Money Madness (Matt. 5:3;Luk. 14:12-24)

MONEY MADNESS “Seeking the Kingdom in a Sinking Culture” Kingdom POVERTY    (Matt. 5:3) The Sermon on the Mount begins with the “beatitudes” which describe the _________ of those in the Kingdom. The repetition of the word “blessed” means that these character traits...

Money Madness (Ps 24:1, Mt 25:14, Lk 21:1-4)

“Seeking the Kingdom in a Sinking Culture” M – The Master Issue – Whose money is it? O – The Order Issue – What do I do with it? The Process of GROWTH “Stewardship is the use of God-given resources for the accomplishment of God-given ________.” God owns it all!  (Ps....

Real HELP for Real Life (Luke 4:11-21)

The VISION of Our Church “I always remind leaders that vision leaks… Effective leaders are always monitoring vision leakage.” Bill Hybels I. H elping the Hurting (Luke 4:16-21) Jesus makes it very clear in the Gospels that His ultimate purpose in coming was to...

I Can’t Believe He Said That! (Mt. 20:16)

“The last shall be first, and the first last.” -Jesus – Mt. 20:16 I.  Man is So PROUD The Context in Matthew 19 and 20 seems to indicate a spirit of ________________ and pride among Jesus’ followers.   cf.  Mt. 19:1-2, 13, 20, 27; 20:20-21, 24, 29 Jesus uses this...
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