We are continuing to looking at King Solomon. A man that was blessed by God in such a unique way, he is blessed with wisdom, wealth, prestige and power. A man that some of you today may say that if I had a fraction of his wisdom, wealth or power, I would be so much better off than I am today. But I ask…

Be on guard; God WILL have the final say; FLEE FROM THE WRATH TO COME!

We must not be surprised that our Lord suddenly changed from discussing His return as it relates to Israel to His return as it relates to the church. It is not uncommon in Scripture for a speaker or writer to change emphasis right in the middle of a sentence.[1][1] The Church Age occurs in a time period…

Subject: TALENT Complement: Talent can be a blessing or a curse. Use it for God’s glory. Idea: How to make use of the talents God gave us? Be productive, Work with what talent you have, each one has different talents, watch personal motives, recognize accountability, never despise heaven’s gifts. Introduction:…

By Pastor Glenn Pease It cost Thomas Edison one dollar and ten cents to make the first light bulb. He sold them for 40 cents each. He then got the cost down to 80 cents a piece, but he still sold them for 40 cents. In the third year he reduced the cost to 50 cents. The losses were becoming greater as…

Stewardship of our abilities

DEVELOPING OUR TALENTS Text: Matthew 25:14-30 I once heard the story about a young man who called over the phone to check up on the effectiveness of his work at his work. He called the lady he worked for posing as a young man who was looking for yard work. He asked her if it were possible that he do…

Jesus told the parable in our Gospel lesson to teach us about the kingdom of heaven. Want to know what’s it’s going to be like? Listen to what Jesus says: “ The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants” ( Mt 18:23 ). Jesus teaches us that the Day of…

Peter came up and said to [Jesus], “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” ( Mt 18:21 ). This is exactly the type of question that the followers of Jesus often ask. Jesus tells us about the abundant mercy of our heavenly Father, and we want to know…

Therefore, lets define trust as a belief so strong that it forces action. In other words, we place so much belief and faith in Him that we are driven to be obedient and in that obedience, we must be good stewards of the life that we have been given. So, this morning lets look at the fact that in order to be faithful stewards of this life we must trust Christ with time, talents and resources.

When we invest our talents with God, He will grow them and use them to help others.

Kyra, a high school student, has begun the Children's Message about keeping promises, which connects to Bishop Gohl's focus in this sermon, about what "talents" are not ... and are.

Good Morning, I’m Kent Boettger. I’m here this morning to talk with you about Lay Stewardship – particularly as it applies to your contributions of time and talent. Today’s gospel speaks of duties to Caesar and to God. “Render to Caesar what belong to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Oftentimes,…

Theme: To be called by God Let us pray. Most holy, Lord God, you call all of us to ministry, to proclaim your great mystery of being one God in glory everlasting, in three persons, in Trinity; guide us in doing your will, empowered by the Holy Spirit and through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. I’m sure…

When we burry our resources out of fear, we do spiritual harm to ourselves.

Agape House is less than a month away from launching Passionaire+ and already sending out its first Passionaire! Johnathan Williams, Agape’s Youth Director, has decided to return to Boston to become a traveling musician. Though we are sad to see Johnathan go, we are excited about him reaching new heights. Passionaire+ is all about helping young people become clear on their passion and empowering them to pursue it wholeheartedly. Young people, before you find your destiny, make Passionaire+ a destination! We encourage you to listen to this uplifting interview with Coach K and Johnathan.

In this video, Pastor Chet tells us why it is important to be radically generous when we use our money, talents, and time for God!

To teach proper stewardship and what it means.

18 On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad. 20 When Araunah looked and saw the king and his men coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before…

Theme: To be called by God Let us pray. Most holy, Lord God, you call all of us to ministry, to proclaim your great mystery of being one God in glory everlasting, in three persons, in Trinity; guide us in doing your will, empowered by the Holy Spirit and through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. I’m sure…