Preacher: Pastor Ray Main text: Hebrews 5-6, 10; Luke 16 One of the primary goals of the Christian life is to reach perfection (or maturity) in our bodies in terms of what we do with our eyes, ears, tongue, mind and heart. God, our Heavenly Father, disciplines us on this road to sanctification. Today, we […]
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1 Timothy 6: Money and the Fight for True Life
Stream from mobile phone: [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://hillcc.org/sermons/SWS032314.MP3″] Stream from PC: [audio:http://hillcc.org/sermons/SWS032314.MP3] Sermon Outline Text: 1 Tim 6:3-21 March Madness Only reason I watched – looking for sermon illustration Mercer David and Goliath Jabari Parker lost, Andrew Wiggins lost Kevin Canevari – Mercer dancer extraordinaire Bball – bench player – they are not that good Christian – […]
Galatians 6 – What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual? (pt3 of 3)
Sixth, a spiritual person sows in the Spirit and does not tire of doing good. Gal 6 6 The one who is taught the message must share all his good things with the teacher. 7 Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, 8 because the one […]
2 Cor 8-9- Teaching #6: The Grace of Giving (pt3 of 3)
2) We give generously AND we give eagerly. What if we give generously, but it feels like the money is being pried out of our hands because we give begrudgingly? What if we give but there is no joy and we feel coerced by God or God’s people to give. You could say, I did […]
2 Cor 8-9- Teaching #6: The Grace of Giving (pt2 of 3)
The motivation for our giving. Before we talk about our giving, we need to discuss the motivation behind our giving. Why should we give? We give because of what God gave to us in Christ. 2 Cor 8 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your […]
2 Cor 8-9- Teaching #6: The Grace of Giving (pt1 of 3)
Intro: Money is a sinister master. The front page of CNN last night was about Powerball, the $600 million lottery. The title of the article was “$2 and a Dream.” What does that front page article tell you about Americans? I find it troubling and it’s related to the topic this afternoon. Today, I want […]