Matthew 6:25-31 Don’t Worry, Do Something (McLarty)
Jesus tells us, plain and simple, "Don't worry," but we do it anyway. It's in our genes. It's as if we're born to worry.
Matthew 6:24-34 A Promise of Incessant Finding (Hoffacker)
Recently, when I visited an airport, I stopped in a shop there, the sort that sells souvenirs. Facing me was a big wall of magazines with glossy, colorful covers. Some presented a stressful picture:The successful CEO. Others extended an invitation to indulgence: Expensive and stately houses,fancy new cars.
Matthew 6:24-34 A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Kegel)
I was a boy of eight or nine and we were going to Disneyland. It was very special and we dressed up for it. We stayed at the Disneyland Hotel and were having breakfast. The waitress said, "Come with me. I want to introduce you to Walt Disney." He was really nice, and gave me his autograph on the place mat. It was pretty special!
Matthew 6:24-34 How Firm’s Your Foundation (Wigmore)
Floyd looked at me and said: “Bill, welcome to the human race!” Welcome home! I don’t believe I ever in my life felt more at home in my own skin than I did that day. A huge weight had been lifted off my soul.
Matthew 6:24-34 Wealth, Worry, and Worship (Molin)
His name was Jimmy, Jimmy C; maybe you knew him. He was seventeen years old, a junior in high school, with a carefree personality and a smile as big as a house. He lived with his mom, and the economics of their household can only be described as “very humble.”
Matthew 6:19-24 Hotwired to the Heart (Donovan)
Someone has put it this way. They said: "The scriptures deal with money matters, because money matters." Jesus put it this way: "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Matthew 6:19-21 Lasting Treasures (McLarty)
Last Sunday, I said the three sermon topics that cause people the most angst are money, sex and fasting. Well, we made it through the sermon on fasting last week without any casualties, and I don't have a sermon in mind on sex; so, if we can get through this one unscathed, it should be clear sailing from here on out.
Matthew 6:13 Deliver Us (Anders)
There is a story about a man who worked the four to midnight shift. His walk home led him past a cemetery. When he was in a hurry and the moon was full, he would take a short-cut through the cemetery. But one black night, he fell into a freshly dug grave.
Matthew 6:12 Forgive as We Forgive (Anders)
Which kind of person you want to be? Listen to these two stories and see which one you want to be like.
Matthew 6:11 Daily Bread (Anders)
People think of their bread as coming from investments, or from a business, or from an employer, but this prayer would remind us that these are merely the temporary channels through which God's blessings come. The ultimate source of all our bread is God.