Sermons of Redeeming Life Church

“Satisfied with Christ” (1 Timothy 6:1-10)

How can we find satisfaction in life? Where does our contentment come from? Are the blessings we receive from God contingent on how godly our lives are? What does it mean to have a “Jesus-Plus” mentality? In his sermon “Satisfied with Christ,” based on 1 Timothy 6:1-10, Pastor Josiah answers these questions and more as he shares from Paul’s letter to Timothy on how “godliness with contentment is a great gain.” It is important that we find our contentment in Christ alone and not in the things of this earth. The same false teachings that were causing problems in the church in Ephesus are wreaking havoc in Christian churches today. As a result, it is important that we as Christians, continue to guard the gospel and defend the truth found in God’s word. This sermon was preached on August 11th, 2024. Copyright 2024. For more information, please visit RedeemingLifeUtah.org.

Duration:: 39m
Broadcast on:: 11 Aug 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

You're listening to a sermon preached at Redeeming Life Church. - Well, good morning church. Happy Lord's Day. It's a great day to gather together. If you have your Bibles with you and I hope that you do, you make your way with me to 1 Timothy chapter six. This morning, we're gonna be continuing in our study, going through the book of 1 Timothy as we look at what it means to be the church. If you don't have a Bible with you, we've got some red church Bibles nearby. And if you're using one of those, we're gonna be on page 1053, 1053. Or maybe you're using the U version Bible app. There's an event on there where you can find all of today's scripture verses as well. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Josiah. Joy of serving as our lead pastor here at Redeeming Life. But as you're making your way over to 1 Timothy chapter six, I wanna ask you this question, kinda on the grounds of what Robbie was talking about, but when you look at your life, are you satisfied with your life? When you kinda look back at where you are and what you've got going on, would you say that you are content to with your life and where you are in life? The reason I ask that is because that's the question that Paul's really gonna address today. As we examine Paul's letter to Timothy this morning, we're gonna see Paul address this issue of contentment. As he expresses the importance of being satisfied, it really shows Timothy how being discontent with your life or the things that God has blessed for you with can really cause problematic issues. So let's turn our attention to God's word now and look at 1 Timothy chapter six, starting in verse one. God's word says all who are under the yoke as slaves should regard their own masters as worthy of all respect so that God's name and his teaching will not be blasphemed. Let those who have believing masters not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but serve them even better since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things. If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, he is conceited and he understands nothing but has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil, suspicious, and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth. Who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain, but godliness with contentment is a great gain. Free brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out. If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these, but those who want to be rich fawn to temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. This is God's word, will you bow your heads with me as we open with prayer today. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you so much and we have this opportunity to gather together, to sit under the preach word and hear from you today. Lord, I pray that you would open our minds and ears to hear your voice. Use me Lord, to fill me with your Holy Spirit, Lord, and help us to leave here changed, not because of what Josiah has to say, but Lord, because of what you have already said and are saying to us today through your holy and inspired and valuable word. We worship you Lord and we give you all the glory and honor because you alone are worthy. It's in your holy and precious name, Lord, we pray. Amen. All right, well as we start to come to the conclusion of Paul's letter we find in the opening of chapter six that once again, Paul turns his attention back to our young pastor Timothy and addresses the issues of false teachers in the church to him directly. This is the fourth time that Paul has come back to the issue of false teachers and false doctrines in his letter to Timothy and the church in Ephesus. It's been roughly a decade since Paul visited Ephesus and addressed the Ephesian elders in Acts chapter 20. Since that visit in less than 10 years, false teachers have risen up from inside the church and are causing major issues and dangerous conflicts to take place simply because they are not committed to the truth and are perpetuating a gospel message that's contrary to the word of God. There is a warning from Paul on our text today, both to Timothy and the church as a whole to not put up with these false teachers and do not succumb to the spiritual division that's happening within the church. The false teaching that's addressed here in chapter six, if left unaddressed, will lead to a massive division in the church. These false teachers are fueled