Matthew 25:14-30 We know we’re in a tough economy these days, and it seems like there’s nowhere you can put your money where you know it is safe. Banks have failed, your 401k or pension is losing your money rather than gaining it, and the amount of interest you’d get on a savings account is …
Unfreezing God’s Assets: A Sermon on Giving Continue Reading »
This week we’re continuing in this section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus is laying out nine different ways in which we can be inwardly divided between performance and perfection. Last week we looked at the first three, and we talked about how giving, prayer, and fasting can become a performance if we …
The Rule of Life: Dealing with Money (Sermon on the Mount series part 10) Continue Reading »
With Christmas looming, many of us are already thinking about what we’ll buy for friends and family. And when you don’t know what to get Uncle Frank or the cousin you see every 10 years, one of the best options is the ubiquitous gift card. Drop one of those in a Christmas card, and you’re …
A long time ago there was a farmer who woke up one morning to find that his one and only horse had run away. His neighbors heard about it and came to console him. “How are you going to plow your fields with no horse? How terrible that your horse ran away!” The farmer only …
Cultivating Contentment – Philippians 4:8-13 Continue Reading »
We’re continuing our series “Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” today by examining another parable of Jesus about the use of money and possessions. Last week we dug into the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12. This week, we’re looking at one of the most difficult parables of Jesus- the parable of …
What is the American Dream? In 1931, the phrase was coined by James Truslow Adams in his book, The Epic of America. Here’s how Adams describes it: "The American Dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability …
When Dreams Become Nightmares – Luke 12:13-34 Continue Reading »