Scripture Text: Matthew 25:14-30

Bryan Buck

Quotes for Reflection:

Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods As a pastor I’ve had people come to me to confess that they struggle with almost every kind of sin. Almost. “I spend too much money on myself. I think my greedy lust for money is harming my family, my soul, and people around me.” Greed hides itself from the victim. The money god’s modus operandi includes blindness to your own heart.

Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it. Therefore we should all begin with a working hypothesis that “this could easily be a problem for me.” If greed hides itself so deeply, no one should be confident that it is not a problem for them. How can we recognize and become free from the power  ...