In Mark 10:17-31, Jesus speak of wealth. His is not an anti-money teaching, though it might seem to be at first glance. Rather it is an examination of money’s mega-hold on us, with the upshot being this: the more of it we have the stronger its hold on us. The Bible offers us a prescription for breaking money’s mega-hold, though it’s not a popular one: tithing.
Some fear preaching about money—is it too offensive?—but we love it for we have discovered this:
• God’s promises regarding tithing are unprecedented
• So many of us are in bondage! When Father’s heart is expressed in this area, people get set free
There are many reasons Christians don’t tithe, including:
• Some of us don’t know we’re supposed to
• Some of us don’t believe we can afford to
• Some think we don’t have to because we’re under grace, not the Law
Tithe & See
October 14, 2018 • Graeme Sellers
Upside Down Kingdom
December 30, 2018 • Dirk Duhlstine
God says: 1. If you want to be great… be a servant 2. To find yourself…you must die to yourself 3. To get back at your enemy…you should love him 4. To become rich… give money away God's kingdom is an upside down kingdom! When we clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and love…which is clothing ourselves with the person and nature of http://christ...we’re clothing ourselves for battle.
Words Create Worlds
December 23, 2018 • Graeme Sellers
Our words create worlds. The words we speak shape and create world we live in. Words have always created worlds. It’s true. How was our world made? Words. Ten times in the creation account of Genesis 1 we read this: “And God said…” Their impact is captured in Genesis 2:1 “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.” Gen. 1:28 reports that we are made in God’s image, so why should it surprise us that our words have creative power as well? God would urge us to listen to ourselves, to pay attention to the words we speak and the worlds they create.
What's the Point?
December 16, 2018 • Graeme Sellers
What’s the point of this – the Sunday morning church gathering that is, for many of us, a regular part of our lives? What if the point isn’t what we think it is, or is more than we imagined it is? God isn’t afraid of honest inquiry or the fierce conversation, and the answers to this question may surprise and delight us!