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• Recognizing the reach of Jesus' grace into everyday life |
• Communion ceremony and its significance |
• The Last Supper of Jesus Christ and its meaning |
• Remembrance and gratitude in the Eucharist |
• Invitation to participate in communion for those who believe in Jesus as Lord, Savior, and life |
• Celebration of God's goodness and provision through words of thanksgiving |
• Availability of prayer after the service |
• Showing gratitude and thankfulness to God |
• Overcoming negative news and issues by turning to God |
• Praying for individuals with health issues (Nell, Nana) |
• Thanking God for medicine and science that help provide treatments and prescriptions |
• Appreciating God's work in various areas of creation around the world |
• Worshipping safely and freely without fear of persecution or judgment |
• Using the church building for various purposes |
• Praying for candidates in the upcoming election to have their hearts focused on people, not just gain |
• Thanking Pastor Dave for leading the congregation through God's word |
• Gratitude and generosity |
• Overcoming adversity, including addiction and personal struggles |
• The importance of community and support from a church family |
• Thankfulness for God's presence and intervention in one person's life (a child who was previously unable to speak) |
• Praise and worship, with specific references to the Trinity and Jesus' resurrection. |
• Shall not fear, shall not faint, by His blood and in His name |
• Praise to the Father, Son, and Spirit |
• Invitation to worship and thanksgiving for leading it |
• Inviting others to join for Thanksgiving meal |
• Discussion of giving money to the church, including tithing and automatic giving |
• Invitation to receive God's blessing |
[0.00 --> 8.26] In the 9 a.m. service, when we announced that there was Cornerstone and launch, there was |
[8.26 --> 10.00] a kid right behind me who says, woo-hoo! |
[10.78 --> 14.56] And I had never seen a kid so excited to leave the service to go upstairs. |
[14.90 --> 18.68] And so we praise the Lord for all the Cornerstone teachers and the excitement our kids have |
[18.68 --> 19.14] for it. |
[20.52 --> 23.82] If you're new to Hope or visiting today, I just want to say my name is Dave Gruden. |
[24.20 --> 25.46] I'm one of the pastors here. |
[26.02 --> 28.82] And I want to share just a bit about the sermon series we're in the middle of. |
[28.82 --> 33.06] For the last few weeks, we've been preaching a series called Contrast Community. |
[33.82 --> 38.16] And the focus of this series is looking at the distinctive ways the church is called to |
[38.16 --> 42.60] live that are in contrast to the normal way of life in our city. |
[43.10 --> 48.52] So we've looked at what it means to be a community of service in a culture of self-elevation, a |
[48.52 --> 54.84] community of dependent prayer in a world of self-sufficiency, a community of rest in a world |
[54.84 --> 56.08] of hurry and exhaustion. |
[56.08 --> 60.52] And this morning, we're going to be looking at what it means to be a community of gratitude |
[60.52 --> 65.40] and generosity in a world of greed and, I'd add, and entitlement. |
[65.88 --> 68.74] So that's what we're going to talk about and read about. |
[68.84 --> 71.66] And if you have your Bible, turn with me to Matthew chapter 6. |
[72.28 --> 76.54] And we're going to listen to Jesus teach us about money and treasures and possessions. |
[76.54 --> 81.98] I'm going to start in verse 19 of Matthew chapter 6. |
[81.98 --> 111.96] Matthew chapter 6. |
[111.98 --> 135.88] This is God's Word. |
[135.88 --> 140.74] Well, I want to begin with a picture. |
[140.96 --> 143.70] It's actually a comic that I saw not that long ago. |
[144.14 --> 146.70] And I'll say just a few words about it once you see it. |
[148.44 --> 152.50] So this is an artist's depiction of a young man living his life. |
[152.60 --> 156.12] And you can see at the beginning, probably starting his career, what is he doing? |
[156.18 --> 157.30] He's chasing after money. |
[158.00 --> 159.22] And then you'll see he's middle-aged. |
[159.28 --> 160.18] He's lost a bit of hair. |
[160.24 --> 161.24] He's got some money now. |
[161.28 --> 161.88] He's holding it. |
[161.88 --> 163.18] But he's still chasing after money. |
[163.26 --> 164.22] And then what's the third frame? |
[165.10 --> 165.74] Game over. |
[166.06 --> 166.64] Life's over. |
[166.74 --> 168.58] And there you are, holding your money. |
[169.18 --> 176.38] And I think the artist who made this comic communicates what he's trying to say in the face of that man in the third frame. |
[176.44 --> 177.08] What do you see there? |
[177.66 --> 179.22] What emotions do you think he's depicting? |
[179.22 --> 180.22] Sadness? |
[181.44 --> 181.88] Sadness? |
[183.18 --> 184.64] Maybe even a sense of guilt? |
[185.78 --> 186.22] Regret? |
[186.84 --> 194.34] I think that face captures maybe what many people feel at the end of their lives when they realize what they've been chasing will fail them. |
[194.86 --> 197.64] And they cannot take it with them. |
[198.46 --> 200.82] I have an uncle who has repeated this phrase many times. |
[200.92 --> 201.44] It's in my head. |
[201.50 --> 205.50] But he says, you will never see a hearse towing a U-Haul trailer. |
[206.30 --> 206.90] Do you get that? |
[206.90 --> 211.80] A hearse is what the vehicle that takes a body and a casket away to a cemetery. |
[212.06 --> 214.16] You'll never see that vehicle towing a U-Haul. |
[214.54 --> 216.14] You cannot take your stuff with you. |
[216.26 --> 217.76] You cannot take your money with you. |
[218.06 --> 223.20] And what Jesus is saying, not only are these things impermanent, but they are terrible masters. |
[224.06 --> 226.06] They are terrible idols to worship. |
[226.20 --> 228.50] They will always fail us. |
[228.50 --> 232.76] Now, this teaching comes to us from the Sermon on the Mount. |
[232.98 --> 235.66] And there's many challenging teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. |
[236.06 --> 241.06] But some have said this might be the hardest hitting for North American and Canadian people. |
[241.14 --> 246.32] Not because of what Jesus says so much as where we are as we listen in our context. |
[246.32 --> 261.08] I don't think I need to convince anyone that we live in a consumer society where it is normal to organize your life around the chasing of money and all that it gets you with technology and travel and toys. |
[261.38 --> 264.72] That is a normal reason for living in North America. |
[264.72 --> 267.62] It's sort of an acceptable way of organizing your life. |
[268.64 --> 272.84] And to bring it one more level, I'd say many of us Christians, we swim well in these waters. |
[273.76 --> 273.94] Right? |
[274.18 --> 278.84] We have one foot in this sort of Canadian dream of making money and having all the luxuries of life. |
[278.98 --> 281.68] And then this other foot that's trying to figure out what it means to follow Jesus. |
[282.12 --> 287.40] And Jesus, I think, speaks very boldly and plainly in this passage. |
[287.50 --> 287.70] Right? |
[288.38 --> 292.58] He says what you treasure, what you value most deeply, that's where your heart really is. |
[292.86 --> 294.30] That's where the worship really happens. |
[294.72 --> 296.62] He says you can't serve two masters. |
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