Freedom vs Debt
Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry
We continued our teaching series for Advent called "Upside Down Christmas" in which we are exploring what Jesus's vision for Christmas is verse our vision for Christmas. We believe Jesus wants to turn your vision of Christmas upside down, because our desires and expectations of Christmas have been turned into things Jesus didn’t embody or desire for us to long for. Our modern vision of Christmas does not lead us to what Christmas is all about. Christmas has become about consumerism and comparison when the true meaning about it is just Christ. Now here is the thing, traditions are not bad but they also are typically not transformational because they aren’t centered on Jesus. We focused on how through comparison and sending, our modern Christmas often pushes us to debts (whether financial or otherwise). Below are a few key takeaways from Sunday.
- If Jesus came to set us free from our debts maybe going into debt is not the best way to celebrate or honor that.
- Comparison tends to determine our desires and our desires tend to lead us to debts or despairs.
- We were created for freedom and Jesus paid it all so we could be free.
As we are in the midst of the Christmas season to guard yourself from being enslaved to things that won't bring joy and peace to your life, try these things.
- Make a budget and stick to it.
- Guard yourself from the comparison trap.
- Keep Jesus in mind in all you do.