by ignorance and arrogance. These two things, ignorance and arrogance, when combined together make for a dangerous cocktail that can only lead to destruction. At the end of the day, any doctrine that disregards Christ's teaching will reveal its ugly self in ungodly behavior. With that in mind, Paul warns Timothy about the concerning attributes that these false teachers are displaying. Look at what Timothy or Paul says about the false teacher in verse four. Paul says the false teacher is conceited. He says he understands nothing and he says he has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments. Unhealthy, sickening, disease, interest in disputes and arguments. As a result, what are the fruits of the outcome of this kind of false teaching and instructions? We see those listed as well. Here's what Paul warns against will happen as a result of the false gospel these men are teaching in the church. Paul says envy will rise up in the hearts of men. Quarreling will break out among the brothers and the sisters in the church. Slander will be cast on fellow believers and evil suspicions will start to escalate concerning those in the church. And constant disagreement will become commonplace. All of these things take place among those who Paul says, whose minds are deprived and depraved of the truth. Take a minute to think about the imagery that Paul is describing here in verse 10 of these six. What does it mean to be depraved or deprived of something? What comes from being depraved or deprived of something important? When I was talking to the next young kids about this very question during the class hour this morning, we talked about what it would mean if you were drowning in the middle of the ocean, maybe some sharks are circling you and you panic, you start to take on water, you start drowning and your brain goes without oxygen for an extended amount of time. By the time the Coast Guard gets to you and rescues you, is your brain gonna be able to function? This is a serious issue that Paul's addressing in Ephesus. These false teachers are depriving the congregation from the truth of the gospel. And as a result, their minds are becoming depraved and they are succumbing to the lies of the enemy. Danger, danger will Robinson. If Paul was the robot from lost in space, he would say danger, danger young preacher. That's a joke for everyone over 40. In order to combat this dangerous false teaching that's rising up from within the congregation, Paul charges Timothy to proclaim the truth of the gospel. How do we kill 99.9% of germs? We use Lysol. How do we combat lies? We proclaim the truth. Paul tells Timothy, proclaim the truth. In verse two, we see this instruction from Paul to teach these things. Which causes me to ask the question, what things? Oh, what things is Paul referring to here? This phrase teach and encourage these things that we find in verse two serves as both a conclusion to the previous section and as an opening to this portion of text today. Paul is using this phrase to transition from one topic to another. As Paul's layer to this young pastor comes to a close, he's taking a moment to remind Timothy to teach and to encourage the congregation to believe and to obey everything that Paul's written in his letter up until this point. Not only is Timothy instructed to teach the things that Paul has told him about, but Timothy is also commanded to encourage or urge the people, as some translations say, to obey God's word. Remember, the job of a pastor is not just to teach information that's found in God's word, but to encourage God's people to shape and model their lives after Christ in his commands. Timothy's not merely instructed to spit out information in his sermons. He's obligated to show people what they are to believe and how they are to live their lives based on Paul's apostolic instruction. The reason for these instructions is because it's only through the truth of God's word that we can be set free. When we allow false teachers to speak into our lives and in turn, we believe the lies that they impart to us. Ultimately, we end up binding ourselves to the brokenness and the destruction of this sinful world. When we submit our lives to false teachings, we bury ourselves under the tremendous weight of feelings of shame and guilt and defeat, because in the end, the life that they promised us never really comes to fruition. These false teachers are selling an empty bill of goods to all those who are deceived by their evil lies. Only when we hold firm to the truth of the gospel that we're able to experience the freedom that's found in Christ. It's only when we submit to our lives to him and, according to his word, that we will ever be able to find true contentment and everlasting joy in this life. Nothing in this world will ever truly satisfy us. We must find our contentment in Christ and Christ alone. That's the main point I wanted to see from our sermon today. Nothing in the world will ever truly satisfy us. We have to find our contentment in Christ. Nothing in this world will satisfy you. This is why Paul encourages Timothy to commit himself to godliness, because godliness and contentment go hand in hand. We see this powerful truth in verse six. Godliness and contentment go hand in hand with one another. Both of these things are linked to one another. When it's clear from scripture that where godliness is, there the gospel is. Where the gospel is, there godliness is. These two things are bound up with one