What excuses do you use with God? You know, we all have them. God speaks to your heart telling you what to do, and you come up with this reason and that reason for not obeying. For me, it happens when I know God is telling me to share my faith with someone, and I […]
Gospel attitudes about wealth – simplicity
This is the second in a short series of blogs about attitudes that need to be nurtured by followers of Jesus in order to help us live the Gospel with our wealth, possesions and power. The attitude of simplicity flows from the deep realization that most of us are blessed so far beyond what we […]
Gospel attitudes about wealth – Stewardship
During the message last Sunday, I shared four gospel-centered attitudes about wealth and money that need to be nurtured if we, as followers of Jesus, are going to live the gospel with this area of life. Those areas were stewardship, simplicity, generosity, and contentment. When Christ graces a person, the outcome is life change, transformation, […]
Sometimes life is too random to be random. Yesterday, I referenced the book In His Steps by Charles Sheldon in my message. Today I found out that Christianaudio.com has the book available for free download on their website. I check this website monthly, because they provide excellent audio books for download, which allows me to […]
At church this morning we gave each person in attendance a $1 coin. We may be the first church in history to pass the offering basket and ask people to take money. The challenge was to see the $1 as God’s money, Kingdom money, and find a way to make a difference with it. While […]