The main point of financial health isn't our security, but to use it to impact others and grow God's kingdom. In this message, Pastor Sawyer shows us how to make the best investment by investing in others.

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49231422

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The main point of financial health isn't our security, but to use it to impact others and grow God's kingdom. In this message, Pastor Sawyer shows us how to make the best investment by investing in others.

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49231422

We would love to get to know you: https://arisedenver.com/new

Support Arise Church and its mission: https://arisedenver.com/give

We receive Christmas cards and see photos online that look picture-perfect. It seems as if everyone else has it all together. Then there’s the rest of us. If your life is messy and imperfect, then Jesus is for you. Listen to this amazing message of hope from Christmas Eve 2022.

Many people especially Christians seperate out happiness as lesser than joy. Happiness is fleeting and temporary and joy is contentment even through hard times, but is this true? Perhaps even more importantly, is this distinction biblical? Listen in on this episode as Pastors Sawyer Trapp and Matt Wolf dive into these important questions as well as whether or not Jesus was happy. Thanks for listening and we hope it helps you bring God more into your 10,000 minutes this next week.

Episode Links:

- Church Website: https://arisedenver.com/

- Connect with Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Get a free copy of "God's Promise of Happiness" by Randy Alcorn - https://arisedenver.com/book

Jesus is famously remembered for his reminder to "turn the other cheek." Does this mean that all Christians should be pacifists? Listen in as Pastors Sawyer Trapp and Matt Wolf dive into the important question of whether or not Christians should fight in wars. We hope it gives you a good space to think through this important question and its implications.

Episode Links:

- Church Website: https://arisedenver.com/

- Connect with Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- "Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics" by Scott Rae - https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Choices-Introduction-Scott-Rae/dp/0310291097

- Support Ukrainians in Need: https://converge.org/missions/world-relief

Many people see faith and risk as the same thing. If you have to lay it all on the line, go all in, put it all on the credit card for God, then that is faith right? Can you still be living by faith if you are preparing, making plans and waiting for the right time?

Listen into this episode as Pastors Sawyer Trapp and Matt Wolf unpack this very important questions and the implications that it has on how we live our lives.

Episode Links:

- Church Website: https://arisedenver.com/

- Connect with Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Support Ukrainians in Need: https://converge.org/missions/world-relief

Is it okay for Christians to pray for the death of someone else? In light of the recent atrocities in Ukraine, we received a question wondering if it was okay to pray for the death of someone given their injustice and sinful acts in the world. Pastors Sawyer and Matt dive into the Bible to point to the answer and give some great advice as we all seek to bring God more into our 10,000 minutes each week.

Episode Notes:

- Church Website: https://arisedenver.com/

- Connect with Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Support Ukrainians in Need: https://converge.org/missions/world-relief

As followers of Jesus, how do we care for the people in our lives as they go through a challenge especially if they aren't a believer? How do we authentically care for people and point them to Jesus? In this episode, Pastor Sawyer and Matt dive into these important questions based on a listener question and talk about how we live out an everyday faith by going SLOW.

Episode Links:

- Connect With Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Website: https://arisedenver.com/

Can we really trust prophecies about Jesus? Is Jesus revealed throughout the Old Testament? In this episode, Pastors Sawyer and Matt dive into some biblical theology to answer these important questions and share how the answers impact our faith in our 10,000 minutes each week. Starting with a listener question about the reliability of the Gospel accounts, they discuss how Jesus is truly on every page of the Bible and show how God has been revealing his grand narrative of redemption from the very beginning.

Episode Links:

- Contact Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Arise Church Denver Website: https://arisedenver.com

- Last Week's Message: https://arisedenver.com/media

- "Jesus on Every Page" by David Murray:

https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Every-Page-Simple-Testament/dp/1400205344

- "Can We Still Believe the Bible" by Craig L. Blomberg:

https://www.amazon.com/Can-Still-Believe-Bible-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00IT2NC60

- "The Historical Reliability of the Gospels" by Craig L. Blomberg:

https://www.amazon.com/Historical-Reliability-Gospels-Craig-Blomberg/dp/0830828079

"The Jesus Storybook Bible" by Sally Lloyd-Jones:

https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Storybook-Bible-Every-Whispers/dp/0310708257

- "God's Big Plan for Me: Storybook Bible" by Rick Warren:

https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Big-Plans-Storybook-Bible/dp/0310750393

How do we live like Jesus calls us to live and hold onto everything with open hands? Can we really expect the rewards that Jesus promises in this life and the next? In this episode, Pastors Matt and Sawyer tackle a challenging passage out of Luke 18:29-30. They also answer a thoughtful listener-submitted question about what to do with someone in your life who loses their faith.

Episode Links:

- Connect With Us: [email protected] // [email protected]

- Website: https://arisedenver.com/

- "The Unforgivable Sin": Episode talking about blaspheming against the Holy Spirit - https://stapletonchurch.sermon.net/The_10_000_Podcast/The10000Podcast/21696400

- "Redemption": Message on the reconciliation of Peter with Jesus -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vODAY-RUt8E&list=PLJDAK71jkuuMW77m6P2tZ3A-eYMmD7vb_&index=188

- "Mastering Money": Message on approaching money well, not falling into prosperity or poverty theology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CWa0SFaV6I&list=PLJDAK71jkuuMW77m6P2tZ3A-eYMmD7vb_&index=23