another. You can't have godliness without the gospel, and you can't find the gospel separate from godliness. The good things in life are found in godly contentment. Not the accumulation of more and more stuff. True happiness is not found in more wealth or more money. The greatest riches in this universe are found in Christ Jesus, and the gospel that proclaims his grace to us. In John 10, Christ reminds us that he came into this world so that we might have life, and then we might have it abundantly. The praise of that false teaching is such a dangerous issue. And part of why Timothy, or Paul, has taken a large portion of his letter to Timothy to address this issue is because of the dangerous road that false teachings lead us down. It's hard, dangerous pitfalls that you can fall into when chasing after the things of this world in a pursuit of happiness. Look at verse nine again with me. Paul says, "Those who want to be rich fall into temptation, "a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, "which plunge people into ruin and destruction. "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, "and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith "and pierced themselves with many griefs." And I wish I could tell you that the prosperity gospel never existed before today, but unfortunately that is not the case. This false belief that we can find contentment and happiness in this life, if we just have enough stuff, or that the more money we have will make us happier, it's a terrible lie from the pit of hell that is wreak havoc on my in kind for centuries. Even worse than the belief that our things will make us happy, is the lie that the holier we are, or the more godly we are, the more that Christ will bless us and give us the desires of our hearts. I hope the Lord doesn't give me the desire of my hearts 'cause my heart is a factory of idols. This is the lie that these false teachers are perpetuating in Ephesus, that somehow godliness is connected to material gain. Oh, brother, they say, "If you simply have enough faith, God will heal you." Oh, dear sister, if you simply tithe enough and give enough, God will give you that dream house you have your heart set on. Blast with me, blast with me. Our material worth is not connected to our level of godliness. There are wicked, wicked men in this world with exorbitant amounts of money and worth and possessions. And there are holy and righteous men of God, far holier than me, who died naked and penniless. Financial worldly gains are not the measurement of whether or not God loves us, but sadly, too often they are the measurement of whether or not we love him. When it comes to the things that we've been blessed with in this life, the big question we have to ask ourselves is, are we in love with the gifts or with the giver? Are we in love with our possessions or with our provider? What is it that you love? The gifts that you've been given are the one that's blessed you with those gifts. Materialism is damning. I'm sorry if that sounds extreme, but it's true. Materialism is damning. That's exactly what Paul says in our text today. Every day, the fleshly materialistic desires of this world plunge people into ruin and destruction. First nine tells us ruin and destruction. That's what the future holds for those who reject Christ and chase after the things of this world. Ruin and destruction. Eternity is at stake, folks, and how we view our possession is an indicator of whether we will spend eternity in heaven or in hell. Family nothing in this world can truly satisfy you. We have to find our true contentment and satisfaction in Christ. Who in this world, when they are dying, looks back on their life and thinks to themselves, I wish I had more things. Who on their deathbed looks at their bank accounts and says, man, if only there was more money in there. The sad truth is, for many of us, when that day comes, we will look back on our lives and think to ourselves, God, I wish I had done more for the kingdom of God. Don't settle for the love of money. We satisfied with the love of God. Hear me in this morning, God loves you. God loves you and he cares for you. Because of that, he doesn't want you to simply live your best life now. He wants you to have your best life in eternity. John 3 16 says that God loved the world in this way. He gave us one and only son. So that everyone, all the people, everybody, everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life. The things of this world are momentary and fleeting. The satisfaction that cars and nice clothes and houses and boats and ATVs and all those things bring us is temporary. But in Christ Jesus, there is living water to be found that once you drink it, you will never, never go thirsty again. I'd love to see cochrogator aid say that, but they can't. They can't make that promise and the reality is the false teachers at Ephesus can't back up their false claims either. These false teachers are treating godliness as a means of material gain. The reality is godliness alone is a great gain. The desire for riches results in a temptation towards evil. Paul calls that desire a snare because it traps the greedy by their own desires. Once those desires are played out through our actions, they result in ruin and destruction. This is why Paul warns his readers, not against the use of money, but rather against the illicit and idolatrous desire for it. Verse nine says again, "Those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil and