SERMON TITLE:SERMON TITLE:““If the If the

Foundations Foundations Be DestroyedBe Destroyed””

TEXT(sTEXT(s):):

Psalms 11:1a, 3, 7Psalms 11:1a, 3, 7

LITURGICAL LITURGICAL SEASONS: SEASONS: Advent Advent (4)(4)

Christmas/Christmas/EpiphEpiph.. (2)(2)Lent/Holy Week Lent/Holy Week (7)(7)

Resurrection Resurrection SeasnSeasn (7)(7)Pentecost Pentecost (24+)(24+)

LECTIONARY:LECTIONARY:~~PrePre--Assigned, Assigned,

Scheduled readings from Scheduled readings from the Holy Scripturesthe Holy Scriptures

~~33--Year Cycle Year Cycle (Synoptic Gospels)(Synoptic Gospels)

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””In the LORD I put In the LORD I put

my trust;my trust;””Psalms 11:1aPsalms 11:1a

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””If the foundations If the foundations

are destroyed, what are destroyed, what can the righteous can the righteous

do?do?””Psalms 11:3Psalms 11:3

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””For the Lord is For the Lord is

righteous, HE loves righteous, HE loves righteousness; HIS righteousness; HIS

countenance beholds countenance beholds the upright.the upright.””Psalms 11:7Psalms 11:7

SERMON PNTSSERMON PNTS#1: #1: ECONOMICECONOMIC

#2: #2: EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL

#3: #3: SOCIOSOCIO--POLITICALPOLITICAL

#4: #4: SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

SERMONIC SERMONIC POINT#1:POINT#1:

ECONOMICECONOMIC

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””For where your For where your

treasuretreasure is, there is, there your your heartheart will be will be

also.also.””Matt. 6:21 / Luke 12:34Matt. 6:21 / Luke 12:34

DEMOCRATS: DEMOCRATS: Tax => Spend; Tax => Spend;

REPUBLICANS:REPUBLICANS:Spend => TaxSpend => Tax

FDRL. BAILOUTS: FDRL. BAILOUTS: Fan/Fred => $200BFan/Fred => $200BA.I.G. => $085BA.I.G. => $085BWall Wall StrtStrt. => $700B. => $700BM.E.WarsM.E.Wars => $120B=> $120B

EnronEnron……Bear SternsBear Sterns……

Lehman BrothersLehman Brothers……Merrill LynchMerrill Lynch……

Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs……Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley……

Washington Washington MutlMutl……..

DEREGULATIONDEREGULATION……GREEDGREED……EXCESSEXCESS……

CORRUPTIONCORRUPTION……

SERMONIC SERMONIC POINT#2:POINT#2:

EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””Train up a child in the Train up a child in the way he should go and way he should go and when he is old, he will when he is old, he will

not depart from it.not depart from it.””Proverbs 22:6Proverbs 22:6

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””For as he For as he

thinksthinks in his in his heart, so is he.heart, so is he.””

Proverbs 23:7aProverbs 23:7a

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””And do not be And do not be

conformed to this world, conformed to this world, but be transformed by but be transformed by the the renewing of your renewing of your

mindmind…”…”Romans 12:2aRomans 12:2a

SERMONIC SERMONIC POINT#3:POINT#3:

SOCIOSOCIO--POLITICALPOLITICAL

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””Therefore submit Therefore submit

yourselves to every yourselves to every ordinanceordinance of man for the of man for the LORDLORD’’ss sake, whether to sake, whether to

the the kingking as supreme, or to as supreme, or to governorsgovernors…”…”II PtrPtr 2:132:13

CIVIL CIVIL DISOBEDIENCEDISOBEDIENCEJUST or MORAL LAWJUST or MORAL LAW

vs.vs.JUST or MORAL LAWJUST or MORAL LAW

MORAL LEADERS:MORAL LEADERS:Mahatma Mahatma GhandiGhandi

Rev. Dr. M. L. King, Rev. Dr. M. L. King, JrJrNelson MandelaNelson MandelaCesar ChavezCesar Chavez

SERMONIC SERMONIC POINT#4:POINT#4:

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE””If If MY people MY people who who are called by are called by MY MY name name will will humblehumble

themselves, and themselves, and prayprayand seek and seek MY faceMY face…”…”

II Chronicles 7:14aII Chronicles 7:14a

SCRIPTURESCRIPTURE”…”…and turn from their and turn from their

wicked wayswicked ways, then I will , then I will hear from heaven, and hear from heaven, and will will forgive their sin forgive their sin and and

heal their land.heal their land.””II Chronicles 7:14bII Chronicles 7:14b

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:GUNS & BUTTERGUNS & BUTTER

BRICKS & MORTARBRICKS & MORTAR

FLESH & BLOODFLESH & BLOOD

SOUL & SPIRITSOUL & SPIRIT