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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…

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.…

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure…

A Fool and His Money Week 2 Luke 12:13–21 (ESV) 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness,…

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…

God is speaking through Solomon like a father to his son. But, God is also speaking through Solomon to you and me. So tonight, let’s listen to our Father as we gain some wisdom for us to live by. 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years…

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, 11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests about the law: 12 ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or…

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…

Introduction Attention Getter: Christmas Theme: Joy to the World! We are going to look at 4 different Christmas themes that encourage us to have Joy. God has brought Joy to the World. These themes are just four places that we can find hope, rest, restoration, healing, comfort, and joy. Introduce Topic:…

[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……

Introduction: Attention Getter: We began our series of “Is There Anything Too Hard for God?” with the birth of Isaac in Genesis 18 . The Theme verse being Gen. 18:14 Genesis 18: 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord ? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall…

Don't be fooled by the "win"; God and his purposes are ultimate.

Happy Endings Who does not like a movie with a happy ending. I think we all hope for happy endings. Paul lived knowing what he had coming and it made his outlook for the end a happy ending. May we learn and gain his outlook. Tradition would have it: The bible is silent about Paul’s death, but not in…

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, 11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests about the law: 12 ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or…

Understanding the different types of giving. This topic has a lot of heat behind it. I understand how much of your life you give to get this thing called money. I understand how much time you think or ever worry about money. I would like to bring you a gift that will free you from feeling like you are…

If we allow things in our lives that put us in bondage and glorify not God. we are dishonoring God and the temple of God. the spirit of God will not dwell in a temple that is unholy or defiled 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be…

Introduction: We are at the end of a series we’ve called Common Ailments. We are dealing with common ailments - things that as church people, we go through more often than we probably should. We understand that the church resembles a medical facility. One of the reasons it exists is to provide care for…

The Red Barn Put on hold 12 years permanence, completion absolute suffering The loss of all hope Real people Jairus The suffering woman Jesus Disciples - hurrying Messenger from the house - disappointment Jesus to Jairus Peter, James & John The rgieving family The girl two lenses of equal importance

Introduction: A Danish Philosopher by the name of Soren Kierkegaar wrote, Time goes slowly for the anxious, and for the very anxious even one moment is deadly slow, and for someone anxious unto death time finally stands still. ( EUD, 345 ) Soren Kierkegaar Are you anxious this morning about anything?…

Broken Dreams Have you ever had all your plans laid out, felt convinced you knew exactly what should happen, where it should happen and when it should happen? Then, everything turns out totally different from your plans; maybe exact opposite from your dreams. Last week we saw the announcement to Mary…

Introduction: Today there are an estimated 8 billion people in the world. During Jesus’ time there was an estimated 200-250 million. Both are pretty big numbers. Obviously there are many more today. But as we look at the scores of people over the centuries we can’t help but overwhelmed. There have been…

Quite the opposite Who is this parable for? The man in the crowd His brother, with the inheritance The crowd, and eventually, us The man in the Crowd Appeal to authority - “Be on my side” Echoes of the prodigal son The brother with the inheritance The temptation to keep it all for themselves Jesus cuts…

Series: A Lamp Unto My Feet Passage: Luke 3:1-20 Sermon in a Sentence: Those who are forgiven produce fruit consistent with repentance. 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the…

Standing firm in what we heard and believed from God. Did Jesus give Himself as a firstfruit and stop standing in believing more fruit to come? 1 Corinthians 15:20 (NASB95) 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. No. Jesus was believing there would be…