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Intro; This morning as we looked at the intent of the Law, we realized that there was a difference between what was being taught by the religious leaders and what God really meant. Because God is Spirit, we must always first consider our hearts, the spiritual matter before we do the physical actions…

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 look at a difficult passage. At first is seems as though Jesus is condoning the unrighteous actions of the shrewd manager. But as we look on, we see that it is nothing of the sort. That this is a parable from a third person view done in a way to show the Pharisees their own sin. Read Who Do…

DEFINITIONS External pressure causing physical, mental, or emotional strain “Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. Self-induced internal pressure causing physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual strain For by a single offering he…

1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. One of the serious problems in the Corinthian church concerned former ministers. Some of the church members were esteeming one minister above the other ministers. They were judging the gifts, ministry,…

Under New Management Message 2 Set Your Mind Romans 8:5-8 Me: The Power of Positive Thinking It was the first thing I thought of as read today’s passage This book was written in 1952 It’s still available on Amazon for 8.99 Think a positive thought to drown out a negative thought. Repeat “If God be for…

Who manages your life?

Under New Management Message 3 The Weight of Suffering Romans 8:18 Me: People are in pain. i. Last week I shared how I like to be positive and upbeat ii. Someone even commented that I’m always upbeat iii. Well not always i. One, never share your problems – Have the appearance of having everything together…

Intro; We now come to the meat of the message that Jesus is preaching. He has served appetizers and drink with the Beatitudes/Similitudes, and has set the table for the main course with His fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. Now we are fixing to dig into a feast! Usually at a feast [ buffet ],…

This morning we are going to talk about figs. More than just figs though. We are going to look at how Jesus illustrated the idea that what is in our hearts will manifest in what we do, how we act, how we speak, and how we live. In our passage today, Jesus speaks of good fruit and bad fruit, and goes…

Jesus tells this parable to convey the cost of discipleship. This parable about a dishonest manager who had one admirable quality, persistence. The manager squandered the property of the rich man But, he had the audacity to cover it up for his own gain. He literally stole property of the rich man to…

If I was to tell you that you only had five years left of your life, how would you live it? Everyone of us knows that we only have one life to live. How are we going to spend the time that we have here on earth? How are we going to invest our time? How are we going to invest our energy? The first three…

34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit…

In the previous chapter, Jesus told us a parable of prodigal son. It was actually a story about the prodigal’s older brother as Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, who were hard hearted towards those who sought out forgiveness. He compared them to how the elder brother reacted when the prodigal came…

today - series Redeeming your time. What does the term redeeming your time even mean? Does God really care how we spend our time today and every day? Let’s look at the Bible to see what it says. The term Redeeming Your Time comes from the book of Ephesians. After teaching about the Gospel of Grace in…

Is there a call to ministry? What is a biblical calling? One thing that is NOT a calling to vocational ministry Spiritual need- the perception of need does not constitute a call. 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.…

Evening 19th June 2022

What are we to make of today’s parable taught by our Lord. As I shared two weeks ago: Jesus, as God in the flesh, entered into a specific time and place in history to convey eternal truths – and to do so, he needed to communicate in a way that would be easily remembered and transmissible. Many of Jesus’…

I want to take some time this morning to introduce a topic that we will be spending the next few weeks exploring. Let me just say this…when we talk about stewardship, we are talking about all aspects of our Christian lives together. There are several aspects that I think we immediately think of when…

Evening 21 January 24

Little things Make a __________ out of a mole hill. Find a ___________ in a hay stack. A ________ through the eye of a needle. All of these sayings point to something small. Small things can be hard to find, be blown out of proportion, or even make things impossible. In many ways, Jesus warned us to…

Meaning of Stewardship 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 1 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this…

Critics Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. For the time that is past suffices for…

The Good News Of Kingdom Values Alright, this morning we are going to look at the good news of kingdom values. And we are going to do that by looking 2 parables sandwiched around a challenge by Jesus to the pharisees. The first parable we are going to look at is confusing without context. But that’s…