He Knows My Name!

By Brenda Rota

John 10:14 states “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me –“

I love how children have such pure faith. On Children’s Sunday, many children confidently stated that Jesus loves them; He cares for their needs; and He even sees them when their teacher may not notice them in class. Love it!

Can I claim such bold faith?

Or, do I believe that Jesus loves me (He sure would like me to clean up my sin, though!); He cares for me (but, I’ll only ask Him for the big requests, the rest I’ll take care of myself); and He sees me (so I better look good! I don’t want Jesus to see me in all my mess!).

As one of God’s sheep, I have to accept the full reality of Jesus. He knows every last thing about me. He knows my name (John 10:3), He knows every word that comes from my mouth (Psalm 139:4), and He is intimately aware of all my ways (Psalm 139:24). Overwhelmed? Good!

We should be overwhelmed by Jesus Christ. His love for us is accessible, unconditional, and never-ending. Jesus went to a great extreme, the Cross, for me. I ought to be overwhelmed by His love for me.

As I begin Holy Week with all of you, my prayer is this: “Lord, help me really soak in Your amazing love this week, Father. Don’t let the busyness of this week rob me of Your beauty in creation, Your plans for my life, and Your love for me and my family. As your chosen sheep, lean in close so I can celebrate this Holy Week like no other time in the year. Would you empower me to celebrate and serve a living God!”

Midweek Moment - March 28, 2010

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Midweek Moment

March 28, 2010

God’s Power to Deliver: The Cross

Pastor Mike Brubaker

Jesus Blesses Children (Mark 10:13-16)

13People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." 16And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. ·

• Jesus understood that the childlike faith is essential for salvation.
• Childlike faith is simple trust, children “get” that God loves them.
• Childlike faith is about total dependence.
• Jesus blesses (says good things about) the children.
• We, as parents, need to bless and value our children.
• We can come to Jesus as children with our grubby dirty hands and He will welcome us!

Children Bless Jesus (John 12:12-13)

12The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! "Blessed is the King of Israel!"

• The children bless and welcome Jesus.
• Small people and big crowds are important to God.
• Jesus is to be worshiped and honored.
• Help our children honor and bless God in all their activities.

Two Invitations:

1. Have you accepted Christ as your Savior?
2. Are you willing to serve with your gifts?

He Wins My Heart

By Verlyn Mahaffey

As some of you know I have a grandson named Colin. On April 17, 2007 he was born into this world. From the first time I held this little bundle in my arms, he won my heart. When he says, “Mimi, I love you”, he wins my heart. We have this little game we play when I come to his house, I peek through the mail box slot in the big green door and there he is sitting on the couch and I say, “Hi Colin”, he jumps down and runs over to the door. No, I must say that he is jumping, hopping up and down and squealing with delight as he hurries to open the door – he wins my heart. No one else does this for me, imagine that! I can’t wait to get to him as he gives me a big hug, he wins my heart. One day as we were sitting together, he closed his eyes and clasped his hands and the only words I heard was, Mimi and Papop and he continued on in some heavenly language that was not discernable to me but I knew Jesus heard every word (I hope it was good)….and he won my heart. Even when I need to say, “time out” and some discipline is needed….he wins my heart. Most of the time during or after this time he says, “Mimi, I’m really sorry.” And HE WINS MY HEART.

At the foot of the cross:
      The day planned from eternity,
      The day that the innocent would die for the guilty.
      The day that would bring the words, “It is finished”!
      The day that would tear the veil in the temple in two,
      The day that would declare that man can now come boldly before God, into His very presence.
      The day that Love was crucified for my sin, the day He took my place
      The day that all heaven waited, breathlessly as Jesus, God’s Son was crucified at Calvary.
      The day He could have called this army, but He did not. He laid it all down!
      The day He could have come down, but He did not. He stayed.

      The Response to this sacrificial love is crucial!
      The response from Jesus himself: “Father, forgive them”
      The response from some was anger, rejection, railings, insults, the result: hopeless
      The response from one thief was acceptance, confession, the result: a home going with Jesus.

