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30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. I. I sought for a man among them! a. God has chosen to us human instruments to do His work. i. He created man in His image and gave man charge…

And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! “It is easier for a camel to go…

Our main text is 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 : Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.…

What are we to make of today’s parable taught by our Lord. As I shared two weeks ago: Jesus, as God in the flesh, entered into a specific time and place in history to convey eternal truths – and to do so, he needed to communicate in a way that would be easily remembered and transmissible. Many of Jesus’…

Today we begin a new sermon series that will support our annual missions emphasis and take us into the first two weeks of Lent. Investing in the Kingdom: A Biblical View of Stewardship, Money, and Giving Sometimes when pastors preach on these topics, the effect, if not the intent, is to shame the congregation…

This morning is our third Sunday of Missions Emphasis and the 1st Sunday of Lent Saturday morning, everyone on our email list received from me a message with the subject line: How can Lent deepen our experience of giving? I am going to answer that question, but before I do. Let’s reorient ourselves .…

Summary This is part one of the following: The vision of Ezekiel (also described in Ezekiel 10 ) is one of the more famous in scripture. It is also one of the most misunderstood. In these two meetings we will describe what we are looking at in Ezekiel 1 and what it means. Along the way, it will be clear…

Luke 15:11- The Parable of the Prodigal Son is found in Luke chapter 15, verses 11-32. 11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me .’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, may our hearts, minds, and spirits be open to your still speaking voice this day, Amen. A Transition from Stewardship to Mission As we come to the end of our study of Stewardship and topics related to stewardship, we move into a time of…

Good Morning…I want to start us off this morning in a certain frame of mind. So I am going to ask you a question, give you a moment to think about it, and then everyone who is here this morning is going to give me one thing that answers the question…and yes, I want everyone to answer…ready, here’s your…

Intro: C. S Lewis once said - " If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world ". For the past 3 years you all have been so gracious as to provide us with a nice place to live. We are fortunate to raise our…

I want to take some time this morning to introduce a topic that we will be spending the next few weeks exploring. Let me just say this…when we talk about stewardship, we are talking about all aspects of our Christian lives together. There are several aspects that I think we immediately think of when…

Most people wish they could be more generous, but we all face the same struggle which holds us back; and it’s not what you might think it is.

Often we think of generosity as a virtue of good people.  The Bible takes generosity further than a virtue; it is an act of faith.

Biblical stewardship begins with a very simple idea: that the earth does not belong to me.

Generosity can leave behind a legacy; how that legacy unfolds depends on how our generosity unfolds.

Intro: We are going to dig into a subject this morning that is challenging. We are going to be talking about church and state… Christians and Government… It’s a topic that we don’t talk about particularly often, however, I am not one to skate around the difficult passages of Scripture and this is where…

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Work Knowing The Final Goal. We center on the person of Jesus. We shift our attention toward eternal joy. We endeavor to shine the light into darkness. We bring the season of eternal life to a…

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Work Knowing The Final Goal. We center on the person of Jesus. We shift our attention toward eternal joy. We endeavor to shine the light into darkness. We bring the season of eternal life to a…

Have you ever awakened from a nightmare and been in a cold sweat from what you were dreaming? It seemed as real as the day is long, but it wasn’t? Or maybe you are like me.... I dream about normal things- work, family, etc., I typically dream about conversations, and typically it will be because I have…

From the Heart 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance:…

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, Straight Forward, Right? 1. It appears easy enough. 2. Has all the best intentions. 3. We can get into auto pilot. Answer This: Why do we come together for events like this? The pastor(s) expect us to be present. We had no better plans…

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Work Knowing The Final Goal. We center on the person of Jesus. We shift our attention toward eternal joy. We endeavor to shine the light into darkness. We bring the season of eternal life to a…

Death comes to the paradise of the new church in Jerusalem - what can we learn from the scary story of judgement on Ananias and Sapphira?

In the previous chapter, Jesus told us a parable of prodigal son. It was actually a story about the prodigal’s older brother as Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, who were hard hearted towards those who sought out forgiveness. He compared them to how the elder brother reacted when the prodigal came…