by craving it, someone wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." The author of Hebrews gives us the same warning against the dangers of the money more than god. As Paul does, Hebrews 13.5 says, "Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have for he himself." Talking about Jesus Christ said, "I will never leave you, that will never abandon you." Church is Christ more than enough for you? Is Christ more than enough? Be honest with yourself, is his love sufficient for you? The false teachers living in Ephesus were influenced by the stoic philosophers of their time who prided themselves on being self-sufficient. The reality is we need to live our lives as Christ sufficient. It was a great word that Paul uses here in verse six. I really tried to learn how to pronounce it, but it sounded like Klingon, so I didn't even try. I'm working on my Greek, but that was advanced. But the Greek word that Paul uses in verse six for contentment addresses this favorite virtue of the stoic philosophers who highly value the self-sufficiency or this ability to really rely on your own resources for your needs. Paul therefore turns the tables on these self-righteous philosophers but declaring that true contentment is not found in our own sufficiency, but through the sufficiency of Christ alone. Paul's main goal in these verses is to combat the evil greed that these false teachers are consumed with and to protect all those who would listen to them and become tempted to put their hope and trust in monetary things rather than things above. Honey in itself is not the root of all kinds of evil, nor is it the use of money either. Rather, it's the love of money that brings forth countless kinds of evil in a person's life. And so, Paul warns that this craving for money can lead to someone wandering away from their faith and walking away from God completely. It's chasing after the things of this world and prioritizing materialistic gains ahead of Christ that leads to our destruction. So in order to avoid this trap and the dangerous pitfall that the enemy has laid out before us, we have to hold firm to our faith in Christ. My encouragement for you this morning is to hold firm, hold tightly to your faith in Christ by remaining steadfast in godliness and being content with all that Christ has blessed you with. The greatest threat to the church today is not the government. It's not oppression from government leaders. The greatest threat against the church is not the pressure that we feel from society calling on us to cave to the culture around us and affirm what they want us to applaud. The strongest threat, the greatest threat against the kingdom of God comes from within the body of Christ. The greatest threat to our congregation at redeeming life or any congregation are false teachers who take God's work, twisted around their flesh who desires and compromise the truth of the gospel. This shouldn't come as a surprise to any of us though because in his letter to Galatians, Paul warns the church about these guys who are going to come to lead us astray. Galatians 1a, Paul says, "Even if we or an angel from heaven "should preach to you a gospel contrary "to what we have preached you, a curse beyond him." Despite repeated warnings from Genesis to Revelation, that deception is out there. Countless souls are led down a path to death and destruction each and every day. God's word tells us that the devil is prowling around like a roaring all high and looking to see who he can devour and destroy. From the very beginning, mankind has been deceived and damned to destruction because rather than holding fast to the truth of the gospel, many have succumbed to the enemy's lies and have been deceived by the devil's trap as he twists the truth of God's word and asks the question, did God really say that? From the Garden of Eden to today, his tricks are still the same. Nothing is different. The only thing that changed are the means of the methods that the enemy uses to deceive us. YouTube videos, Instagram, our classmates, our coworkers, even our friends and sometimes our family become pawns of the enemy, but to distract us, to take our eyes off the truth. They ask us questions like, you don't really believe all that stuff, do you? Don't tell me you're one of those Christians. How can you believe in a hateful God like that instead of a loving God? Where does the Bible say you can't, you fill in the blank? Before we realized it, we too have compromised the truth and given into the pressures from society to reject God's word and walk away from our faith. The truth is no one sets out to turn their backs on God and become deceived. It's a slow process that quickly picks up momentum over time and before you realize it, it's too late. You're already trapped in the fiery furnace. For those who have rejected Christ in this life, Romans 1 tells us that because they did not think it worth a while to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right. They're filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed and wickedness. They're full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, senseless, untrustworthy, unloving and unmerciful. Although they know God's just sentence, that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them. False teachings and false gospels are dangerous poisons that destroy lives and condemn people to hell. Which is why the church is to be the pillar and the foundation of truth. This is why we as Christians