Serving God vs. Serving Mammon | Discipline, Desire & True Happiness

About this sermon

In this powerful sermon, we reflect on the words of Scripture: “No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other… You cannot serve both God and Mammon.” The message explores the constant battle between spirit and flesh — the call to discipline, patience, and virtue versus the temptations of comfort, laziness, and indulgence. Using the wisdom of both Scripture and everyday experience, the homily reminds us that giving in to “little things” — comfort, envy, sloth, excess — slowly leads us away from God. Through vivid examples, the sermon explains: Why you cannot love God and worldliness at the same time. How “micro-decisions” shape our souls for good or evil. The danger of always wanting “just 10% more” instead of trusting God. The fruits of the Spirit: charity, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faith, chastity, modesty, and self-control. Why true beauty and strength come from virtue, not outward appearance. How to pray for God to change our desires — replacing passions with peace. At its core, this message calls us to seek happiness over mere satisfaction. Discipline may deny momentary pleasure, but it leads to eternal joy. 🙏 “Lord, help me to choose happiness over satisfaction, to serve You above all, and to find my true peace in You.” 📌 Time Stamps 0:00 – Introduction & Gospel Reading 0:30 – Why No One Can Serve Two Masters 1:30 – Spirit vs. Flesh Explained 3:00 – Micro-Decisions That Corrupt the Soul 4:45 – The Danger of “Wanting More” 6:30 – Tithing & Detachment from Mammon 7:30 – True Beauty: Virtue Over Vanity 8:30 – Fruits of the Spirit 9:45 – Changing Desires Through Prayer 10:30 – Happiness vs. Satisfaction Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #Catholic #Sermon #GospelReflection #ChristianLiving #Virtue #Faith #Holiness #Discipline #CatholicHomily #FruitsOfTheSpirit #GodVsMammon 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Money & Stewardship
• Service & Ministry
• Self-Control
• Joy