sunday night thoughts…

• Kicked off our new series Money Matters. Some highlights of the message were…
  • The Bible has more than 2000 verses that deal with money and possessions and half the parables of Jesus deal with it… Money Matters!
  • How you handle your money reveals your level of obedience.  You CAN NOT say that you are a fully devoted follower of Jesus and not have surrendered your finances.
  • The Bible is clear that God wants His kids to take care of His House first.
  • How you handle your money reveals the condition of your heart.  See Matthew 6:19-21
  • Jesus understood that for most of us, money and stuff will be the greatest competitor for our heart.
  • Yep… I talked about “rasslin” and Rick Flair to make that point… listen to the PODCAST to find out why 😉
  • Over and over in the Bible GIVING is seen as an act of WORSHIP.
  • How you handle your money reveals the size of your faith.
  • It’s amazing to me how many Christians will trust God with their ETERNITIES but not their finances.
  • The person who claims to walk with God but has not surrendered their finances will always walk with a limp.
  • God doesn’t need your money, but you need His blessings… Malachi 3:10
• Many pastors seem to apologize when they talk about money… I refuse to do that.  If Jesus talked about it more than any other subject its good enough for me.
• With that said, I feel like I dropped the ball with the message today… just couldnt get in the grove for some reason.
• Lifesong Kids looked and SOUNDED great… loved the decoration for their new series!
• I enjoyed sitting out in the crowd today and really having a chance to worship with the band today!
• Really proud of everyone who has brought in shoes and socks for our IMPACT event… you guys are the best.
• Looking forward to our VIP party this Saturday for our Lifesong volunteers.  We are going to have a GREAT night celebrating what God is doing and thank you for all your hard work.