Monday, October 12, 2009

Back up and running

Finally, we're back to publishing online again. The links below are to the series we did starting in July originally by Andy Stanly called Lo$t. Throughout this series, we'll be coming back around the idea that you can't be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ and stay lost in your finances - Jesus had too much to say about money and how we handle it for us to think its okay to just ignore what He said.

Week 1: Sudden Realization - All of us have started out on a journey with some self assurance that we knew where we were starting from and confidence in how to get where we wanted to go. But we've all found ourselves lost at some point, no matter how much self assurance and confidence we started with. These two can't prevent us from ever getting lost. The question is, are you lost when it comes to your finances?

Week 2: Moving to Higher Ground - After you've come to grips with the fact you are probably lost when it comes to your personal finances, now what? Let's take a look at how God views our stuff and get some perspective from Him. It may not be what you think...

Week 3: Flashback - The problem for most reading this isn't that you don't have much, but that you have way more than you really need and more than most people in the world have. Why? This message will help you as you try to understand why God has given you so much and what He wants you to do because of it.

Week 4: Finding Shelter - Discontentment can be a good thing - major movements in culture have happened because people became discontent with some groups in society not being treated fairly. When it comes to our finances, being discontent is what leads to a lot of our problems down the road, never being satisfied with what we have and always going after the next new thing. Listen in on this message - there is a better way.

Week 5: Rescued
- Here's where the rubber meets the road. We've all been lost in one way or another during our lives, and many people spend most of their lives lost when it comes to their finances. In the conclusion to this series, we see that God's way is a better way, and we don't have to stay lost forever. Here are some real world steps to help you get back onto the road you might have thought you were on and a map that can get you there if you follow it.