Last week we looked at some of the foundational issues related to money.  We said that the most important issue in life is not so much what you own but what or who owns you.  You have to get the basics straight before you tackle the other issues.  If you missed last week, I highly suggest that you get a copy of the message from the guys in the back or that you go online and listen to it or read it that way, because last weeks message was absolutely foundational to understanding the biblical concept of money.

Let me start us with this question. Who did you learn about how to handle money from? How did you learn to handle money? And then this basic question, “are you doing it right?”  And then this one, “How do you know?” Read the rest of this entry »

Do you ever think about money? Do you ever worry about it? Do you ever have enough money? We deal with money every day.  Lots of people spend a lot of mental energy thinking about it, dreaming about it, or worrying about it.  People never seem to have enough money no matter how much they have.  There’s something wrong with that picture, don’t you think?

We as a church try to help people sort out the issue of money in a biblical way.  God has a lot to say about money.  Throughout the Bible God gives us wisdom that will help us when it comes to how we think about, save, and spend our money.

God never intended for money to be a burden in our lives.  Instead, he intended it to be a blessing and a resource that we could manage in a way that blesses us and others.

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Prop: Football

 Does anyone know the significance of this day? Yes, it’s Super Bowl Sunday! Does anyone here throw a big Super Bowl party? Are there any passionate football fans here this morning? Who do you think is going to win tonight? Ok, let’s not go there.

 I played four years of high school football, so football is one of my favorite sports. One of the reasons why football is my favorite sport is because there are many similarities between Christianity and football. Did you know that? Did you know that there are many similarities between football and our faith?

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