Treasured Truth

One of the reasons that God gave us money is so we can be generous and help others.  And Pastor Ford will remind us today that, as the church, and as individual Christians, we ought to be helping the weak and meeting their needs for God’s glory.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus is described as the light of the world. And those who have believed in Him have been drawn to His light. But this gospel also addresses those who are doing religion for appearance’s sake, not because they are drawn to Jesus, just like the Pharisees were doing at that time. Today, we’ll see how Jesus pointed out that they had plenty of religion, but they didn’t have righteousness and they didn’t have a relationship with Him.

Today, we’ll discover the third reason why God gave us money. And Pastor Ford will explain that when the people of God, comprehend the value of God, they give to God unreservedly, for His glory. In other words, when God’s people understand God’s value, then they value God more than their valuables!

Because we know that God will provide for our every need, then we shouldn’t worry. But still, we sometimes do worry. Pastor Ford will explain that worrying when you’re supposed to have faith is like being two-faced according to scripture. That’s because we’re supposed to trust God in every situation. Our faith should be strong, even when it’s washed in the waters of adversity.

Sometimes God uses people as agents to bless us and to meet our needs. But Pastor Ford will explain today that we sometimes reject the very provision of God, because we don’t like who He’s chosen to bring the blessing to us.

Scripture says that our God will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. And that’s a promise we can count on! Pastor Ford will remind us that God is not going to let us out give Him. When we use our resources for His purposes, then He gives us more resources.

As we continue to look at the topic of finances and stewardship, today Pastor Ford will talk about the second reason why God gave us money. And we’ll learn that every blessing God has intended for us as believers has already been prepared. We’re just waiting for those blessings to be manifested for us in God’s perfect timing.

As we begin a study today in the Gospel of John, Pastor Ford will explain how Christianity doesn’t tell us to pull ourselves up by our boot straps, because we don’t have any straps and we don’t even have any boots! In other words, we have no means by which we can save ourselves. But what Jesus does tell us in this gospel is that we need to be born again.

Pastor Ford will be making an important connection for us today.  He’s going to show us that money is always connected to the Master.  And as followers of Jesus, He is our Master.  We cannot separate our money from Him.

As followers of Jesus, we sometimes attach the ideas of poverty and spirituality to each other.  But today, Pastor Ford will help us understand that those two descriptions aren’t synonomous and they don’t belong together.  He explains that his job is to separate those two terms for us.  And our job is to interpret what he’s saying, while digging into the scriptures to determine whether or not he’s telling us what God’s Word says.