Who is responsible for our success? How does our work relate with God's work? This Sunday's sermon text might seem foreign to us. It's an ancient business deal involving herds, breeding, and a little superstition, too. And yet at the foundation we'll see two men not unlike us today who are striving for material success no matter the cost.
In a season when many resolve and desire for more, God's word for us this week is to consider the danger of coveting and the freedom of contentment. This Sunday we'll conclude our sermon series in the 10 Commandments from this past fall with the final word: You shall not covet.
Today is Black Friday, a day to "get a steal" or a good bargain. But in God's eyes stealing is never a bargain. Few people would admit to violating the 8th Commandment in a significant way. And yet we'll see this Sunday not only what so many of us often steal, but why we do it, and finally who our treasure is for anyway.
