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the question I am answering is: why tithe? Covenant -trust It belongs to the Lord Forms an important piece of your response to God’s covenant. “One tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy. If you…

So today we come to our 2nd sermon in this May Sermon Series... A series which is allowing us to address specific topics within Christianity... And it’s these topics that I feel are more foundational to the faith... Important ENOUGH to make sure we dive into them - year after year... And so we use the…

It has been over two months since we last spent time in 1 Corinthians. That’s a long time! You have heard a lot of sermons from many different people on many different topics. Some of the sermons were delivered by people just starting in the sermonizing realm. One was given by someone just leaving this…

If you’ve been with us - you know that for the month of May, we are discussing various topics within Christianity... Topics that I believe - if NOT discussed on a regular basis (annual for us) - that we’ll run the risk of getting ourselves OUT AHEAD of GOD... instead of being LED - BY Him! We started…

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.…

In January of 2020, the Houston Chronicle newspaper published an article on the riches cities in Texas. In this article they listed the richest cities by median income, population, and unemployment rate. Would anybody care to guess which city was ranked the wealthiest city in Texas was in 2020? The answer…

1. The Comparison of Wealth and Poverty 15 The rich man’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty. People can trust in retirement accounts, but even those are not a guarantee. Financial advisors often recommend having 1-6 months of income saved for a rainy day. 8 The ransom of a…

One of the biggest problems in America today is debt. We know that the government doesn’t know how to manage money, and for that reason our country has a national debt of $30 trillion with an annual revenue of only $4.5 trillion. The average American household looks like this as of Sept. 17, 2021; […

Today, we conclude this series on money. We have taken the time each week to look at what the bible says about earning money, saving money, spending money and today we want to look at giving money. First, I want you to understand. I am not preaching this sermon because I need your money. I am also not…

God’s not dead… transforming people’s lives, healing hurting people and reconciling relationships. Today, He’s blessing people’s lives and families… Some families live expecting great blessings while others need to experience great blessings. A child asked his father, "Dad, How were people born?" So…

Scriptures: Malachi 3:8-12 Introduction The title grabbed my attention: "Our Church Was Robbed Recently." The story that followed said: "We are thankful that no one was injured physically, but it will be some time before things are back to normal. It's clear that more than one person is responsible -…

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.…

BORN IN LAODICEA Revelation 3:14-21 I’d like to refer to John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress – It is such a vivid account of what we are talking about this morning. Christian and Faithful travel through a town named Vanity Fair, where, all year round, such merchandise is bought and sold "as houses,…

I don’t know about you guys, but I feel like we study and teach and preach from the New Testament a lot more than we do from the Old Testament. Is that something you guys have noticed or is it just me? I was thinking about that on my drive back from a circuit meeting this past week and I think we might…

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…

When it comes to the greatest names in church history, without a doubt, the name John Wesley stands out above the rest. And why? Not simply because he was one of the great evangelists of all time, Nor because he was one of the great writers of Christian Hymnody, writing over 6,500 hymns, which include…

Intro: Open with me in your bibles to 1 John 2 this morning. It’s not my intention to preach a sermon to you this morning. What I would like to do is to take just a few moments to about the passion our Lord has for the lost and how we can appropriate that passion in our own lives. 1 John 2:6 declares…

Open Your Bibles to Mark 1:16-20 16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed…

As we’ve continued in our journey through H.A.B.I.T.S. for spiritual growth. Last week we spoke about involvement in the greater life of the church. That included the giving of our time and talents - which it is right and good to consider as a reflection of our tithe. We’ve come to the one that people…

Metaphorical senses of הבל “Hebel”: Insubstantiality, Transience, and Foulness. 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. How do we live in this vapor? 12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.…

Rich Texan son’s would buy extravagant gifts to impress his dad — 10,000 Sky diving package — 50,000 piece of art — Talking bird 100,000 could sing yellow rose of Texas. How was the bird? It was delicious The greatest gift is not necessarily the more expensive one Dad — Tie — Golf Clubs — Wallet — Vase…

Greediness: Having a keen appetite For.... 10 The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze…

King of My Wallet Various Scriptures Introduction: What if I told you that there was a subject that Jesus talked about more than heaven or hell? What would you assume that to be? It's money. Jesus talked more about money than either of those topics. "The church just wants my money. The pastor gets paid…

Wash Hands We consider cleanliness to be a good thing, hand washing especially since covid we all believe is a good thing to do. This wasn’t a washing to wash the dirt or germs off. That was the word nipto. The word used here was babtizo. Where we get the word baptize from. Baptizo is a ceremonial washing.…

We are now in the church year season of Lent, a time for self-inspection and growth in discipleship. If we want to be disciples of Jesus we will want to know what this entails. Our reading today shows us the beginning of being a disciple. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,…