THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING BLESSED

MORE THAN ENOUGH, series

Week 4

Tim Bycroft, Lead Pastor  

THE POINT EXISTS TO WELCOME THE UNCHURCHED TO BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. 

Pointing People to God  

Pointing People to Jesus  

Pointing People to Community 

A church characterized by Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness.

1 Timothy 6:17-19, “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 

Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS 60K PER YEAR YOU ARE IN THE TOP 1% OF THE WAGE EARNERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

The good news is you are richer than you think you are. 

That's good news. You're richer than you think you are. 

Corinthians 9:8, "God will generously provide all that you need. Then you'll always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. … Yes, you will be ENRICHED in every way." 

εμπλουτισμένος    

emploutisménos

CEV, "You'll be blessed in every way." 

GWT, "God will make you rich enough." 

CEB, "You'll be made rich in every way." 

"God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich."

Ecclesiastes 5:19, "Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil-- this is a gift from God."

"God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich." 

The bad news is you're richer than you think you are. 

IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL DISADVANTAGE TO BE DISTRACTED BY THE WEALTH OF THIS WORLD. 

Luke 18:24-25, “Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard is it for the rich to enter the kingdom of God? Indeed, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

WHY DID GOD BLESS US? 

Luke 12:18-19. "Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 

And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 

This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God." 

“You'll be enriched in every way" 

"so that you can always be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." 

"God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich. Now, because I have more, I will do more and give more." 

"God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich. Because I have more, I will do more and I will give more."