The Gateway Church

Advent: Week One

In Acts 4:29-37, the biblical author Luke depicts powerful spiritual experience and then immediately shows the impact of that experience on how we deploy, spend, use and regard our money and possessions.

In Acts 4:29-37, the biblical author Luke depicts powerful spiritual experience and then immediately shows the impact of that experience on how we deploy, spend, use and regard our money and possessions.

Financial freedom does not require great wealth, but it does require great intentionality. Nobody in this world just drifts into a life of compassion and generosity, it requires creativity and determination. But if you intentionally trust God with your resources you experience a spiritual adventure that will delight God, and will start to change the world.

Financial freedom does not require great wealth, but it does require great intentionality. Nobody in this world just drifts into a life of compassion and generosity, it requires creativity and determination. But if you intentionally trust God with your resources you experience a spiritual adventure that will delight God, and will start to change the world.

Jesus introduces a revolutionary kingdom in the Sermon on the Mount. He contrasts the values of two kingdoms: the old one which we are currently under, and the new one which is to come. When we understand the riches we have already received in Christ it not only liberates us from excessive concern over money, but also motivates us to invest in the eternal kingdom of God.

Jesus introduces a revolutionary kingdom in the Sermon on the Mount. He contrasts the values of two kingdoms: the old one which we are currently under, and the new one which is to come. When we understand the riches we have already received in Christ it not only liberates us from excessive concern over money, but also motivates us to invest in the eternal kingdom of God.

In this passage Jesus Christ teaches us how money has the power to make us all deeply anxious. He then shows how we can break the power of money to do that in our lives.

In this passage Jesus Christ teaches us how money has the power to make us all deeply anxious. He then shows how we can break the power of money to do that in our lives.

All of us have hopes and dreams for life. But often we lose sight of what is truly import and expend our energy on things that won’t last. We end up with the dream home, the ideal job and an overwhelming feeling of absolute emptiness. Jesus taught us there’s so much more to life. This series will encourage you and challenge the way you think about generosity and living a full, blessed life.