are commanded to stand for truth. The church is to be the pillar and foundation of truth, which is an impossible task to accomplish if we as the church do not know the gospel and are not living in the gospel. This entire letter from Paul is not simply about who's allowed to mow our lawn or how we are to conduct our Sunday services. Rather, it's a reminder and a command to guard the true gospel message of Jesus Christ. Remember when we were looking at chapter three? Remember when we were looking at chapter three and we came across the thesis statement or the purpose statement of Paul's letter to young Timothy? In chapter three, starting in verse 14, Paul tells Timothy why he's writing this letter. Chapter three, verse 14 says I rightly sing to you, hoping to come to you soon. But, if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how the people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth. Let's talk for a moment and think about how Paul has written this statement. Paul tells Timothy that the church is to be the pillar and foundation of truth. Tell me that doesn't sound backwards to some of you. Shouldn't the truth of the gospel be the pillar in the foundation of the church? That's how I would have written it. That the truth of the gospel should be the pillar in the foundation of the church. But that's not what Paul says. Paul says that the church is the pillar and the foundation of truth. That's because just like godliness in the gospel, these two things go hand in hand. God's word is the foundation of all that we believe is Christians. And as Christians, it's our responsibility to stand for the truth of the gospel. As a result, we as Christians have an obligation to guard the gospel and stand for the truth no matter what. This is a task that's impossible to accomplish if false teachers, false gospels, are allowed to reign and overrun the church and compromise the truth of God's word. Paul's writing to Timothy and the church in Ephesus serve as both a warning and an exhortation for the 21st century church as well. Don't crave spiritual division. Rather, be content in the gospel. To put it in another way, do not entertain or accept the lies of false teachers who seek to disrupt the church. Instead, hold fast to the gospel and find your contentment in Christ. Brothers and sisters, each one of us came into this world with nothing. Nothing. We came into this world with nothing. And when the time comes, we will leave this world with nothing. Everything that we've gained or that we've lost along the way will be left behind when we breathe our last breath here on earth. All of our possessions, everything we own, my 37 monopoly games, the things we value the most will let us down at the most important time. They will let us down at the most crucial point of our lives. Our deathbed. As a result, Paul tells us to run. Run, run from the love of money he says and run to the love of God. Be content in God. Be content in all that he has given you. Doesn't matter if you have a lot. Doesn't matter if you have a little. Paul says that if the only thing we have in this world is food and clothing, and we should be content with these things. In Philippians 4.11, Paul says I have learned to be content in whatever the circumstances that I find myself in. I know how to make do with little and I know how to make do with a lot. In any and all circumstances, Paul says I have learned the secret of being content. Whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or need. Holding on to Christ does not exempt us from the struggles in his life, but rather serves as a means to survive those struggles and even thrive in times of difficulty. So what's the secret to being content that Paul speaks about here in Philippians 4? And it's Christ. It's Christ. If you were to look back at Philippians 3, you'd see Paul says everything that was a game to him. He's considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, Paul says I also consider everything to be a loss of the view of the surprising value of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord. Because of him, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung so they may gain Christ and be found in him. You can't get mad at me, it's in God's word. Paul says that everything in his life is dung in comparison to Christ. Everything in the world is meaningless to Paul compared to his salvation in Christ. Can you see that today? Do you believe that in your own life today? The question we have to ask ourselves this morning is Christ enough? Is Christ enough or are you living your life on a Jesus plus mentality? Every fall I hear these words. All I need is Jesus Christ and pumpkin spice. That's all I need. Is Jesus enough or do you need more than Christ? All I need is Jesus plus blank. Jesus plus coffee. Jesus plus, Jesus plus a nice house. Jesus plus a nicer house. Jesus plus my dream car. Jesus plus a million dollars in my 401k. Are you holding on to a Jesus plus salvation form of contentment? Is Christ enough for you or have you deceived yourself into believing that Jesus is just a piece or a part of what you need to find joy and happiness? I got bad news for you. Jesus plus anything amounts to nothing. We are saved by Christ alone through faith alone. What do you want in this life? What would make you content? What would bring you satisfaction today? What is your dream scenario? Heaven. Have a younger sister. And my sister has all the earthy things that my fleshly heart