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Human ambition is often rooted in pride. But “holy ambition”? That’s something else! When your ambitions aren’t about your own glory but God’s, you’ll find Him to be a source of empowerment that you can’t get anywhere else.  Pastor and radio teacher Chip Ingram will join us to dive into the story of Nehemiah, a humble servant of the king who became a leader of his people. Nehemiah could have kept his comfortable position in the palace, but instead he chose a radical path that allowed him to do amazing things for God. You can too! But you’re going to have to take some risks. And that means you’ve got to put aside fear or pride and start acting on your holy ambitions.

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You’ll likely notice a common message in the ads and marketing that surround us: the accumulation of more things equals happiness. But with a “never enough” mindset, it’s impossible to be what God desires us to be: cheerful givers. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8–9, Pastor J.D. helps us to see a kind of giving that is motivated not by guilt, but as a response to the grace that we have received. When we have this as our focus, we can move from asking, “What must I give?” to “What do I get to give?”

In this message from They Were Just Like Us, Dr. Michael Youssef shows through Abraham’s willingness to offer Isaac that true faith is proven by loyalty to God. Saving faith trusts God’s promises without conditions and obeys even when the cost is great.

Episode Description:

Abraham trusted that God would remain faithful to His Word, even when he could not see how the promise would be fulfilled. His obedience became a powerful picture of complete surrender—and pointed forward to Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son, given for our salvation.

This episode calls believers to:

Loyal faith listens. Loyal faith obeys. Loyal faith trusts that God always keeps His Word.

Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:17–19

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Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with a familiar picture: two men building two houses. One builds on rock. The other builds on sand. When the storms come, only one house remains standing.

The difference isn’t the weather. Both houses face the storm. The difference is the foundation.

That picture from Matthew 7 offers a helpful way to think about our financial lives. Job losses, medical expenses, market declines, and unexpected bills eventually test every household. The question is whether our financial lives are built on something strong enough to withstand them.

John Cortines, a Family Office Advisor with Blue Trust and co-author of God and Money and True Riches, offers a helpful framework: Think of your financial life as a house. Christ is the foundation. Gratitude, contentment, trust, and love form the walls. Our identity as stewards serves as the roof. And wise financial practices furnish the rooms.

Every house begins with a foundation, and the Christian financial life begins with Christ.

Jesus taught that we cannot serve both God and money. So before we ask how much to save, spend, invest, or give, we have to settle a more fundamental question: What—or whom—are we trusting?

1 Timothy 6 warns against placing our hope in wealth. Money is useful, but it was never designed to carry the weight of our security or identity.

Instead, biblical stewardship begins by recognizing that everything ultimately belongs to God. Haggai 2:8 reminds us that the silver and gold are His. What we possess has been entrusted to us temporarily.

That changes the way we approach money. Rather than asking, “What do I want to do with my money?” a steward begins asking, “What is the next faithful decision with what God has entrusted to me?”

Money moves from being our master to becoming a tool we manage for God’s purposes.

Once the foundation is in place, the first wall is gratitude. Gratitude protects us from one of wealth’s most subtle dangers: pride. 

Pride says, I earned this. I deserve this. Look at what I’ve accomplished. Gratitude answers, God provided this.

Deuteronomy 8:18 warns God’s people not to forget that He is the One who gives them the ability to produce wealth. Our abilities, opportunities, relationships, education, health, and circumstances are all gifts we did not create for ourselves.

That doesn’t diminish the value of hard work. It simply puts our work in its proper place.

A grateful steward can work diligently without believing everything depends on personal achievement. Gratitude opens our hands because it reminds us that every good thing ultimately comes from God.

The second wall is contentment, which guards us from coveting and comparison.

Our culture constantly invites us to look sideways. Someone always seems to have a nicer home, a newer vehicle, a larger portfolio, or a more comfortable lifestyle.

Have you ever been to an auction, or seen one on TV . . . maybe classic cars . . . or farm animals. As you’re sitting there, you have to be very quiet and very still. You scratch your head at the wrong moment and you’ll suddenly own a 1500 lb Texas Longhorn! (Sfx) Today on A NEW BEGINNING, we’ll see we need to be careful in our speech and attitude toward the Lord. Pastor Greg Laurie points out how our behavior should draw people to the Lord, not stand in the way of that decision.

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Life is not fair. Here’s the question: What do you do when life's not fair to YOU? To answer that question, join Chip as he opens the book of Philippians for some very helpful insight.

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