Do I need God if I have all this stuff?

Discover something of greater meaning and significance

Sun 27 Oct 2019

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Bigger Questions Luke Nelson money podcast.mp3

Bible reference(s): Luke 18.18-24

In 1882, the great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche made the controversial claim: 'God is dead'. Has God been killed by his strongest opponents?

Todays objection is a little less obvious - money. I don’t need you God because I have this stuff. ]live in a consumerist world dominated by money - but is it enough? Can the consumer life be disappointing? We explore the pleasures and dangers of money and discover something of greater meaning and significance.

In this episode, host Robert Martin speaks with Luke Nelson (pastor City on a Hill West) about money. Luke struggles through the quiz where he tries to estimate the cost of various household items. Luke shares about the pleasures and dangers of money and how through Jesus life has more meaning and significance.

This Bigger Questions episode is a re-edit and re-release of Episode 13 (recorded under the show's former title, hence the absence of episode number).

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Luke Nelson

Luke is the Lead Pastor of City on a Hill Melbourne West. He joined City on a Hill in its early days, serving as the Community Pastor in Melbourne, before being asked to lead a new church plant. Having grown up in Melbourne's western suburbs, he has a deep knowledge of and passion for the area, and a great desire to see the gospel bring transformation. A gifted communicator, he loves the work of pastoring a church, opening God's word each week and seeing the Spirit work. Luke graduated with a BA (Hons) from Melbourne University, has a Grad Dip in Divinity from Ridley College, and is close to completing a Masters of Ministry. He is an ordained Anglican minister in the Diocese of Melbourne and an active member of Acts 29.