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Show Me the Money: Simple Stewardship
The first sermon in a 3-part series on Biblical Stewardship.
Dr. Trey Turner
Genesis 1:26-31
Deuteronomy 10:14
Psalms 24:1
Haggai 2:8
Leviticus 25:23
Colossians 3:23,24
Principles for Financial Freedom
A practical presentation on Biblical financial management.
Donnie and Vicki Malone
Managing God’s Money Budget Worksheet
Managing God’s Money
budget worksheet.
This worksheet will help you and your family step through your personal finances and determine priorities for tithing, saving, expenses, etc, to create a working budget for your finances.
Financial Freedom Budget worksheet (in PDF format - free Foxit PDF Reader or Adobe Reader required). This includes some ideas on how to reduce your budget and a handy reference of recommended percentages to be spent per area based on income, etc…
Oops
The other day I was trying to make a nice shortcut to the staff’s blogs, and in the process made some of them inaccessable! Doh!
It’s been fixed and I promise it will never happen again…er….at least until the next time I mess up…
Mea culpa
Mapping New Testament Social Networks
I can always see things better when they’re drawn out. I find myself using the white-board all the time at work for that very reason. Things just become clearer.
Today I saw that the folks over at the ESV seem to feel the same way.
They have a very nice, interactive map of relationships between people in the New Testament. It’s not perfect, but it’s a great start and very informative. (That’s why there are some reference to Old Testament names, too.) I particularly like the circle graph, because you can click and drag on a circle and move things around to see them better. It actually sounds more complicated than it is. You really have to give this a try!
They also have a diagram of persons who are mentioned together in the NT. (They call it a tree diagram, but that really doesn’t mean much to me…) Nonetheless, it sill looks very cool.
(The folks at ThinkChristian.net saw this, too, and that reminded me to share it with you 
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Show Me the Money
In the last four years, I have not preached a series on tithing. I will not make an apology simply because of the baggage which comes with churches and money issues. There will need to be an apology given if a minister never speaks about giving, especially given that it is a reoccurring responsibility of the believer in scripture. 
I will begin a three part series called ‘Show Me the Money’ which will tackle
1. Stewardship
2. Tithing
3. Grace giving.
What has been the most helpful teaching about money been for you? What has been the best biblical teaching on money for you? Who gave you those messages?
Extreme Encounters out of the Reached: Follow Me
Dr. Trey Turner
Matthew 4:18-20
Examining the Scripture
Dr. Trey Turner
Acts 17:1-12
1 Peter 1:24,25
1 Corinthians 2:14
All Wednesday Night Services Canceled
Due to the possibilty of continued icy weather all Wednesday night services have been canceled for tonight, January 17. Stay safe and warm!
Some Wednesday Night Services Canceled
Due to the possibilty of continued icy weather Awana’s has been canceled for tomorrow night, January 17. Please continue to check the website, as we will post other cancelations here as well. Stay safe and warm!
Conference on the Islamic faith
We have talked over the last months of Abraham Sarker and his ministry, Gospel for Muslims. Dr. Sarker has a passion for reaching Muslim background people and foster a relationship between them and Jesus Christ. On the front page of the website we have the schedule for the conference and a link to two sample pages of the handbook every participant will receive. Being a weekend conference church leaders from various churchs will be able to attend and it will not interfere with their Sunday worship schedule.
Extreme Encounters with the Equipped: Mary and Martha
Dr. Trey Turner
Luke 10:38-42
Getting Ready For Sunday… Luke 10:38-42
I am looking over the text for Sunday. I have preached about Mary and Martha at least four other times in my ministry, not including verse-by-verse Bible studies through Luke. Luke 10:38-42 is so much more confusing that it was when I first preached it… you know, when I had it all figured out. Today, I will show Martha personality traits of doing things to serve people and serve Jesus while missing that Jesus came to give us the gift of himself.
Things might go undone if Mary stays back to sit and listen to Jesus. Jesus seems ok with that. John 4:32 says that Jesus is completely comfortable being engrossed in what God wants him to do while letting the ordinary things go. Though, those things are important– who would say that food is not important? Obviously not me.
To take the question a little further, when is sitting at the foot of Jesus become sin as we watch opportunities go by? It seems that Peter wanted to do that in Matthew 17:4. Jesus’ clothes had been changed and looked white like lightning. Peter had seen the great heroes of the faith, Moses and Elijah. He said in essence, “Lord, give me permission and we will stay here and set up a shrine…” (my dynamic equivelent version). Jesus did not have to say anything, the Father spoke and said, “This is my son, listen to him.” And they fell down like dead. Here it would be wrong to simply stay and not go.
The staying (with Jesus) gives meaning to the going (for Jesus).
Please help me prepare for Sunday… give me your thoughts, fruit of your study, examples.
Walking in Confidence with God
Dr. Trey Turner
2 Kings 5:1-3
Matthew 5:43-48
Galations 6:9,10
Extreme Encounters in the Community: Zacchaeus
Dr. Trey Turner
Luke 19:1-10
The first sermon in the Series “Extreme Encounters in the CREEK”
