1. Foolish Trades

2. Spiritual Profits & Losses
Matthew 16: "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Philippians 1: For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Proverbs 23: Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

3. Foolish Trades of The Past
Adam & Eve Genesis 3
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'"
4 The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
5 "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
23 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.

4. Foolish Trades of The Past
Lot’s Wife Genesis When they had brought them outside, one said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away." 26 But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

5. Foolish Trades of The Past
Esau Genesis 25
29 When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;
30 and Esau said to Jacob, "Please let me have a swallow of that red stew there, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.
31 But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."
32 Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?"
33 And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

6. Foolish Trades of The Past
Achan Joshua 6
18 "But as for you, only keep yourselves from the things under the ban, so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban, and make the camp of Israel accursed and bring trouble on it.
Joshua 7
20 So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.“
25 Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? The LORD will trouble you this day." And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

7. Foolish Trades of The Past
Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him.

8. Foolish Trades of The Past
Uzziah 2 Chronicles But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Then Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men. 18 They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the LORD God." 19 But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense…. 21 King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. And Jotham his son was over the king's house judging the people of the land.

9. Foolish Trades of The Past
Judas Iscariot Matthew 26
14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15 and said, "What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?" And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.
16 From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus…
47 While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him."

10. Foolish Trades of The Past
Judas Iscariot Acts 1
16 "Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
17 "For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry."
18 (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

11. Foolish Trades of The Past
1 John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Adam & Eve
Lot’s Wife
Esau
Achan
Uzziah
Judas Iscariot

12. Foolish Trades of The Past
People allowed judgment to be clouded.
By Greed Proverbs 15: He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.

13. Foolish Trades of The Past
People allowed judgment to be clouded.
By Greed
By Pride Proverbs 29: A man's pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

14. Foolish Trades of The Past
People allowed judgment to be clouded.
By Greed
By Pride
By Fleshly Lust Ephesians 4: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts

15. Foolish Trades Today Many Trade Truth for Error. Keep the truth
Galatians 1
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
7 which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
John 8
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

16. Foolish Trades Today Many Trade Truth for Error.
Many Trade Joy for Sorrow.
Don’t let sin rob you of your joy
Ephesians 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Proverbs 13
15 Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the transgressor is hard.

17. Foolish Trades Today Truth for Error. Joy for Sorrow.
Service for Selfishness.
Need the mind of Christ
Acts 10
38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Philippians 2
5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

18. Foolish Trades Today Truth for Error. Joy for Sorrow.
Service for Selfishness.
Heaven for Hell.
Nothing is worth giving up our heavenly home (John 14:1-3; Matt. 13:42)
John 14
1 "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
3 "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
Matthew 13
42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.