Vision Service 2012
February 5th, 2012 (PM) - By: Richard Blayney
This is the last of four Vision Services, where we hear an update on our church finances and our giving within the context of what we’re trying to do as a church. Tonight we’re thinking about a short account in Mark’s gospel of an incident that occurred at the Temple and which is very helpful [...]
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February 5th, 2012 (AM) - By: Dan Martin
Dan Martin brings a message from 1 Chronicles 29.10-20 as part of the 2012 mini-series on “Vision”. Transcript/Slidedeck to follow.
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January 29th, 2012 (PM) - By: Dan Martin
Dan Martin brings a message from Matthew 6. 19-25 for the first evening message as part of the 2012 Vision services. The Big Idea: For true wealth, invest in God’s Kingdom 1) Heavenly investments promote a healthy heart (v19-21) 2) Love makes you blind (v22-24) 3) Invest well to rest well (v25a) Useful links: The [...]
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January 29th, 2012 (AM) - By: Rob Frame
When was the last time you enjoyed paying a bill? Paying a bill is a comparatively rare event nowadays rather if your like me your account seems to leak; silently robbed by direct debits. As a result we think less about paying the bills but I don’t suppose they are a highlight of the month [...]
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February 6th, 2011 (PM) - By: Dan Martin
Dan Martin preaches from 1 Timothy 6.17-19 as the last of HTG’s 2011 vision services. You can view his slides here: 1 Timothy 6v17-19. Below are some additional resources that are well worth checking out: 1) Be sure to use Stewardship’s excellent (&free!) BudgetBuilder tool. 2) Red2Black is an excellent set of resources for people with debt [...]
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February 6th, 2011 (AM) - By: Matt King
Malachi presents a picture of a people who have gone beyond impatient to being slightly cynical in their worship. They weren’t in full rebellion, but when God spoke, they spoke back. “You say you’re a God of justice, but where’s our justice?”. “You say you love us, but show us the love!” They were cynical. And one way their cynicism was expressed was in holding back in the giving that allowed the temple to operate and the priests to survive. And in today’s passage God opens up both barrels – he tells them they by doing this they are guilty of robbing him.
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January 30th, 2011 (PM) - By: Richard Blayney
What does Paul mean when he says ‘I have learned to be content’ or ‘I can do everything through him who gives me strength’? Is this realistic? Can I really be content when it’s hard to make ends meet and there’s uncertainty over my job and I don’t know how I’m going to be paying the bills in six month’s time? Can I be content when the economy shrinks and the Governor of the Bank of England is talking about 5% inflation and pay freezes and interest rate rises?
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January 30th, 2011 (AM) - By: Rod Earnshaw
This morning I’ve been tasked with giving you a swift kick in the pants. We’re looking at a passage in which God disciplines his people. And as Hebrews says no discipline seems pleasant at the time. But God’s discipline is administered for our good. So this morning is like a hit of old fashioned medicine – missing the spoon full of sugar. It may feel a little unpleasant, but if we’re prepared to listen and obey, then it’ll be good for us.
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February 7th, 2010 (PM) - By: Rob Frame
When Christians are generous with their time, their money, their emotional energy, their homes whatever God has given them it points to the cross, it tells others that the cross is real and that God’s indescribable gift has become ours. What happens? People praise God, Christians rejoice in God’s grace more and people become Christians! Envy and greed and grasping are defeated and Christ is honoured.
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February 7th, 2010 (AM) - By: Rod Earnshaw
We’re not in competition, we’re family, we’re brothers and sisters. There’s more than enough for everyone. And there is more joy in sharing than in hording. There is greater reward in love than in envy, envy mocks us even as it feeds on us, but love builds us up even as we build others up.
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