Greed is not an object lesson for those unfortunate people who have lost their live savings through the stock market vagaries or through unscrupulous "investors" like Bernie Madoff or the banks or investment firms that have failed. Those people were honest, hard working people who saved and invested. Their loss is not supposed to be a moral lesson for the rest of us. I think you have written a very confusing message here. You should have singled out the objects of your sermon, instead of confusing the honest individuals with the corporate greed mongers. Another thought--has it ever occurred to you that Christian churches are run like businesses, and that greed motivates them? What they want is to grow bigger and bigger and raise more and more money, not all of which goes back into the church. People profit from the "church business" all the time. We see them enjoying the high life, while the church members struggle to make ends meet.