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[1551.98 --> 1553.42] because we want to train
[1553.42 --> 1554.30] the next generation
[1554.30 --> 1555.62] the generosity
[1555.62 --> 1557.06] that Jesus invites us into
[1557.06 --> 1558.08] as the church.
[1560.16 --> 1561.08] To summarize,
[1562.42 --> 1563.60] in our story,
[1563.68 --> 1564.82] that is the biblical story,
[1565.14 --> 1566.42] God owns it all.
[1566.84 --> 1567.46] Praise the Lord
[1567.46 --> 1568.14] that there is someone
[1568.14 --> 1569.08] who is in control
[1569.08 --> 1570.02] and has ownership
[1570.02 --> 1570.64] of the world,
[1570.74 --> 1571.18] our city,
[1571.46 --> 1571.90] your home,
[1572.00 --> 1572.48] your stuff,
[1572.80 --> 1573.38] your finances.
[1574.48 --> 1575.60] And we turn our hearts
[1575.60 --> 1576.32] to Him in gratitude.
[1577.28 --> 1577.90] And this morning
[1577.90 --> 1578.50] of all mornings,
[1578.62 --> 1578.96] Thanksgiving,
[1579.12 --> 1579.38] we say,
[1579.50 --> 1580.00] thank you God.
[1580.10 --> 1581.32] You are a generous Father.
[1581.76 --> 1583.12] You give us every good thing
[1583.12 --> 1583.80] to be enjoyed
[1583.80 --> 1584.38] and to be shared.
[1584.72 --> 1586.46] You are very good to us.
[1587.84 --> 1588.32] Secondly,
[1588.92 --> 1591.06] in the center of our story
[1591.06 --> 1592.76] is Jesus coming
[1592.76 --> 1594.64] to break the power of sin.
[1594.72 --> 1595.30] And we've said this
[1595.30 --> 1595.90] throughout the series
[1595.90 --> 1597.24] and now we'll focus it on money.
[1597.80 --> 1598.82] Jesus comes
[1598.82 --> 1600.18] to free us
[1600.18 --> 1601.16] from slavery
[1601.16 --> 1601.94] through the cross.
[1602.12 --> 1603.32] And that includes
[1603.32 --> 1605.02] slavery to the idols
[1605.02 --> 1606.10] worshipped in our culture
[1606.10 --> 1607.12] and that is mammon,
[1607.70 --> 1608.20] money,
[1608.94 --> 1609.46] stuff,
[1609.84 --> 1610.32] possessions,
[1610.58 --> 1611.20] consumptions,
[1611.34 --> 1611.96] and travel.
[1612.34 --> 1613.04] Jesus came
[1613.04 --> 1614.48] to break the power of sin
[1614.48 --> 1615.66] in this church
[1615.66 --> 1616.96] so that we can learn
[1616.96 --> 1617.94] the way of discipleship.
[1618.68 --> 1619.16] That is the way
[1619.16 --> 1619.72] of simplicity,
[1620.52 --> 1621.20] the way of gratitude,
[1621.82 --> 1622.70] the way of generosity,
[1623.42 --> 1624.18] the way of blessing
[1624.18 --> 1625.34] with all that God
[1625.34 --> 1626.16] has given us.
[1626.78 --> 1627.60] And Jesus says to us
[1627.60 --> 1628.34] in this passage,
[1628.86 --> 1630.82] that is how you store up
[1630.82 --> 1631.30] for yourselves
[1631.30 --> 1632.70] treasures in heaven.
[1632.70 --> 1636.82] I'm going to read
[1636.82 --> 1637.38] a prayer
[1637.38 --> 1638.44] in closing.
[1639.24 --> 1640.54] And it's a small adaptation
[1640.54 --> 1641.66] of what you heard
[1641.66 --> 1642.28] on that video
[1642.28 --> 1643.26] earlier in the service.
[1643.50 --> 1644.52] So would you join me
[1644.52 --> 1645.06] in this prayer?
[1648.56 --> 1649.04] Father,
[1649.14 --> 1649.98] there is nothing
[1649.98 --> 1651.74] that we have received
[1651.74 --> 1653.06] that does not come
[1653.06 --> 1653.48] from you.
[1654.40 --> 1655.62] All that we have
[1655.62 --> 1656.28] and are
[1656.28 --> 1657.74] belongs to you,
[1658.26 --> 1658.98] bought with your
[1658.98 --> 1659.86] Son's blood
[1659.86 --> 1660.98] and we thank you
[1660.98 --> 1661.44] for it.
[1662.16 --> 1663.02] To spend everything
[1663.02 --> 1663.66] on ourselves
[1663.66 --> 1664.94] and give without sacrifice
[1664.94 --> 1665.86] is the way
[1665.86 --> 1666.96] of our world
[1666.96 --> 1667.98] and the Father
[1667.98 --> 1669.20] does not abide
[1669.20 --> 1669.86] in it.
[1671.34 --> 1671.86] Generosity
[1671.86 --> 1672.82] is the way
[1672.82 --> 1673.50] of Christ,
[1674.22 --> 1675.12] the way of those