In Mark chapter 12, we read about Jesus being marveled at how He saw a widow give everything she had into the treasury. Although she was extremely poor, she gave everything out of her poverty, whereas everyone else gave out of their excess. Giving and generosity are major principles within the Kingdom of God. Jesus wants His followers to give extravagantly and without any fear or doubt. There are many marks of what a true Christian looks like and how they live, and giving is a major one. This message will unpack pertinent principles about money, how to use it biblically, and the consequences of not stewarding what God has given us.

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In Matthew 8, we see Christ’s response to two people who were eager to follow Him. He didn’t respond with a cheerful welcome, but rather with a warning. Does this mean that Jesus didn’t want them to follow Him? Not at all, He wanted them to understand the cost. In all the luxuries of modern life, it is easy to grow comfortable in our walk with Christ. But we aren’t called into comfort, we are called to follow Christ where He wants us to go, and in that discomfort, we find a peace beyond all understanding. This doesn’t mean we run out into every adversity we can find in order to prove our faith, but rather to fix our eyes on Him, like Peter when he walked on water, and with our entire focus on the Lord, we will walk towards Him, unhindered by the distractions and comforts of the enemy, the world, and our flesh.

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This episode is part 2 of “Free as a Slave!” For this one, we will dive deeper into what it means to be a love-slave of Jesus! More specifically, we will unpack the fruit of the Spirit and face three big enemies of that fruit. These enemies are attitudes and mindsets that tend to grip our hearts when things in our lives go sideways. How much our rights are yielded to Jesus will determine how well we respond to circumstances in our lives. God's ultimate goal for us as His people is to be like His Son, Jesus, and that means learning to seek the Holy Spirit to help us overcome fleshly tendencies that can wreak havoc and chaos in our lives.

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