Sermons About Generosity
I'll Be Happy When... I Get Enough
Why is that we always seem to think we'll be happy when we get a little more... money, success, prestige, power, or things? We live in an age when we are surrounded by the message that we don't have enough - we need to buy, attend, listen, read something to be happy. Is there another way to live? Listen to hear how the apostle Paul ends his letter to the Philippian church with the key to freeing ourselves from 'get-enough' syndrome.
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I'll Be Happy When... I Get Enough
Why is that we always seem to think we'll be happy when we get a little more... money, success, prestige, power, or things? We live in an age when we are surrounded by the message that we don't have enough - we need to buy, attend, listen, read something to be happy. Is there another way to live? Listen to hear how the apostle Paul ends his letter to the Philippian church with the key to freeing ourselves from 'get-enough' syndrome.
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Who Gets the "Leftovers"?
Jesus reaches out, beyond the nation of Jews, beyond the religious, beyond the law-abiding, beyond the proper, and preaches love your neighbor as yourself. He extends “loving neighbor” to include love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matt. 5:44)—to include tax collectors and even the despised Samaritans—to include us, no matter our sins or our failings. No one is a leftover in God’s eyes. Everyone is loved. Everyone is special. We’re all chosen people. Jesus carries forward the promise God made again and again: to take care of the needy, no matter who they are or what their need is, for all are children of God, and Jesus does love all of us. Jesus' humanity gives us hope that our own humanity can rise to the level of his—that we can learn God’s will and grow in understanding and in the ability to surrender to God’s will—that what we are today is only a beginning for what we can become. In these ways, God’s realm will keep expanding, through us, just as God’s mercy keeps extending out and out and out, so that none are left out or left-over, except those who choose not to come in. “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy” for us all. Thanks be to God!
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DNA #2 - Engaging Our World for Good
When it comes to our bodies, each of us has a unique blueprint called DNA. Churches are the same. Our blueprint is found in our core beliefs, mission and values. In this series, called DNA, we will unpack who we are as a church. If you're new, thinking about joining, or have been with us for awhile and need a reminder, this series is for you!
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The Good Shepherd and Gracious Host
Psalm 23 • The Good Shepherd and Gracious Host • Meals with Jesus
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Gospel of John: Jesus vs. Religion (John 10:1-21) (Bad Audio)
This sermon covers John 10:1-21 in which Jesus is sharing a parable about a shepherd, his sheep and those who threaten the sheep. In it, we see the difference between religion and the gospel of Jesus. As part of the sermon we discuss 1) the curse test, 2) the circumcision test, 3) the generosity test and 4) the condemnation test.
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