Family Worship Center - Raton, NM
This three-week series examines the significance of being a good steward of the resources God provides to us, and of the willingness to give him our best. We follow Christ’s example when we use our money to serve God, rather than serving our money.
Have you ever stood in front of a vending machine, hungry and anticipating biting into the treat you have set your heart upon? And then you insert your money, push the appropriate button … and nothing happens. The machine is out of order!
Or even worse yet… it does work BUT it falls forward and ends up stuck against the glass!
I am not normally a violent person, but in those moments, I have taken—let’s say—necessary measures to get what I had paid for!
I don’t know about you, but I am not a big fan of simply throwing money away. A snickers bar might seem like nothing to some, but in hungry times… it is a game changer! Now, is not having that snickers the end of the world? NO! As you can see, I survived!
But when I put in that money, I expect the product I paid for. “No product” leaves me with unexpected results.
Haggai 1:1-15 NLT
Big Idea of the Message: When we choose to put other things in front of God’s agenda, we can end up having unexpected results, such as unfulfilled lives and lack where we should have plenty.
1) GOD WANTS YOUR FOCUS
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2) GOD WILL GRAB OUR ATTENTION
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Malachi 3:10-12 NLT
3) GOD DESERVES OUR HONOR
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4) GOD IS STILL WITH YOU
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Application Point: God wants us to put his agenda first and experience the blessing that comes with being within his will.
THIS SPACE IS OPEN FOR MORE NOTES AS PASTOR JOSH GOES ON SOME INTENTIONAL RABBIT TRAILS!!
Proverbs 4:25 ESV