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  MATERIALISM; AN OBSTACLE TO GODLINESS
  by K.P. Yohannan
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the detrimental impact of materialism,
comfort, and luxury on godliness, contrasting it with the stark reality
of poverty and suffering faced by millions worldwide. The speaker shares
a poignant experience of witnessing a young boy in extreme poverty in
Bombay, highlighting the urgent need for compassion and action in the
face of such suffering.

Topics: "Compassion for the Poor", "The Dangers of Materialism"
Scripture References: Matthew 6:24, Luke 12:15, Proverbs 19:17, James 2:14, 1 John 3:17, Proverbs 22:9, Isaiah 58:10, Matthew 25:35, Galatians 6:2

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DESCRIPTION
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This sermon emphasizes the detrimental impact of materialism, comfort,
and luxury on godliness, contrasting it with the stark reality of
poverty and suffering faced by millions worldwide. The speaker shares a
poignant experience of witnessing a young boy in extreme poverty in
Bombay, highlighting the urgent need for compassion and action in the
face of such suffering.

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CONTENT
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The biggest obstacle and enemy of godliness is materialism. Comfort and
ease and whatever money can buy. I am telling you, when half of the
world go to bed with empty stomach and naked bodies and people by
millions are dying of hunger.

Why you want another diamond ring? I remember some years ago, I was
waiting in Bombay to catch my flight to Germany and I picked up this
newspaper. It's black and white photograph on the front page, very vivid
graphic photograph of a little boy. He must be, I don't know, 3 or 4
years old, wearing rags, laying on the sidewalk of a Bombay, busy Bombay
street.

And beside him lays a dog, a female dog. And the little boy, you can see
in the picture, nursing on this dog. He is drinking milk from this dog.

And the caption reads, this dog is his mother. When I saw that, I said
to myself, how many times I saw this, never bothered me. Now I am
looking at this little boy, trying to survive with this dog.

And I remember asking myself this question, what if this little boy
happened to be my little son Daniel? God says, this is where I am, this
is what I watch and I want you to be the answer.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/HgM5vK6zuFI.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/kp-yohannan/materialism-an-obstacle-to-godliness/
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