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Our Scripture lesson this morning comes from Deuteronomy 8:7-20 : For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees…

Faithfulnes is rewarded, while manipulation of hte Word is never tolerated.

We often complain about things in life. The economy. Our jobs. The state of this world. We often feel empty and robbed of "the good things in life." But the Apostle Paul saw things differently. Instead of complaining about what he didn't have, he understood and rejoiced in what he did have. Riches in Christ. Listen today as Pastor Leger begins his teaching on the book of Ephesians.

The world tells us our value comes from obtaining wealth. The countercultural kingdom teaches Christians to be content and to leave a legacy of following Jesus.

Contribution has no place in entering the Kingdom of God: Jesus paid the only price necessary for access.

Welcome/Bienvenido: TITHE AND OFFERING DIEZMO Y OFRENDA Philippians 4:17 (KJV) 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account . Filipenses 4:17 (RVR1960) 17 No es que busque dádivas, sino que busco fruto que abunde en vuestra cuenta . Luke 6:38 (NLT) 38 Give, and you…

What do you think of when you hear the word Abundance? Here is my definition to fit my sermon for today. A supply that never runs out. J. Hudson Taylor, a missionary to China once said... “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies.” J. Hudson Taylor, Missionary to China In the books…

“Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When…

Leviathan imagery the Leviathan imagery with the Genesis 3 imagery. But catch the point here—there's a certain logic to portraying the divine enemy in this way because the serpent becomes a symbol of disorder, disruption, adversarial hostility to the way God wants things. That is not an accident. In…

Today, we continue with our study of James. We are learning from him how to have a Faith That Works. Remember that James is a very practical man… He doesn’t waste time with “fluff”… He gets right to the point and doesn’t sugar-coat the truth… So far, we have learned that we MUST welcome trials with JOY……

As we come to our scripture today, I want to give you a warning. It’s not a comfortable one. We all have our favorite passages to quote for encouragement, to make people feel good, and to lift people up. I’m willing to bet todays passage is not one of them. I’ll confess to you that though I’d planned…

The point of the law is to reveal, and ensure that we realize, we cannot please God on our own!

Jesus uses this parable to convey the reversals of God’s kingdom. The rich man is defined by the quality of his clothes and the abundance of food. Purple is the color of royalty – difficult to create; expensive. Fine linen – probably expensive imported Egyptian cloth. Feasted sumptuously every day, likely…

Summary: Is it good to be rich? What’s good about it? What’s bad about it? James is addressing an extreme here. But extremes start with non-extremes. Who is James writing about here? James has addressed wealth before, primarily to believers ( James 1:9–11 ; James 2:1–7 ; James 4:13-17 ). Here James seems…

8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without…

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo Y Ofrenda THE GRACE OF GIVING LA GRACIA DE DAR (LEARNING TO EXCEL IN OUR GIVING): we experience: A POWERFUL : and: ABOUNDING GRACE . (APRENDIENDO A SOBRESALIR EN NUESTRO DAR): experimentamos: UN PODEROSO : y: GRACIA ABUNDANTE . 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (NLT) 8…

Introduction Text And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. Jesus is returning to Israel. Specifically, Jesus is going to Capernaum. We may think that “his city” is Nazareth, but a few chapters ago, Jesus moved to Capernaum and was living there for some time. Map And behold, some…

As James comes to the end of his letter, he presents in stark contrast, two ways to live. We can be like wealthy landowners who exploit others so that they might live a life of luxury. But they will soon suffer the consequences of their greed. Or we can be patient and endure as we wait for Christ's return, caring for one another. We have to choose one or the other, we cannot be a double-minded person who vacilates between both, because they are so opposed.

Comprehending the Love of Christ

19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Thesis/Central Idea: The cares of this world are the pursuit of possessions and wealth, and a preoccupation with material things is futile and dissatisfying.…

Introduction I want to begin today with a question. But before I do, I want to talk about our response. When we are asked a question in church, there is a temptation. The temptation is to give an immediate Sunday School answer. The temptation is to say what you think I want to hear. However, that’s not…

ABRAHAM’S SEED The family of Isaac Genesis 25:18–34 Rebekah—the mother of twins 25:18–26 Esau and Jacob exchange birthrights 25:27–34 Isaac established in Canaan 26:1–33 The covenant confirmed to Isaac 26:1–5 Troubles with Abimelech 26:6–22 God’s blessing in Isaac 26:23–33 The patriarchal blessing 26:34–28:9…

On the surface, the man in the parable was very blessed because his land produced abundantly. Most people would say that he had made good. What a great blessing. However, it had rather turned out to be a curse because of the way he handled it. Let's look at how Jesus taught us to avoid the idolatry of life.

November is missions emphasis month. Why do we have a missions emphasis month? What is the point? We have several goals in mind including: to revive and increase our zeal for the Great Commission, to help you get to know, in a personal way our current missionaries, and to inspire you to give generously…

Introduction Welcome God and Money Week 3 Once again I am indebted to Capitol Hill Baptist Church for their wonderful material on this subject that has been so helpful to me. Summarize the last two weeks. - You don’t own what you own. - We are stewards to use what we have been given for the purposes…