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Appetites
November 13, 2011 • Chris Edmondson • Genesis 29:29–33
Our natural tendency is to want more. More food. More stuff. More status. More sex. Unfortunately, our appetites for more are never fully satisfied. There’s no denying that the urge to feed your appetite can become overwhelming, thereby adversely affecting your relationships. So what bowl of stew are you talking yourself into that will take you out of God’s best for your life?
Until We’re Sick
November 6, 2011 • Chris Edmondson • Numbers 11:4–22
Our natural tendency is to want more. More food. More stuff. More status. More sex. Unfortunately, our appetites for more are never fully satisfied. There’s no denying that the urge to feed your appetite can become overwhelming, thereby adversely affecting your relationships. So where do you find the strength to say no?
‘Shrooms
November 27, 2011 • Chris Edmondson • 1 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 5:8–13, James 5:16
Where do mushrooms grow? On top of decay and in the darkness. Our secret appetites are like that. They decay our souls and grow in the darkness of secrecy. As long as you keep the secrets in the dark, it seems that there’s no hope in the fight with your appetite. You try . . . but you’re unable to say no. The appetite is too strong. You are too weak. And it becomes an unhealthy pattern of destruction, made worse because it’s kept in the dark.
Now, Not Later
November 20, 2011 • Chris Edmondson • 1 Samuel 16:8–13, 1 Samuel 24:1–13
How many of us have went into a Wal-Mart to buy a loaf of bread, and come out an hour later and $300 lighter? Why is that? Many times, it is because our appetites whisper to us, saying, “Go ahead. You deserve it. You don’t need to wait. Charge it.” But our appetites, and our ability or inability to manage your appetites, will determine the course of your job, your family, your relationships—they will determine the course of your life.