On top of a mountain, with his disciples listening in and a crowd on every side, Jesus tells us:
‘Do not store up yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break
in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and
where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’
(Matt 6:19-21)
Money: the way we treat money shows us our hearts. As we look at 2 Corinthians 8-9, we’ll see how to have a
heart like God’s, who is so generous to us so that we can be generous like him.
Laws show us what God cares about. In these laws in Deut 19 he cares about every human life, true justice, our actions & motives. In Jesus' life God shows…
Leaders have a big impact on our lives. What kinds of leaders does God want us to be?
We're made for one another and no one wants to be lonely. What sort of community does God want his people to be?
1. What’s the reason for the OT food laws? So God’s people can live holy lives, even in their kitchens. || 2. What are Christians meant to do with OT…
If you want to love God you're going to feel the pressure to wander. What are these pressure points and why does God take them so seriously?
We love God by worshipping him his way – worshipping him any other way is deeply insulting and deeply unsatisfying.
We want a New Home for the next generations because God's plans outlive us.
We want a New Home to be and become lifelong disciples because God’s plan is we’d be & become lifelong disciples.
A New Home needs us to be generous and God gives us gifts to be generous with, and the grace to use them.