
Gratitude: Living With A Heart of Thanksgiving
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Greeting
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Message: Pastor Doug McHenry
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13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” —Luke 12:13-21
How do you know if we are honoring God with our finances?
Take a look at our checkbook and investments. Do they reflect God as our
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” —Matthew 6:34
We are
1. Honor God
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, the first fruits of all your crops.” —Proverbs 3:9
2.
“Whoever trusts in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.” —Proverbs 11:28
3. Money can take you down the
“Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.” —Proverbs 16:8
4. Adopt an eternal
“Set your heart on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.” —Colossians 3:1-2
5. Experience the joy of
“Freely you have received; freely give.” —Matthew 10:8
Generosity flows from a
Question: How is God calling us to respond to his generosity?
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