Managing Your Resources [Sermon Notes]

MoneyQuestions500x500Managing Your Resources
Series: Money Questions
Tim Boettger
Orchard Hill Church
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Thanks, veterans. Because of your service we get to do what we are doing today. Thanks.

Today we’re talking about money. Some people don’t like it when the church talks about money. But we’ve asked questions of our staff and know that it’s worth it to talk about money. Jesus addressed money issues.

As I read questions from the staff the thought came to mind, “How much does God really care about these questions. After all, it’s just a piece of paper that tells value, how much does God care?”

How important is money to God?

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No Easy Answers [Sermon Notes]

MoneyQuestions500x500No Easy Answers
Series: Money Questions
Dave Bartlett
Orchard Hill Church
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We’re going to begin with a celebration of something we did in October. We were on a mission to Fill the Bus to Haiti. We did it! We also had a mission to make pillowcase dresses. We made 226 of them! Each one of these dresses will go to a girl in Haiti. Also, 36 new children were sponsored in Mozambique, bringing our total to 290 sponsor children in Gorongosa, Mozambique.

A month ago, I asked the staff to write down their money questions.

I took the questions that focused on giving to the church.

If you’re a guest or visitor, we’re glad you’re here. Jesus taught a lot about money. More than we teach about money. So this is a good day to be here.

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1 Samuel 11-12 [Sermon Notes]

The Intentional Life

1 Samuel 11-12
Series: The Intentional Life: A Story of 1 Samuel
Pastor Mike Van Rees
Prairie Ridge Church
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Illustration: The Laundry Basket

  • May in fact be the single biggest barrier to my spiritual life
  • My wife doesn’t want me to fold the laundry (so I don’t, ha!)
  • I’m not good at it
  • But she does want me to take the baskets and carry them up the steps
  • For some reason, I don’t do it
  • I don’t do it because I forget…
  • I don’t remember the second reason…
  • Application: There are things, simple even, that we’re asked to remember and don’t

Today, we will be reading 1 Samuel 11-12

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