desires in this life. My sister has the same type of dogs that I had. My dog is dead, hers is alive and she has two of them. My sister and her husband both have decent jobs, good jobs, good paying jobs and are able to take vacations that Chris and I could only dream about. My sister has a boy and another one on the way, is able to have kids where Chris and I can't. But the hardest thing for, I don't know why I'm sharing this. The hardest thing for me though, is the house that she lives in. My sister lives in my dream house. I'm not joking, it's my dream house. It's the same floor plan I've wadded my whole life, the number of bedrooms, the layout, how the basement works, everything. The first time I went to her house, there was a birthday party, everybody was in the different room. I just sat in the living room and cried. 'Cause I said, Lord, why not me? But here's the deal. If the roles were reversed, if I woke up tomorrow and had all the things that my sister had that I know, I would give it all away. If I could trade all of those things for the one thing that God has given me that she doesn't have, if it meant my sister could have eternal life and I could spend eternity with her in heaven, I would give everything away. But sadly, I don't know if that will ever happen. Nothing in this world is more valuable than Christ. What is your most valued possession? What brings you true contentment in life? If the answer that comes to your mind is anything of it been in Christ, the stark reality is at the end of the day, you're going to find yourself gravely disappointed. As believers, everything we need to find contentment and satisfaction in this life comes from Christ. Second Peter 1.3 says, his divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. By these, he has given us a very great and precious promises so that through them, you may share in the divine nature escaping the corruption that is in this world because of evil desire. For this very reason, Peter says, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance and endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities and increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and short-sighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to conform to your calling and election. Because if you do these things, you will never stumble for in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. Coddliness with contentment is a great game. Nothing in this world will ever truly satisfy us. We have to find our contentment in Christ alone. So what? What does this mean? What is the application for us today? And my application for us today is be satisfied in Christ. Find your contentment in Christ. We can't love both God and the world. At the end of the day, we have to pick one or the other. In Luke 16, Jesus reminds his followers that no servant can serve two masters. He will either hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. That's important to you. What is your most valued possession? And I pray it's Christ. At the beginning of chapter six, Paul explains the importance of honoring our masters. First Timothy, chapter six, verse one, says all who are under the yoke of slaves should regard their own masters as worthy of all respect so that God's name and his teaching will not be blasphemed. Herne, verse one, Paul's addressing servants who are indebted to other believers because of financial debts or other earthly related issues. As Christians, we are slaves of Christ. We are indebted to the king as a result of the ransom and the price that he's paid to redeem us and rescue us from our sins. As a result, our lives are not our own. We belong to him. We belong to God and because of that, the last thing we should be doing is chasing after the things of this world, not only because it will lead to a trap that will cause us to walk away from our faith, but because we are slaves of Christ. This means we're offering up our lives as the living sacrifice wholly and pleasing to God. At first, this might sound like a burden, but that couldn't be further from the truth because at the end of the day, nothing in this world will satisfy us the way Christ does. Godliness with contentment Paul tells us is a great game. So brings me back to my original question this morning. Are you content? Are you satisfied with Christ? Are you living your life satisfied with him? Is Christ enough for you today? Nothing in this world will ever truly satisfy us. The only thing is Christ Jesus. So as Christians, we must find contentment and joy in Christ, in Christ alone. Let's pray. Dear Lord, I thank you so much for the blessings that you've given us. Lord, I thank you that you clothe us, let you feed us Lord, that you care for us. There are so many blessings that we experience today that many do not, that many in this world go without. Lord, you are a good, good Father, and we are blessed to call you our Lord and Savior. I pray that we would not become entrapped by the things of this world, but that we would keep our eyes fixed on you, that we'd find our satisfaction in you alone, that we would be content with you and you alone. May everything else in this world be secondary, in comparison to the glory and the wonder of the relationship that we have with you. We thank you Lord, and we praise you. And we worship you, amen. (upbeat music) - We'd love to have you as our guest. For more information, visit redeeminglifeutah.org. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)