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Recession Proof – Faithfulness, Focus, & Financial Freedom

Pr 3:9-10

Mal 3:10-11

Tithing:

1)God opens the windows of Heaven

2)Pours blessing out on us

3)Rebukes the devourer

4)Brings increase

2 Cor 9:5-13

1) Faithfulness

Luke 16:13

Mt 6:21

“The only way you can replace the love of money is with a higher love” Ian Harper

“What a serene and quiet life might you lead if you would leave providing to the god of providence! With a little oil in the cruse, and a handful of meal in the barrel, Elijah outlived the famine, and you will do the same. If God cares for you, why need you care to? Can you trust Him for your soul and not for your body? He has never refused to bear your burdens, He has never fainted under their weight. Come, Then, soul! Have done with fretful care, and leave all thy concerns in the hands of a gracious God”

                                                                                                                                   Charles Spurgeon

2)Focus

1 Kings17:8-16

Gal 6:7

Mt 13:7

Gen 8:22

Pr 19:17

3) Financial Freedom

Duet 8:18

2 Cor 9:10-11

-Seed for sowing

-Bread for eating

-Enough to give

1) Worry 

Mt 24:7-8

Jn 14:27

Jn 16:33

Mt 6:31-34

Ps 37:25

Pr 3:9-10 

2) Worship 

Mt 23:23

Gen 14:18-24

Gen28:22

Gen 4:4

3) Wealth

Deut 8:17-18

Mt 6:21

4) Warfare

Malachi 3:8-12

Luke 16:13

Gen 11:3&4

2Cor 9:7-8

Living Love Pt. 2 (The Way I See It series)

7 Cornerstones of restoring a Biblical worldview:

#5 - What is right and good is what is right and good in the eyes of God

#6 - We are designed by God and for God #7 - When we live in obedience to God we experience success

Rom 14:10-12

Mt 22:36-39

Jn 13:34

1) Sin

( lack of love) separates

Gen 4:1-11

2) Sin ( lack of love) plugs the pipe

Eph 5:30-33

1 Pet 3:1&7

Mt 5:23-24

“Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself, become destroyers of that Christian community, even though their personal intentions may be ever so honest, earnest, and sacrificial” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Jn14: 34-35

3) Sin ( lack of love) causes hardening of the heart

Ezek 36: 26-27

Heb 12:24

“Although my memory is fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Saviour” John Newton

Rom 12:2

Cornerstones of a Biblical worldview: An orthodox, biblical understanding of God. All human beings are sinful by nature; every choice we make has moral considerations and consequences. Knowing Jesus Christ is the only means to salvation, through our confession of sin and reliance on His forgiveness. The entire Bible is true, reliable, and relevant, making it the best moral guide for every person, in all situations. Absolute moral truth exists—and those truths are defined by God, described in the Bible, and are unchanging across time and cultures. The ultimate purpose of human life is to know, love, and serve God with all your heart, mind, strength, and soul. Success on earth is best understood as consistent obedience to God—in thoughts, words, and actions.

“Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever” Westminster shorter Catechism

1) From the heart Pr 4:23 Mt 22:36-39 Jn 13:34

2) Loving God means loving others 1 Jn 4:19-21

3) Relationship is our natural state Gen 2:15-25

4) Fallen man fails at love

SIN - separates/divides/damages Mt 19:4-8 5

 Salvation secured a solution

Romans 5:17-21

Origins and Outcomes

Isa 44:6

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Theism: God is the infinite and absolute creator and ground of everything and everyone: the source and destination of all life, being, knowledge, and action

Rom 12:2

1Pet2:11

Heb 13:14 NLT

“Christ is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all” Hudson Taylor

Key elements of any world view:

1) Origin - Where do we cone from?

2) Meaning - Is there meaning or value to life?

3) Morality - Is there such a thing as absolute moral truth?

4) Destiny - Where is this going?

Questions answered by worldview:

1) Origin - Identity. Who am I?

2) Meaning - What is my purpose?

3) Morality - How should I live?

4) Destiny - What happens when I die?

1) Origin

Jn 1:1-3

2) Meaning

Isa 43:7

Col3:17

“It’s not so much about God’s wonderful plan for our lives - it’s about our lives for God’s wonderful plan” Greg Koukl

3) Morality

2 Tim 3:16

Jn 10:10

4) Destiny

2 Cor 5:10

Rom 6:23

Jn 3:16

The Way I See It (Developing a stable, Biblical worldview) Today will be our introduction week - so lots of scripture. Genesis 1 all John 1:1-5 Rev 22:12-14, 17, 20 “Biblical principles require more than casual assent. The Worldview research indicates that an individual must have both an understanding of the principles and a passionate, thoughtful ownership of them in order to build a Biblical worldview” Barna Group “When one creates truth, truth becomes a fabrication and ceases to be truth” Jonathan Cahn “Since worldview is our decision-making filter, a person who has a weak foundation will be characterized by a life that is a constant struggle” Barna Group. 7 Core Worldviews Materialism Pantheism Deism Existentialism Nihilism Postmodernism Theism DRIFT D - disappointment & disillusionment R - relationships I - information F - faith T - time Rom 12:2

Pastor Paul and the team of men who served on the missions trip to Kenya, Africa share about how God did the impossible as they committed to helping the community there and partnering with the heart of God to bless them. They share their personal experiences of how true Jesus' words are when He said, "it is more blessed to give then to receive."

Ps 139:16 Ps 23:1-3 Ps 57:2 Acts 2:14-16,38-47 1) Peter’s first encounter with Jesus Jn 1:35-37, 40-42 Purpose and destiny do not start with “What am I supposed to DO?” - They start with “Who do you say I AM?” 2) Peter’s second encounter with Jesus Mt 4:18-20 “Peter was not called to be an evangelist before he was called to be a follower….You must first be called yourselves into Christ before you may dare to even so much think about being called into ministry or into the service of Christ. You cannot serve Him until first of all you have learned to sit at His feet. Before you serve God you must have a new heart and a right spirit” Charles Spurgeon 3) Peter’s third encounter with Jesus Luke 5:1-11 4) Peter’s BIG encounter with Jesus Mt 16:13-19 5) Peter’s big learning curve Mt 16:21-23 Luke 22:31-32 Acts 4:13

Prophetic Word 2025: STEWARDING Heaven's Resources | Pastor George Sarkodie Jesus tells a parable to teach us about STEWARDING what GOD put in us and the accountability that comes with what heaven has entrusted to us in this life. In this prophetic message from Pastor George Sarkodie, and exhortation starting into 2025, God is calling us to faithful stewardship of heaven's resources, of faith, hope, love, forgiveness, and even how to be a master of mammon, an not be mastered BY mammon. Jesus instructed us to USE our mammon to "make friends for ourselves," for eternity. When we are faithful or Unfaithful with the things of THIS WORLD which will all be taken away from us at the end of our stewardship, and at the end of our natural lives, we will stand before God and give account either way. God wants to EMPOWER us through this prophetic word for 2025 to grow in our capacity as stewards of heavenly resources, and to multiply the talent that has been entrusted to us to bring glory to the name of God and the name of His Son, Jesus Christ.

2025 - ADVANCE Pr 24:3-4 Isa 54:2-4 Advancement requires/describes MOVEMENT Advancement serves a GREATER PURPOSE Phil 1:12-13 AMP Advancement is WARFARE 2Tim 2:4 Ps 18:1,2,29,30 NIV Advancement is STRATEGIC TIMING 2 Sam 5:24-25 Advancement requires ALL-IN COMMITMENT 1Kings 19:16-18 1Kings 19:19-2