Colton Moore - March 8th 2026

How you spend your money reveals what your heart values—and who you’re really friends with.

In this special gathering, as Restored says goodbye to this space and prays over Colton and Mallerie Moore and the Restored West Valley church plant team, Colton brings a timely message from Luke 16:1–18. Through Jesus’ surprising parable of the dishonest manager, he shows that this is not a lesson in shady business ethics, but a warning against making terrible investments with the resources God has entrusted to us.

Colton unpacks Luke’s unique emphasis on the socioeconomic impact of Jesus’ lordship—how the kingdom of God is especially good news for the poor, the overlooked, the stigmatized, and the outsider. Jesus teaches that worldly people often show more urgency and shrewdness in securing their temporary future than disciples do in investing for eternity. The call is not to buy salvation with money, but to use worldly wealth in ways that echo into eternal dwellings: caring for the vulnerable, practicing hospitality, supporting gospel work, and investing in people whose spiritual debts only Jesus can pay.

This message also exposes why this is so hard for us: we cannot serve both God and money. Jesus confronts our disordered hearts not to shame us, but to free us from a heavier burden and invite us into a lighter one under His lordship. Colton reminds us that we are the real debtors in the story—and that Jesus, the only perfectly faithful manager, didn’t merely reduce our debt, but paid it in full with His righteous blood. When that hospitality and generosity of Christ truly reaches the heart, it reshapes how we see our money, our neighbors, and the kingdom of God.

The invitation of this sermon is not “do better, try harder,” but come as you are to Jesus, receive His hospitable love, and let His generosity transform you into the kind of person who welcomes others the same way. In a new space and a new season, this is a call for the church to be marked by the hospitality, generosity, and evangelistic love of Jesus.

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