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Being good stewards of God's resources

The danger of misplaced priorities.

Listen this week for part 2 of Somthing Greater as Pastor Jayson speaks on the topic of generosity.

The Pursuit of Wealth will not satisfy. Riches wealth and honour do not equal enjoyment. Joy is found in God alone, for joy is a gift from God that enables us to enjoy what we have before us today.

Will Smith once said: “we buy things that we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like”. That is a perfect summary of the attitude of our culture towards money. Everything revolves around consumerism, materialism, and shallowness. Thankfully, Jesus didn’t only talk about theology, but also about practical stuff like money.

Making Change Pt 4 Tomorrow Matters

Last week, Pastor Hyeon Son Lim was released from a North Korean labour camp, imprisoned for his faith. He stated on Sunday, “I learned to fully accept all of this as a form of God's love and discipline to make me stronger.” Pastor Lim found contentment, even under terrible circumstances. What does this say about us and our trivial discontentment? How should we look at our finances, time and relationships, as content Christians?

Love and unity are twin paramount traits in the life of a Christian, especially toward one's fellow Christian. A practical way to do this is with giving. Some call it tithing, but in reality it is giving. In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul lays out very practical, and challenging, principles of giving. What are they? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover what the Lord has given every follower of Jesus, namely opportunitied to demonstrate his love and his unity to the world, for the glory of God.

How do we manage our money? What is our relationship to money? It’s a powerful question (that we hardly ever ask). Jesus has a lot to say in the Gospels.

Balance is an important part of life. Let me give you some examples of what I mean, It’s good to be concerned about your weight but you go too far and become anorexic or bulimic. What started out as a way to be more healthy actually makes you sick. It is good to eat all kinds of different things, however…

Trusting God's instructions pertaining to tithes and offering.

The promises of God are to be claimed. Many people don't serve God because they lack confidence. Find confidence in Him and believe His promises as you follow His direction.

An anonymous bidder paid over $3.4 million dollars for the privilege of having lunch with one of the richest men in the world. The unnamed donor was the highest bidder in Warren Buffet’s annual “power lunch” charity auction to raise money for an organization that assists the homeless in the San Francisco…

A man who accidentally left $187,000 behind in a cab has his money back thanks to an honest Boston cab driver. Raymond “Buzzy” MacCausland, the driver, said he picked up a man who told him he has homeless and had been living in a shelter for the past six months. He said at one point the man got out of…

Hundreds of searchers converged on the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico for the annual “Fennboree.” The gathering is treasure seekers is inspired by author Forrest Fenn, who wrote that he had hidden a chest containing nearly $2 million in coins. In the memoir, Fenn said he had hidden the money in the mountains…

March 26, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As believers, God gives us an insider’s knowledge. There is an eventual major upheaval in the worldwide social and economic situation. All the currency of the world: its money, possessions,…

INTRODUCTION: We have noted before that the book of Romans is a fundraising letter. The fact that it is so strikingly different from modern Christian fundraising letters tells us all we need to know about the attitude of the modern church to money . . . and to the gospel. THE TEXT: “For which cause also…

TEXT: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 TOPIC: The Principles of Prosperity Message and Outline from Dr. Adrian Rogers God wants you to prosper. Psalm 1:3, He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall…

Philippians 14. God is GOOD! Hallelujah! He has given us many things. Each of us have talents, don’t we? [P] It is quite interesting to see what the Bible has to say about talents. It is easy to do these days with computers and software with search engines. You type in “talent” press enter and up come…

Philippians 14. God is GOOD! Hallelujah! He has given us many things. Each of us have talents, don’t we? [P] It is quite interesting to see what the Bible has to say about talents. It is easy to do these days with computers and software with search engines. You type in “talent” press enter and up come…

Spirit of Mammon—Sparrow Faith 2-1-09 This week: · Amazing disappointments—Mill closures · Hope—Pontoon situation · Feel like roller coaster Big picture—same thing · National scene · International · Unprecedented unknowns Many of us facing realities—personally · People we know · Unknown We’ve talked…

Dr. Adrian Rogers, the late pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, once commented on the extravagant spending habits of many American families. He said, "We buy things we do not need, with money we do not have, to impress people we do not like." The recent turmoil in the global…

INTRODUCTION Whenever we want to know what is really going on in any sphere, one of our proverbial exhortations urges us to “follow the money.” There is a great deal of wisdom in this, as we shall see when we turn to the Scriptures. THE TEXT 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look…