In the sermon 'We are Builders' by Jeffrey D. Johnson, building is likened to making an investment that requires hard work upfront for a long-term reward, emphasizing the importance of investing not only in this world but with an eye on eternity. Sin is portrayed as the enemy of this investment, urging immediate gratification and living for the moment, which ultimately leads to destruction. The message of Satan focuses on the present and fleshly desires, while God's message is generational and eternal. The sermon warns of the destructive consequences of sin, using the example of adultery leading to divorce and family breakdown as a metaphor for how living for the now can ruin the future. To truly be builders and investors for eternity, one must deny oneself, hate sin, and choose joy and God over sinful pleasures. This requires doing the hard things today, such as crucifying sin and flesh, to invest in true happiness and joy for the future.

I love the idea of building is like you're doing an investment, hard work upfront for a long-term reward. It's an investment. And so here we are, we're to invest, Invest in eternity, invest in this world. We're investing in this world ultimately for an eternal investment. And the enemy of all investments is sin.

Sin is always live for now, live for the moment, Live for flesh. Don't think about tomorrow. Don't think about the next generation. Don't think about eternity. Just think about the joy of this moment.

You'll have fun for today. Live for now. That's the message of Satan. The message of God is generational. The message of God is eternal.

And so sin is a deception because it puts our eyes on the flesh. It puts our eyes on the now, on the present. It puts our eyes just on the immediate gratification, on the feeding of the flesh. I want to touch things, I want to see things, I want to hear things. I just want to satisfy the cravings of my body.

Live for now. And that's what sin tells us, but it will ruin tomorrow. It destroys the future. It destroys families. I mean think about a man who has a moment of temptation and commits an adultery has a fun one-night stand.

But then it ends in divorce and his kids won't talk to him anymore. It's like it's not worth the price. Sin is destructive, it's evil, it promises gratification, but it leads to destruction. The way of its transgressor is hard. So we should hate sin.

If we're going to be builders, investors, If we're going to live for eternity and live for the next generation, then we must deny ourselves and hate sin and says, no, I actually love happiness. I hate sinful pleasure because of the destruction and the misery that's going to cause me and others. I love joy. I love God. I love joy.

And to invest in joy is to do the hard things today, is to crucify sin and the flesh.