message title: Empty Bleachers
message text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
message date: 07.25.10
Ownership matters. When I possess something as its owner I also possess the authority to determine the usage of that thing. This series will answer questions of ownership and management. It will look at the world, our lives, and our resources in light of the reality that God owns everything and therefore sets the parameters for our management of all we have and are. This final message in the series looks at our stewardship as the body of Christ. Since God’s family is made up of participants and not spectators how does that impact the way in which we manage our function within our local church?

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This was an article for the August newsletter at our church. Have you noticed that it is almost universal that we human beings get excited about beginnings? Everything from the birth of a baby to the start of a race is filled with a variety of pomp and circumstance accompanied by a frenzy of excitement. As crazy as it →

message title: Genuine Joy message text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 message date: 07.18.10 Ownership matters. When I possess something as its owner I also possess the authority to determine the usage of that thing. This series will answer questions of ownership and management. It will look at the world, our lives, and our resources in light of the reality that God owns everything and →

message title: An Eye for Opportunity in an Hour of Urgency message text: Ephesians 5:15-17 message date: 07.11.10 Ownership matters. When I possess something as its owner I also possess the authority to determine the usage of that thing. This series will answer questions of ownership and management. It will look at the world, our lives, and our resources in light of the →

message title: Freedom message text: Galatians 5:1 message date: 07.04.10 As we celebrate our country's freedom and the price of that freedom, we can also remember the freedom we have in Jesus Christ. freedom! outline

My wife and I are polar opposites when it comes to embarrassing moments. She is like an embarrassing moment magnet whereas I can count on one hand the number of embarrassing moments I’ve had in my lifetime. So when I do have an embarrassing moment my wife relishes the occasion and reminds me of it frequently, in love →

message title: Bigger Barns, Smaller God message text: Luke 12:13-21 message date:06.13.10 Ownership matters. When I possess something as its owner I also possess the authority to determine the usage of that thing. This series will answer questions of ownership and management. It will look at the world, our lives, and our resources in light of the reality that God →

I am headed to my 20 year high school reunion this weekend. Special occasions like this always put me in a reflective mood. Personally, I like to reflect. I like to evaluate the ebb, flow and patterns in my life, even though I don’t always like what I see and what God tells me I must do →

Perhaps you heard the story of Wesley Autrey from a few years ago. Autrey, a 50 year old construction worker from New York City was standing on the subway platform with his two daughters who were heading downtown to see their mother when a man dropped to the platform floor from a seizure. Autrey quickly ran for the →

message title: Management Matters message text: Matthew 25:14-30 message date: 06.06.10 Ownership matters.  When I possess something as its owner I also possess the authority to determine the usage of that thing.  This series will answer questions of ownership and management.  It will look at the world, our lives, and our resources in light of the reality that God owns everything and therefore →