No Perfect People Allowed {9}

Speaker: Pastor Brandon Pardekooper

Originally Recorded: Aug 26, 2018

Mark 12:13-17

And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at him.

Abundance of Jesus

Jesus feeds the 5000 (Mt. 14:13-21, Jn. 6:1-13)

Parable of the Hoarding Farmer (Luke 12)

Seek God’s Kingdom First (Mt. 6:33)

Live Life to the Fullest (John 10:10)

Matthew 14:13-21

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." But Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Luke 12:16-20

And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Live a Life of Abundance

Reconnect With Your Gratitude

Discourage Scarcity

Give Until it Hurts

Closing Thoughts

1. Pray Jesus will teach you abundance as you read through the scriptures

2. Pray Jesus will help you overcome complacency and give you the courage to live a new life

3. Pray Jesus will show you where to channel your abundance mentality by being generous of your time, service, finances, talents, volunteerism, or some other area

5 things to help you this week

See you next week!

Invite someone to come with you! (God is going to use you)

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