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1. Give people a reason to _participate_ 2. Give everyone _ownership_ 3. Give everyone _recognition_ 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as…

19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Thesis/Central Idea: The cares of this world are the pursuit of possessions and wealth, and a preoccupation with material things is futile and dissatisfying.…

Summary: Is it good to be rich? What’s good about it? What’s bad about it? James is addressing an extreme here. But extremes start with non-extremes. Who is James writing about here? James has addressed wealth before, primarily to believers ( James 1:9–11 ; James 2:1–7 ; James 4:13-17 ). Here James seems…

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send…

Have you ever heard the sentiment that goes something like this-”I don’t want to become too serious a Christian because then I will have to change my life so much that I won’t have any fun anymore.” Have you ever heard that? Have you ever thought that? I can remember in high school one of my class mates…

Introduction The prevailing message in our culture is that your thoughts, feelings, and desires are more important than anything else. If you want something, you should have it. If there is something that offends or frustrates you, it should not exist. The message we are receiving over and over and over…

About 12 years ago, when we first got to the church- I took over the job of mowing the lawn. We have about 5 acres of grass to mow and back then all the church had was a regular riding lawn mower. It was an OK mower for a normal home with a about an acre or less of grass to mow. But, it took over eight…

Angels, Nephilim, The Fallens Ones, and Demons...who are they and what is there relationships to us.

Theme: The Christian will possess the word, wealth, will, and war of God. Purpose: To show

"Our possessions can distract us from the mission Christ has for us."

Theme: The sabbath, skeptics, Scriptures, and sabbath all belong to Jesus. Purpose: To show that Christ owns it all.

Mark 9:14–29 (KJV 1900) We must bring our issues to Christ because.... We Encounter Failure We Experience frustration We’re Elevated by his faithfulness

Selective Parables: Lessons from Jesus Message Seven Luke 16:1-13 . ETS: Jesus taught that we should steward all that we have now to invest in the life to come. ESS: We should be intentional, wise stewards committed to investing in Heaven. OSS: [Consecrative] {I want the hearers to commit to serving…

Theme: The possessions, perfection, and preparation of Jesus Christ. Purpose: To sow how decently and orderly the Lord works.

The healing of the demoniac of "Legion" shows us that we owe allegiance to Christ, that Jesus breaks the chains that bind us, and that we are called to fully declare the Good News of Jesus to others.

How much stuff do you need to be happy? It's a question of trusting in God and seeing the many ways he is blessing you.

Ecclesiastes Study, 2024 Series Title: Ecclesiastes: The Pursuit of Purpose Message #4 Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 . ETS: Solomon declared pleasures and possessions empty of providing any meaningful purpose for life. ESS: Our purpose is not in pleasures or possessions. OSS: [Devotional] {I want the hearers to…

How do you use your money? How should you think about money? Most importantly, what would God say to us about money? Money was one of the trending topics in Malachi's day, and it is still trending today. Whether you are rich or poor, this passage affects us all. We encourage you to be open to how God wants to speak to you today through the preaching of this passage.

Job Introduction: There is really only one owner, and the rest of us are stewards of what He owns. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him ? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. Lesson Aims…

The Church is United by Commitment to the Holy Spirit

SERIES: I WAS MADE FOR THIS Ps. Aaron Creasey RECAP I was made for his Plan I was made for his Purpose PASSAGE - LUKE 7 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned…

Don’t get any weird or crazy ideas, but I’m going to let you into the secret life of Bekkah and Pastor Brian for a moment. One of the things that we like to do on a regular basis is share with each other a weekly article entitled, “The funniest tweets from parents this week”. One of the ones that made…

Suffering un-welcomed Spirit of gratitude among the suffering Gratitude foreign to those not suffering Suffering not actively pursued, yet the spirit of those who suffer well, is oddly attractive. What makes suffering, suffering? deviation from the intended/anticipated path of your life limited ability…

What is true Contentment? Focus on your spiritual life over and above material things.