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Focus less on earthly things and instead, focus on where Christ is.

The Main Idea When we put material above God then it distorts our vision of God and thus creates harmful consequences in our lives. David E Garland said, “Pursuit of grater riches pose an even greater danger to life.” ZECNT Luke, 520. God told Moses what the desire for wealth and the attitude of greediness…

Broken Paradise I don’t know about you, but I grew up on Switchfoot. They’ve been a constant soundtrack in the background on my life for the last 25 years. Jon Forman is one of the great songwriters of our day. Don’t believe me, check out his solo albums. One theme that has been constant in the music…

Biblical theme - Grasping hold of the inheritance Cain & Abel Jacob & Esau Joseph & his brothers Saul & David David & Absalom Disciples “who will be greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Luke 9:46-48 Literal & Spiritual seem to be treated the same Grasping after what is given freely that’s the tragedy…

Introduction: (10 Minutes) Discussion Starters: What do you treasure most in the world? If you had to give that treasure up, what would it do to your life? Remember, how we are warned in the previous three sections about where we seek our rewards. Jesus called us to reflect on our motives. Why do you…

Luke 12:16-21 The message today is quite simple. As we talk about the MAKING MY LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING – we are looking at life and what its true worth is and some very sober warnings. That day was a very full one. When we think of the sweet precious, loving words of Christ that uplift and encourage,…

The Ten Commandments When we look at the Ten Commandments many people think they are out of date and do not apply to them because they are under the New Covenant, they are under grace. But these commandments are the general foundation for the more specific laws. There are 613 laws that stem from these…

[Foolishness Continued: Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger (aka: I Like Big Barns…)] how much do we really need? Camping on the river for the pastor’s conference… we might have more in common with the rich man than we think… how many of you have ever had so much stuff that you had to have a… garage sale……

Often we think that we are the ones who approach God; in fact, it is God who approaches us. How does your life form a response to God?

TEXT: JAMES 4:13-16 | REMINDERS ABOUT YOUR LIFE INTRO EXPLANATION : Two weeks ago we asked a question from v.14… “What is your life.” We discussed how God doesn’t want to just be a part of your life, but he wants to be every part of your life. We gave the example of the chocolate milk, and how you fill…

Announcements Are there any announcements? There is a board meeting on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Please pray for wisdom and direction as we meet to discuss church business. Introduction Thank you for that wonderful message of music and for you faithfulness week after week in bringing us before the Lord. Good…

I did some pretty dumb things this week: Princeton Honestly that was a hilarious mistake but have you ever done something that you thought was worthwhile or important even and later on you realize was a complete waste of time and dumb? Do you know how many things I did at school during distance learning,…

Intro And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the preaching pastor here at Abide Church Next week will continue series on Exodus. Let’s pray: Heavenly Father, I thank you for a new day and a new year. God, you are great and sovereign over all things. We give this year to you and trust your goodness. We praise you…

What would you do with your last day? What would you say to an unsaved friend or family member? Would you worry about offending someone by telling them the truth? Would you worry about money or material things? 16 And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. 17 “And…

Announcements: Council Meeting tomorrow Wednesday - Water sports Pray: Donnie Taylor Dan and Jennifer Winn Nick and Raegan McVay Intro: We are in our third week of a Series I am calling Heart Conditions. We are, together, looking at the different conditions, issues, irregularities in our hearts that…

Ninth and Tenth Commandments Serve Your Neighbor This summer we have been walking through all Ten Commandments, mining the depths of what they are saying and how they serve us. This evening we wrap them up with the Ninth and Tenth Commandment. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall…

The Fool has said. The one who ignore God. Psalm 53:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good." The biblical meaning of the word “fool” is a person who ignores God ( Rom. 3:10-12 ). When a person considers…

We must not allow earthly distractions to divert our eternal perspective.

Introduction We are going to talk about money this week. The humor of the fact that many of you recieved “stimulus” checks last week is not lost on me. but... that is not why we are talking about money this week. If you attend regularly you know that what we do is go through Scripture one verse at a…

Today we are looking at Jesus teaching about things of the kingdom. On one hand we must be thinking about things in this world if we want to survive. On the other hand, we must remember that it isn’t all about this world and that we need to be focused more on heaven than on this world. Worldly Goods…

Introduction Good morning once again from the Pastor’s cave. I trust your couch is comfy this morning. You have your snacks, popcorn, or cheerios I hope you have your bible or favorite bible app handy. I’ll share a little about when and how we might be able to reopen at the end of our time together this…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the pastor here at Abide Church Next week will continue our meta series in the “Sermon on the Mount” but will be starting a new Mini Series titled: Jesus and the Law. [slide] Questions: Text: (509) 440-2259 [slide] 3 Aspects to Giving Motivation Perspective Timing I…