Money

True Treasure | Matthew 6:19-34 |
What do you worry about? Health, money, politics, culture, conflict? In this message from Jesus, we hear how money can be a harsh master, but finding treasure in God leads to eternal reward. Outline Where is your treasure? (vv19-21) Who do you serve? (vv22-24) Why do you worry? (vv25-34)

Real Reward | Matthew 6:1-12 |
As we continue our series listening to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount we hear his call for sincere spirituality, righteousness for God’s reward. Outline Where is your reward? What is your treasure? (vv1, 19-21) Secret Generosity. Secret Fasting (vv2-4, 16-18) Secret and Simple Prayer (vv5-15) Is your ‘righteousness’ for real reward?

True Profit | Malachi 3:6-18 |
Have you ever missed out on a great business or investment opportunity? In this message from Malachi, we hear how God’s generosity in the gospel enables us to be generous. Outline A generous God (vv6-7, 17-18) who is robbed (vv8-11) and spoken against (vv13-15) Gospel generosity (2 Corinthians 8)

Wisdom and Wealth | Proverbs |
What’s the wise thing to do with your money? Should you save or spend? Invest to leave an inheritance? In this, the final sermon in our Proverbs series, we consider wisdom and wealth. Outline The Blessing of Wealth (Proverbs 3:9-18) The wisdom of financial caution (Proverbs 22:7, 26-27) The wisdom of generosity (Proverbs 22:9, 16, 22-23, 28)

A Model Church (Part 2) | Acts 4:32-5:11 |
Are you faking it? In this message, we see an encouraging example of generosity and a severe warning to those who fake godliness. Outline God’s true people (4:32-37) Pretend Piety (5:1-11) Due to disruptions caused by flooding, this message was pre-recorded. You can watch the video recording on YouTube

A Model Church? | Acts 2:42-47 |
What should be at the centre of a Christian community? In this message we go back to the original, earliest followers of Jesus, looking at their life together, and how it should shape us. Outline Devoted to… (v42) Awe (v43) Love (vv44-46) Gladness (v46) Gospel Growth (v47)

Receiving the Kingdom | Mark 10:13-31 |
Who would you expect Jesus to welcome? Who would God want in his kingdom? In this message from Mark’s Gospel we see two events that show us who receives God’s kingdom. Outline Welcoming in (vv13-16) Walking away (vv17-22) All things are possible (vv23-31) Disciples of the Kingdom

Children of Light | Ephesians 5:1-14 |
Jesus calls his people to love sacrificially, and when they do this they’ll shine as Children of Light. Outline Not even a hint (vv3-4) Because No inheritance (v5) You are light (vv6-10) … which enlightens (vv11-14) Living as Light

Healthy Relationships | Ephesians 2:25-32 |
How can we have healthy relationships? In this message, we hear how Jesus enables us to ’live in the light’, particularly in the way we speak, work, and respond to anger. Outline Healthy Words (vv25, 29-32) Healthy Work (v28) Healthy Wrath (vv26-27, 31-32) Psalm 4:1-5 Changed for relational health

Interrogating the King | Luke 20:20-21:4 |
Often we ask questions with no intention of listening, but just to prove ourselves right. And it can be the same with the questions we ask of Jesus. In this message we see some people meet Jesus with an agenda, hoping to trap him. But instead, the truth is revealed. Outline Whose image? (20:20-26) Whose wife? (20:27-40) Whose son? (20:41-44) Whose example? (20:45-21:4)