Sermons on Gambling

Sermons on Gambling

Ezra 5, 6

The Lord of History Introduction:  The other day I watched a news program which indicated that gambling is the fastest growing industry in the United States.  Forty-eight states now have some form of legalized gambling—lotteries, horse racing, dog racing, casinos, etc.  Even East St. Louis has finally discovered the golden egg that is supposed to pull it out of poverty—legalized gambling.  When you add to that all the legal and illegal gambling that goes on in sports, office pools, card games, church bingo, and…

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Money–Godly and Ungodly Ways of Getting It We are launching a new sermon series this morning, entitled “Finding Financial Freedom.”  Please note that I didn’t say, “Finding Financial Security.”  Biblically the phrase “financial security” is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms.  By the way, I collect oxymorons, and I have literally hundreds of them in my file.  Maybe you’d like to hear a few, or maybe not, but here are some of my favorites anyway:             Amtrak schedule                                                                                                          California expressway             Civil War             Country music (please no…