Take Care of Your Margins

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Take Care of Your Margins

January 7, 2024 • Pastor Steve Andres • Genesis 2:1–2, Psalm 90:12, Hebrews 4:9–10

Are you making the most of every moment? This weekend Pastor Steve started a new series, TAKE CARE, to prepare us to thrive in the new year!

Genesis 2:1-2

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

1) Take care of your margins. Time is limited.

Everyone gets 1,440 minutes are in a day. Rich or poor, smart or not so smart, we are all given the same time in our day.

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to number our days,

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

We don’t spend time, we invest time, and wisdom begins with the understanding that time is limited.

2) Take care of your margins. Time is valuable.

Not all moments are created equal. Some moments are much better than others, and we need grace to recognize the moments that matter.

"Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things that don't really matter."

D.L. Moody

God creates and sets aside a time that is considered holy - the Sabbath. This is our time to rest in the goodness of God’s gift of creation.

3) Take care of your margins. Learn to recognize ENOUGH.

We serve a God who, after working, knew how to say, “Enough.” It’s impossible to create margin and space for rest if we aren’t able to say enough: enough striving, enough accumulating, enough accomplishing.

4) Take care of your margins. Rest is a gift.

Sabbath was made for man, not the other way around. Rest is God’s gift to us, so we should steward it well!

Hebrews 4:9-10

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

Because Jesus did the work we could not and cannot do, we can be free from the need to justify ourselves, and simply rest in his goodness!

Take Care of Your Heart | Take Care | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

February 11, 2024 • Pastor Joaquin Pardo • Judges 16:4–22, Jeremiah 17:9, Psalm 51:10, Matthew 15:19, Acts 13:22

This Sunday, Pastor Joaquin concluded our Take Care series with a message about what it means to take care of our hearts. Our human hearts aren't as trustworthy as we may think. We need to seek alignment with God's heart to ensure we're following the right path. 1) Don't follow your heart. 2) Follow God’s heart 3) Trust the right person with your heart.

Take Care of Your Money

February 4, 2024 • Pastor Steve Andres

During our Take Care series, we've discussed many ways to steward what God has blessed us with. Today, we are discussing how to take care of our money, and what it means to steward it well! Key Points: 1) Giving starts with gratitude. 2) Money is meant for managing, not for meaning. 3) Tithing is a testimony. 4) Generosity is a joy.

Take Care of Your Body

January 28, 2024 • Pastor Steve Andres • 1 Corinthians 6:12–14, 1 Corinthians 6:18–20, 2 Timothy 2:22, James 5:13–16, Psalm 139:13

On Sunday, Pastor Steve spoke about the significance of taking care of our bodies. He advised us to consider our bodies as temples that are blessings from God! Just as with any other blessing, it is important to be responsible stewards of our bodies. However, many of us may struggle with doing this perfectly. There can be a range of reasons for this, but Pastor Steve highlighted three common reasons in his talk: 1) We are confused. 2) We are coping. 3) We are caught. Listen to this sermon to learn why it is important to rely on the Lord to help us take care of our bodies!