A Famine Not of Bread

This sermon is adapted from a stewardship sermon series written by Reed Lessing, "Parables and Possessions." Click here to listen to this sermon. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?   And when did we see You a stranger and welcome You, or naked and clothe You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me’” (Matthew 25:34-40). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus ...

Click here to listen to this sermon. Today I have three words for you. They are three words that are easy for you to remember for this day: Thank, think, practice. These are three things that you can do to celebrate tomorrow’s Day of Thanksgiving. We find all three of these ideas present in the Epistle lesson for today, from Philippians 4:6-9. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Grace to you and peace from God our Father an...

This sermon is adapted from a stewardship sermon series written by Reed Lessing, "Parables and Possessions." Click here to listen to this sermon. Our text for today is Matthew 25:14-30. Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! You had one job . That’s the name of a website featuring people who had one job but didn’t do it right. One showed a sign in a dollar store: “Open 9 days a week.” One shows the refrigerated dairy case stocked full of fruit juice . You had one job. That’s the big idea in today’s parable. And what’s that one job? Know the generosity of Jesus. Know the generosity of Jesus, not just with my head but with my heart. Not just with my mind, but with my emotions. Not just with my mouth but with my bank account. That’s the huge idea in today’s parable that teaches us about money management. Know the generosity of Jesus. Let’s take a look. First, The Financial Model. It’s all a gift. Jesus says, “ For it will be like a man goi...