My response: HE WON MY HEART. Jesus says to me, “I love you”. I will always love you, it will never change and I will never change my mind. He says to me, “I so delight when you come into my presence, when we talk.” You are very important to me. He says, “I want to take your burdens, I want you to cast your cares upon me, because I care for you.” I hear what you are saying. I have prepared a place for you where we will be together forever. You are my child. You are my beloved. I love you so much that I do need to discipline you, to bring you back to me. I have a wonderful plan for you. And you know what, “I am never going to leave you.” Never! My greatest desire is for you to grow to be just like me, to die to yourself and lay down your life for others, just like me at Calvary. Jesus, your grace at the foot of the cross is amazing!

Your response: _______________________________________________________________

Just another day at the office?

By Dr. Dan Haffey

During Pastor R’s sermon on Sunday, my thoughts turned to the soldiers and the Cross. The soldiers were totally unaware of the cosmic event of redemption that was unfolding above them in the person of the dying Christ. For them, it was “another day at the office” and they continued without awareness to do what they naturally did….give expression to their flesh in gambling for Christ’s clothes.  So near, yet so far from the reality of salvation…they didn’t get it.

Before I cluck my tongue at these pagans, I wonder how aware are we of the spiritual realities going on around us as we have “another day at the office.”  The cosmic battle for the souls of men continue, the war between the flesh and the Spirit wages on, and the voice of God is speaking to us but is unheard over the din of our daily business.

Maybe we need to look up daily and see the Cross and see the struggle as God unwraps His redemption in our lives……just some thoughts.

Dead Men Walking

By Pastor Mike

I have been challenged by God recently to die daily to myself! During the month of March the focus on the Cross of Jesus Christ has me thinking how I have been too self absorbed. Part of a recent message had me looking at 2 Corinthians 5:14 & 15.

‘For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.”

I am encouraged and stretched by the fact that since I trusted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior, God looks at me as having died in Jesus Christ, yet God also looks at me as alive in Jesus Christ’s resurrection. See Romans 6:1-11 for a Biblical description of this. This dual spiritual reality makes me a “dead man walking.” In that death in Christ I have died to myself. I am to no longer live for myself BUT for Jesus who died on the cross and rose again for me.

Part of the ministry of the cross and Christ’s death on the cross is to release you and me from self-centered living to others-centered living! This means that I am:

• To step out of “my world” and into other people’s lives to show Jesus love.
• To step out of “focusing on my needs” toward touching other people’s needs with the love of Jesus.
• To step out of “my comfort zone” and to sacrifice for others and for Jesus’ sake.

So I am a “dead man walking” in order to honor and to bring glory to Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…” See Galatians 2:20.

The Song says “my chains fell off, I’ve been set free (from myself and from sin); my God, my Savior has rescued me (from selfish living)…amazing love, amazing grace!”

Midweek Momemt - March 14, 2010

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Midweek Moment

March 14, 2010

Pastor R. Greene

Dan Green

God's Power to Deliver: The Cross

Anointing was done for someone who was taking the role of a prophet or King. The word Christ means "anointed one".

Three Roles of Christ

1. Christ the Prophet: (Luke 7:11-16; Mark 8:31-37; John 12: 32-33)

• Jesus was filled with compassion; He showed his humanity.
• His bringing this man to life showed Jesus' power over death.
• God came as Prophet to help His people. (v.16).

Luke 7: 11-16: 11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out-the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry." 14Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" 15The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16They were all filled with awe and praised God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. "God has come to help his people. 17This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.

• As Prophet He predicted his death and resurrection (Mark 8:31-37)
• As Prophet He predicted his suffering and death. (v. 31)
• He carried his own cross as we are called to carry our own cross. (v. 34)
• He predicted that when he was killed (lifted up) he will draw all men to Himself through his sacrificial atonement. (John 12:32-33).

2. Christ the King: Luke 23:1-4; 13-14; 16; John 16:19-22)
• Jesus proclaimed His position as King of the Jews (Luke 23:1-3)
• Pilate prepared a notice in four languages that read, This is Jesus, the king of the Jews - What I have written, I have written.

