The One Sin You Probably Don’t Struggle With

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Pastor Levi Lusko reveals why greed is the sin you probably don't think you struggle with, despite Jesus warning about it most.

In this sermon, Pastor Levi Lusko addresses greed as part of a series on the seven deadly sins, using it as a diagnostic tool for spiritual self-examination during Lent. He begins by noting that greed is rarely confessed, unlike sins like lust or anger, because it is socially accepted and easily justified. Lusko defines greed biblically as the excessive love of money, where money or possessions take the place of God in one's heart, using Hebrew and Greek terms to describe it as panting or grasping. He argues that greed is deceptive because it can feel like ambition or prudence, making it hard to recognize. The sermon lists five key points: greed is a trap with many forms, more will never satisfy, you can't take possessions with you after death, greed causes you to miss out on relationships, and the more you love money, the more it harms you. Examples include dream scrolling on real estate apps and the emptiness of materialism, referencing figures like Billy Graham and Thomas Aquinas. Practical solutions are offered, such as giving offerings to practice surrender, fostering contentment through gratitude, embracing restraint like Sabbath observance, and fighting fear by focusing on eternal treasures. The episode concludes with a prayer inviting listeners to repent and trust Jesus, emphasizing that only God can uproot the idol of mammon.

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A sermon on greed that asks what has claimed the heart, whether possessions are present or absent.

Greed is treated here less as a tally of possessions than as a test of allegiance. Framed through the seven deadly sins and Psalm 62:10, the sermon looks at the ways riches, status, security, family expectation, and even chosen simplicity can begin to claim the heart.

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You may not feel greedy, which is exactly why this sermon asks what your heart keeps reaching toward.

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