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EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY Mark 12:38-44 Intro : I want to talk to you today about the issue of love. We are all familiar, to some degree, with love. Everyone in this room has loved and has been loved. Everyone here loves people and everyone here loves things. I would imagine that most even love God. While…

Avarice (Greed)

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul gives a list of ways to describe love. The seventh item in that list is key--he says that love is not self-seeking. But if love is not interested in furthering its own interests, but rather the interests of others, how can we love that way? Isn't it dangerous? The Gospels show us the answer to that. Join us as we explore this radical concept unique to Christianity.

Greed harms others - but it also harms us ourselves so Jesus tells us to be on our guard against it. Jesus tells a story of a rich man and his folly to teach us how.

In this sermon, pastor John walks us through what it means when we fear something other than the fear of the LORD. Nehemiah has accomplished much in his leading and has successfully accomplished great tasks against the enemies desires but now the battle lies within the family of God and this is due to followers of God no longer walking in the fear of God.

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…

Revelation 18:1-24 THE DESTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC BABYLON The End Times-#42 Intro : In our last study, we considered the destruction of religious Babylon. The Bible paints a horrific picture of the end of all false religion. One day, every belief system in the world that bypasses the Lord Jesus Christ will…

God's plan is birth, growth and maturity. We recognize this immediately in the physical realm. But spiritual growth is often neglected. Some remain infants for years. It's time to grow up.

Takes place right after Jesus had been baptized Jesus had been recognized and God’s Son and he pleased God Though the Holy Spirit was present in Jesus even before his birth, at his baptism, the Spirit descended upon him & filled him. Now the same Spirit led him to the wilderness (desert) to be tempted.…

Big Idea: amaze people to advance God’s Kingdom not your own Intro: impressing people Anyone ever tried to get scouted, to really stand out in their sport? Not me - no chance! What about trying to stand out so you get cast as someone significant in a play or a film? Anyone? When’s the last time you wanted…

You survived Christmas and now New Years lies just ahead. Some of you are making New Years resolutions. You are planning what you hope to accomplish and how you would like to live come 2019. I thought this morning would be a good morning to think about who we would like to be in 2019 and allow scripture…

Introduction “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” A Day of HONESTY And you shall know…

A self-centred concern for oneself, without due regard to the needs of others. Scripture treats selfishness as an aspect of sin and urges believers to care for others as well as themselves.

Worshiping Wealth My struggles with greed and theft. Where do we go wrong when it comes to wealth?: Gamble Debt Get rich quick schemes Faith Fortunes What are we really looking for? Luck - escape the trap of work Immediate Gratification Outsmart the system The goal of my faith lies on the other side…

8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without…

Secular - (Previous Video) Historical/Cultural Context - The book of James was written by the half-brother of Jesus. The Son of Joseph and Mary. Written in the early 40s. He wrote to primarily Jews who were Christians, as at this time it was so early in the spread of Christianity that it had not been…

An important subject Money impacts physically, spiritually and mentally, no wonder there is much in the bible about it. (Insert money key words PowerPoint slide here) Look at those words, would you think they accurately speak about money and what we think or may do with it? Bible speaks a great deal…

1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will…

Intro Week three of four in this series Looking at some of the things that people object to when they consider the Church Week one: Hypocrisy Week two: Leadership and the failure of leadership both in but also of the Church. This week we are looking at Money. 56.7% say that we are too focused on money…

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a…

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.…

8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without…

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Here we are again.... It’s groundhog day. And we know what that means... We read through the Old Testament and we see festivals and rituals that we find foreign, and don’t understand. We’ve been reading about sin offerings, and grain offerings, and on and on, and it seems absolutely foreign to us. And…

Introduction: Any author knows that a key element of a good story is an attention-grabbing introduction and a strong conclusion. In similar manner, God gives a 10th commandment that is significantly different than the previous 5—disrespect, anger, unfaithfulness, theft, and lying. What sets 1 and 10…