John 1:6-8, 19-28 Yohana 1:6-8, 19-28 Pastor Bruce continues teaching us for the third week of Advent. Listen and download here:
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Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaya 40:1-11 Pastor Bruce helps us wrestle with the struggle of waiting this Advent. Listen and download here:
Matthew 25:31-46 Mathayo 25:31-46 We finish up our Live Generously sermon series with Pastor Bruce teaching about giving. Listen to the sermon and then reflect using the follow up questions. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. How easy is it for your to give, with no strings or expectations attached? 2. Think of a Good Samaritan situation you recently faced. How did you handle it? What ran through your mind at the time? 3. If it is true that whatever we do we do to Jesus, how does this influence your desire to be more freely generous with your gifts and graces? 4. What are some regular, deliberate, ongoing giving opportunities that could come together into a giving plan for you? Listen and download here:
Matthew 25:14-30 Mathayo 25:14-30 Check out this sermon from Pastor Bruce from our Live Generously series. After you listen, use the questions below for reflection. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. Who is rich? How do you decide? 2. What are some of the most common ways you tend to compare yourself to others? 3. What makes comparison such a waste of time? 4. What would you describe as some of the most desirable "fruit" a Christian can grow? Listen and download here:
Matthew 25:1-13 Mathayo 25:1-13 Pastor Bruce continues to teach us about living generously. Listen to his sermon and then use the follow up questions to reflect. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. What's your initial reaction to hearing Jesus tell us to be serious about choices and commitments we make in life? Does He leave much room for fun? 2. What makes some Christians less financially wise than unbelievers? When is this a good thing? When is it maybe not such a good thing? 3. What do your financial plans look like? Do you feel good about them? What can you do about this? 4. What would you consider the greatest potential dangers of not stewarding money wisely? How have you learned some of these lessons the hard way? Listen and download here:
Matthew 23:1-12 Mathayo 23:1-12 Listen to Pastor Bruce's sermon from our Live Generously series and then use the following questions to reflect. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. What makes you angry? And what does that tell you about what you truly love? 2. How much guilt or shame do you feel over your financial attitudes or your history with money? 3. When or with whom does greed pose the greatest temptation to you? 4. What's a small start you could take toward overcoming the greedy impulses in your life? Listen and download here:
Philippians 1:12-30 Wafilipi 1:12-30 Pastor Isaac Bujambi, Regional Coordinator for African Immigrant Missions, shares with us about the joy of the gospel of Christ in the midst of struggles. Listen and download here:
You may also enjoy listening to our special choir worship from this day:
Matthew 22:15-22 Mathayo 22:15-22 How do you decide how to handle your finances? Check out this sermon from Pastor Bruce and then use the questions below to reflect. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. What are some of the Martha-style obligations and expectations of yourself that consistently prevent you from enjoying Mary's style of freedom? 2. Thinking about some of the financial decisions you're currently or will soon be facing, what might make the difference between an okay choice and a best choice? 3. How might a lack of extreme gratitude to God affect how you handle your money? 4. What are some of the competing motives you notice when making spending decisions? Listen and download here:
1 Timothy 6:17-19 1 Timotheo 6:17-19 Continuing our Live Generously series, Pastor Bruce teaches us about greed. Listen to the sermon and then use the follow up questions below to reflect. Sermon Follow Up Questions: 1. How many of your goals in life are financial in nature? 2. Why do you think Jesus never came out and declared wealth as being bad, or evil, or sinful? 3. How have you been influenced by greed, and what effect do you think it has on your relationship with God? 4. What kinds of changes could you make that would counter the temptation toward greed? Listen and download here:
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