Matthew 6:24. In our text today Jesus says we have two options, we can serve God or we can serve money. Jesus gave money a Semitic name: “Mammon.” It shows Jesus understood that money is not simply an object. By naming money Mammon, He personalized money. Jesus understood that money is a living power, a […]
Luke 12:13-34 Our preoccupation with stuff often keeps us from the deeper spiritual meaning of life. In today’s sermon Pastor Barry shares from the life of a successful businessman who prepared for all of life’s possibilities but ignored life’s only certainty. SERMON BEGINS AT 15:53
Malachi 3:8-10. The people in Malachi’s day were treating God badly. Their worship had turned from relational to ritual. They offered blemished sacrifices; the priests had become unfaithful; divorce was commonplace and easy; their words wearied God; businessmen were defrauding their workers, cheating their customers and taking advantage of widows, orphans and immigrants. But the […]
Matthew 6:24. In our text today Jesus says we have two options, we can serve God or we can serve money. Jesus gave money a Semitic name: “Mammon.” This was not a part of the culture. We find no parallels in historical texts. It shows Jesus understood that money is not simply an object. By […]
(Please Note: The first 2 mins. of this recording is blank.) Proverbs 11:17. “The kind and generous man benefits himself.” In Philippians 4:14-20 the apostle Paul gives insight into six specific ways you will benefit when you’re a giver and not a taker in life. In fact Paul the promise that “…God will take care of everything […]
Philippians 4:14-20. Proverbs 11:17. “The kind and generous man benefits himself.” In Philippians 4:14-20 the apostle Paul gives insight into six specific ways you will benefit when you’re a giver and not a taker in life. In fact Paul the promise that “…God will take care of everything you need,…” v.19 is tied to generosity. On further […]
5/30/10. (Video version is edited for the “O Worship the King” Broadcast) Luke 12:13-34. Jesus warns against covetousness. For every verse in the Bible that tells us the benefits of wealth, there are ten that tell us of the danger of wealth, and the danger is this, money has a way of binding us to what is physical […]