Upside Living in A Downside Economy

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Mike Slaughter. Upside Living in A Downside Economy

MIKE SLAUGHTER

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Upside Living in a Downside Economy

Nashville, Tennessee

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We are never going to know the power of the resurrection in any dimension in our lives—in our marriages, our relationships, our work, or our finances—until we are willing to go through the pain, to experience the discipline. We can sum it up this way: No pain, no gain. This hedonistic philosophy has created a Christian hedonism that has infiltrated the church. People have come up to me after worship and said, "Mike, I don't know what is going on with me. I used to really enjoy worship.It was such an incredible experience. It was like tingles went through my body. Now I am not experiencing anything."They were seeking a pleasurable experience instead of seeking God.

So often we profess Jesus Christ but continue to pursue the values of our materialistic culture. It is like the rich young entrepreneur who came to Jesus and asked, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17). Jesus responded by mentioning some commandments. The young man said that he had kept the commandments.

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