Beware the tactics of those selling to us. They present us with so many special offers. All these schemes are to encourage us to buy
more than we need or really want. They
are playing on our greed, our desire for things. When we are offered a net full
of oranges and then the chance to have another net free, the seller is only
making this offer because he knows he will have to throw away the second net if
you don’t take it, as he has overstocked.
You will find it hard to eat all those oranges before they go off. Of
course, if you have a large family buy one get one free works in your favour. Everyone
wants your money and will do anything to get it from you. Jesus told us that our worth doesn’t depend
on the things we possess. He also told
us not to worry about our food or clothes.
He always promises daily bread, so really only those who live in
isolated areas or kept in by snow should stock up their cupboards. Our Father
knows what we need and when we will need it.
We are not to store up treasure on earth but in heaven. The shops know how to press our greed button
and we need to resist their tactics.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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