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Our relationship with the Father touches every area of our lives, even down to our daily needs. Though we live in a kingdom that depends on and obsesses over material wealth, Jesus calls members of God’s kingdom to depend on their Father in heaven, and put their relationship with him first.

Published: 02.07.2023 Words by: Dave Church@9.30 at St Thomas' Enfield NSW Sydney

Jesus: There's just something about that name.

Have your own efforts provided you an insufficient rest in God?

How do you treat Jesus? How do you treat your wealth? Is there a connection between the two? Can you say to God: “my wealth is yours, my lif is yours”?

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.

We are worried about many things. The Way of Jesus' Kingdom is the way of trusting the One who made and sustains us. Leaning on Him that we might be help to others and show them the Way of His Kingdom. Let us be, by grace, those who worry not about food, drink, and clothing, as the world is consumed by those cares, and instead be those who are focused on His Kingdom Way first. The LORD is worthy to be praised. Rest in Him, dear saints, He has redeemed, He will not leave you. We have this joy of living His Kingdom, in His power, not because of ourselves, but by faith, by trusting Jesus alone to rescue us and bring us near. He has died for our sins, He was buried, He is now raised, ready to save all those who come to Him, believing. Recorded at Refuge TLH on Sunday, July 28, 2019.

what is 1 Corinthians all about, from a bird's eye level? In a word, "so many issues, so little time." Paul had a LOT of things he needed to inform and correct the Corinthian believers on. But he did so becaused he dearly loved them. Scripture tells us that "faithful are the wounds of a friend." The issues Paul deals with are as contemporary as tomorrow's news and as timeless as the days in the Garden of Eden. Come with the Grace United crew to be encouraged, and perhaps rebuked and corrected and challenged as we view 1 Corinthians in a Nutshell.

Trusting, serving, & loving God must be our greatest treasure in life.

Questions: JAMES 5:1-6 What is the message of James 5:1-6 to you? ______________________________________ How is success measured in society. In what ways are these verses contrary to the ways of the world? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Who is James talking-to when he uses the word “rich people”? __________________________________________________ How should we manage our financial resources? ____________________________

As we have worked our way through Luke 18 we have read a series of encounters and stories that have pointed us in the direction of a discipleship that is deeper than that which is usually embraced. In the account of the Pharisee and the tax-collector we learned that a prerequisite to be part of the Kingdom…

Let’s look at Jesus’ teaching in Luke 12 about true riches and the kingdom of God.

I suspect that over the course of your like you have had one or two “aha” moments. It may have been in response to something you heard, something you read, or something you saw. It would have been a time when you gained a new insight or a new clarity that became like a missing piece of a puzzle. It may…