created
- 8:06new.
- 8:07Every
- 8:07morning.