The Rock Church of Fenton Sermons

Have you ever said the phrases, “Well they owe me,” “They won’t even notice,” “Someone else already paid for it,” “I found it online,” “Its not hurting anyone if I take this,” “No one will even miss this?”

Today we have so many things at our finger tips that others own and yet we find some excuse as to why we have reason not to pay for it. Why? Just because we want it. When we find ways to get whatever it is without paying, we also justify why we can have what doesn’t rightfully belong to us. The reality? We’re stealing and clearly violating one of God’s commands.

Have you ever said, “I’m just an angry person.” Or maybe, you say a certain person, place, or situation “just makes me so angry.” In those moments, who owns your heart? Who or what rules it as lord? Maybe you’re like others who are tempted to quote Ephesians, where we are told to be angry but not sin, as license to hold onto your rage. After all, you’re not pursuing a way to hurt the other person back, right? But what’s the condition of your heart? Your mind? And when that anger creeps out and does boil over, be ready- it will tarnish your testimony and become a hindrance to the gospel.