Sermons from January 2019

Owned – Part 2

If we see as God sees, we will be more likely to do as God does   Nowhere else in our lives is our belief so stretched than in the area of generosity!  Manager (of God’s resources), Give an account (on judgment day), Short window on time (life is short), One opportunity (one life), People welcoming (in heaven)  Money can be used here to get people there   Resources are a tool (for eternity)   Money is a test   Act. 20:25 It is more blessed to give than to receive  …

Owned – Part 1

We are holding onto life-views that holding us back   Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.  Romans 12:2 (Philips) Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-mould your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all his…

Abiding – God’s Plan for Growth

Abiding — God’s Path for Growth          John 15:1-17  Hiking the Yuan de Fuca: It was a disaster…I was nowhere near prepared. All my stuff got soaked on the first night. The others had everything together and all I could do was watch from my wet sleeping bag. I was not set up for success and it was painfully obvious  Does this sound like your spiritual experience?  Like you have joined this adventure but you try to follow Jesus the best…