Friday, May 21, 2010

Losing Portfolios

Philippians 3.7-14

Want to get your Friday off to a good start this morning?

Just get your Mother's Day prep done and don't check your stock portfolio.

Thursday was one of those record breaking, hand-wringing days on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Index plunged 997 points. It regained some ground later in the day, but for a while things looked pretty bad. And Friday isn't looking too promising, either. It's a story we're used to, one where the plot line is bleak financial news bombarding us for years in one of the worst periods in our modern economic history.

Markets fluctuate and wealth comes and goes. But even when the Dow is up and you're feeling financially secure, remember the words of the Apostle Paul. He would say, "So what? It's all worthless when counted against the gain of Jesus. In fact, your portfolio is a losing dog if you don't have Jesus." Read the third chapter of Philippians closely and you'll see that Paul considered everything outside of his relationship with Jesus as pure "rubbish." And that's translated for polite company. The Greek Paul uses actually contains an expletive no smart preacher would use in the pulpit.

Yeah, all else counts that little to him.

The sermon for this Sunday at First Baptist Church Gaithersburg is called
Losing Portfolios and it's based on Philippians 3.7-14. It's an invitation to consider the real values of life where Christ is the gain and all else is a losing portfolio. If you're in the Metro Washington, DC area this weekend, you're invited! We'll warm up with Bible study at 9:30 and for opening bell for worship is 10:30.

Grace & Peace,
Pastor Gary


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