Junk Food-A Sunday Sermon
Pastor Eldrick Johnson: Good
morning folk! Let the church say
Amen! (Amen) Amen! (Amen) Amen!
(Amen) As always, welcome to the
Greater New Bethel Methodist Baptist
Church of Christ. Today we have a
visiting passa who will be blessing us
wit a sermon to nourish our spirit and
fill our hearts. Without further ado I
present Brotha Brandt Edwards.
G
REAT Risings family! Thank you
Pastor Johnson for inviting me to
speak to your congregation and
hopefully bless their hearts with an
encouraging word of grace and wisdom. I will
refer to two
(2) scriptures
in the good
book to bring
my message
home on this
fine Sunday.
Please turn to
Genesis 1:29
in your Bibles.
“And God said,
Behold, I have
given you every herb bearing seed, which upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the
which the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it
shall be for meat.” Now place a bookmark there
and turn to Revelation 22:2. The scripture reads,
“In the midst of the street of it, and on either
side of the river, the tree of life, which bare
twelve fruits, and yielded her fruit every month:
and the leaves of the tree for the healing of the
nations. Now close your Bibles and let’s discuss
this further. We can interpret this in several
ways. Let’s address both and speak on the
herbs & fruits. If you’re familiar with Dr. Sebi, he
believed everyone, especially those of African
descent, should follow a plant-based diet. It’s
been theorized that we’re more herbivores
than carnivores as all of the largest and leanest
land-based animals prescribe to a plant-based
diet.
But I’m not here to talk
about rhinos, gazelles
and elephants or
how being vegan is
the craze. Let’s talk
about our real issue.
Let me speak to you
about our junk food
consumption. Now saints I can’t talk! Because
I’ve been known to consume an elixir or two (2)
that’s 80 proof and scarf down a juicy flamed
broiled burger on occasion. But we know
junk food is detrimental; hindering our ability
to reach our higher selves. But it isn’t only
food that has low nutritional value; it’s really
anything or anyone you’re exposed to that
brings no value to your being. (The musician
warms up the organ) And just like a soda has
“empty calories”, people have a tendency of
coming into your life void of substance. Ya see...
junk food is low in satiation value. Well what
does that mean pastor? It means you don’t
feel as full when you eat or drink it. Have you
ever had someone come into your life, and
though you share a bond and have known
them for years they don’t satisfy your palate?
You converse and hangout, yet you don’t quite
feel fulfilled after being in their presence? (The
deaconesses
nod their
heads) That’s
junk food! Now
walk with me
saints! Isn’t
junk food
easy to find?
(Preach pastor)
It’s readily
available at
restaurant
chains and corner stores around the
city in the form of French fries,
chicken nuggets, shakes, potato
chips energy drinks and
cookies. Now
look down
at your
phones... I
see some of
y’all! Can’t
stay