Matthew 6:19-24 ~ Strapped: #1 Money Myth

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Text: Matthew 6:19-24
Title: #1 Money Myth
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Have you ever felt strapped for cash? Like the money can’t quite stretch to cover all the bills? Like you keep working, but you can’t get ahead? We continue a 5 week series looking to God for his wisdom about our money so we can move from being strapped to free.This fourth week, we challenge the #1 money myth in our culture. Our money is not our own. We do not have any right to it. God has entrusted his money to us to use for his glory. As we challenge the myth of money ownership, we will encounter the old Christian practice of tithing as a way to break free of the grip money has on many of our hearts.

Daniel 4:28-32 ~ Pride, Poverty, and Gratitude

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Text: Daniel 4:28-32
Title: Pride, Poverty, and Gratitude
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Have you ever felt strapped for cash? Like the money can’t quite stretch to cover all the bills? Like you keep working, but you can’t get ahead? We continue a 5 week series looking to God for his wisdom about our money so we can move from being strapped to free.This third week, when it comes to money people tend to have one of three attitudes: some people take pride in financial success, others glory in poverty, still others respond to God’s provision and grace with gratitude.

Proverbs 22:7 ~ Breaking the Bondage of Debt

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Text: Proverbs 22:7
Title: Breaking the Bondage of Debt
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Have you ever felt strapped for cash? Like the money can’t quite stretch to cover all the bills? Like you keep working, but you can’t get ahead? We continue a 5 week series looking to God for his wisdom about our money so we can move from being strapped to free. In this second week, we look to scripture to think carefully about the roll of debt in our lives and how to be free.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18 ~ A Biblical Framework for Wealth

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Text: Deuteronomy 8:17-18
Title: A Biblical Framework for Wealth
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Have you ever felt strapped for cash? Like the money can’t quite stretch to cover all the bills? Like you keep working, but you can’t get ahead? This Sunday we begin a 5 weeks series looking to God for his wisdom about our money so we can move from being strapped to free.The first week, we look to scripture for a biblical framework to begin thinking about money, wealth, and generosity.

Jonah 4:4-11 ~ God of Compassion

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Text: Jonah 4:4-11
Title: God of Compassion
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. In the final week of our study of Jonah, Jonah throws a temper tantrum at the mercy of God and God seeks to gently reveal against his amazing compassion and grace to this most stubborn of prophets.

Jonah 4:1-4 ~ Anger Management

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Text: Jonah 4:1-4
Title: Anger Management
Preacher: Rev. Rick VanderWall

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. Now that Jonah has preached a sermon that was fair at best, the people listen, repent, and turn from their evil ways. But Jonah is not happy with this outcome. As a matter of fact, he is downright angry and wants to die, not something you would expect after the people responded to his preaching . Why is Jonah so angry? This morning we will continue to try to understand this prophet and what’s bothering him so much that he would rather be dead.

Jonah 3:1-10 ~ Doing Justice, Preaching Wrath

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Text: Jonah 3:1-10
Title: Doing Justice, Preaching Wrath
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. As we continue our study of Jonah, he finally goes to Nineveh where he preaches a sort sermon on God’s wrath, the whole city repents, and God relents. What might we learn from the most effective culture transforming sermon in scripture?

Jonah 1:17-2:10

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Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10
Title: Running from Grace
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. As we continue our study of Jonah, Jonah is doing some thinking in the belly of a fish at the bottom of the sea. Given time to think, Jonah begins to think about the mercy and grace of God and it leads him to a renewed commitment to praise and obey God. When we fathom not only our desperate need, but also all it cost God to save us, we naturally respond in praise and obedience.

John 4:27-42 ~ It’s Story Time

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Text: John 4:27-42
Title: It’s Story Time
Preacher: Jeremy Zoet

In John 4:27-42 we see the power of the Samaritan woman’s story as it brings others to faith in Christ. Is it time for Zion to put an emphasis on sharing our stories with each other and others? Today we propose that It’s Story Time.

Jonah 1:7-17 ~ Embracing the Other

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Text: Jonah 1:7-17
Title: Embracing the other
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. As we continue our study of Jonah, the sailors as Jonah about who he is and we discover a prophet whose identity is rooted in his ethnicity rather than in his God. When we fail to find our identity in Christ, we create false gods and begin walking down a path of exclusion rather than the loving embrace of God.