Lectionary Homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost [2021]

Corey J. Mahler – Confident.Faith · Oct 1, 2021 · 5m

Numbers 11:4–6, 10–16, & 24–29 Psalm 104:27–35 James 5:1–20 Mark 9:38–50 Wealth is a blessing, but it is also a test. Will you be faithful with what God has given you? Or will the corrosion — the idleness — of your wealth testify against you at the Judgement? Do you trust in your wealth or do you trust in God? To trust in your wealth is to set it up in your heart as idol — as your god. For that in which you place your trust and to which you look for good is truly your god. But what can wealth actually buy? A new house, a fast car, and many other such things. There are men with enough…