A Thug choice

SERIES: Will the Real God Please Stand Up…

Luke 15:11-24 KJV

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of

goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took

his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous

living.

14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and

he began to be in want.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent

him into his fields to feed swine.

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did

eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my

father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned

against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy

hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way

off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck,

and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in

thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on

him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.

And they began to be merry.

Choice not chance determines destiny.

(vs. 12-14)

1865 – 5% of all African-American were literate.

1890 – 40% of all African-Americans were literate.

1915 – 80% of all African-Americans were literate.

(PIX – Harriet Beecher Stowe, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois)

Treacherous

Homies

Under-utilizing

Gifts

Thug Possibilities

1. Crime

2. Communism

The government taxes the producers to provide for the non-producers.

African-Americans represent 12% of the population.

African-Americans receive 37% of all welfare claims.

White Americans represent 74% of the population.

White Americans receive 39% of all welfare claims.

Welfare

a. Disincentive for the worker to work

b. Demotivates the waster to produce

(PIC: Tread Mill)

When you take responsibility for someone, you take responsibility from someone.

3. Capitalism

The voluntary exchanging of capital for services rendered that is beneficial to

both parties.

a. Voluntary

b. The greater the service the more capital I can demand.

4. Compassion

Change of…

A. Attitude

B. Address

C. Attire

D. Associations

(PIC: L’il Wayne, Barack Obama)