3. Christ the Priest: (Hebrews 14: 14-16: Luke 23: 44-45; I Tim. 2:5-6)
Hebrews 4: 14-16 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens. Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. 16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

• Jesus became the High Priest on the cross by forgiving sins which only the High Priest could do.
• The cross is the gateway into the Holy of Holies where we met with God.
• Confession is admitting wrong; repentance is asking for forgiveness and turning away from our sin.
• God can't heal and change what we don't tell him.
• At the Cross the curtain of the Temple was torn in half showing that Christ became the mediator between us and God. With Christ as our High Priest we can approach God directly.
• We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit; He lives in us!

Lost Purity

By Lisa Catania

I love this time of year when we all stop and reflect on Jesus’ death and resurrection. This Sunday, the sermon touched on the cross being a symbol of God’s power to deliver anyone from the powerful stronghold of sin. In my life, God always has interesting ways of driving the sermon home.

My daughter received a purity ring for her birthday. It too is a symbol. It is a symbol of her staying pure for marriage. She treasured this beautiful shiny ring on her finger. She showed it to everyone and happily explained what it symbolized. She glowed when she wore it. However, this weekend, in the midst of playing by the creek in our backyard in the rain, it slipped off of her finger. She was visibly upset. For in an instant, in a moment of not thinking, she had lost this ring. Now she was suffering a loss of a gift she had so treasured. She was no longer glowing. She was slumping in her anger and shame at her loss.

God gave us a teachable moment that day as we wadded through the muck and mud by the creek looking for that ring. We discussed how many girls have lost their purity physically, in a moment of not thinking, in a moment of passion. We chatted about how their pain goes much deeper than just losing a ring. How these girls cannot just go to the store as we would be doing to buy a new ring. However, do these girls know that like Ashley, they can go to Jesus for forgiveness?

I love looking at the cross, a great symbol of power, hope, love and forgiveness. There are days like my daughter had, where I too have a hard time forgiving myself much less accepting the forgiveness from my Savior. I then look at the cross and thank God that Jesus died for my sins.

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:14-16

A life-giving, life-living kind of love…

by Erin O'Hara

For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NIV)

Alec Hail shared a testimony within the sermon this past weekend sharing the love relationships between his family and the members of his small group – he mentioned being there the day our children were born. To the side, you’ll see pictures of Alec holding Isaac and Eva. His tie in to the sermon message on The Cross is the verse above - that Christ’s love compels us…to no longer live for ourselves but for Christ who died for us…When we join the family of God, it is that - a family. We are called to lay our lives down for one another just as Christ laid his life down for us. This takes sacrifice, selflessness, time and devotion to others.

David and I have been privileged to be in the Hail “family” for the last 5 years “doing life together.” We’ve eaten together, joked and laughed, gone on trips, served beside one another, taken care of children, made meals, grieved and wept with one another, studied scripture and the nature of God, prayed earnestly for our marriages and shared in community at a deep level with one another – we have laid our lives down for one another. It hasn’t always been easy. There have been times we’ve disagreed with others, were tired, selfish for time alone, unwilling to share our real selves or just busy. But Christ’s love continues to compel us to share in love and live for Him, not ourselves.

So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you... And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. Colossians 3:12-14 (MSG)

The scripture above was read by Alec at one of our initial small groups and he asked that we adopt it as a goal for our group. In five years time, love has permeated our relationships; we have fallen in love with one another and built lasting relationships. We have incarnated the love of Jesus to one another. It has been a powerful picture of how God shares His grace and love through people and why He calls us to - why His love compels us to be Jesus to one another.

Midweek Moment - March 7, 2010

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Midweek Moment

March 7, 2010
God's Power to Deliver: The Cross
Pastor R. Greene
Alec Hail

The Centrality of the Cross (I Corinthians 2:2)

"For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."
• Paul resolved to know nothing except "Jesus Christ and him crucified".

• Paul was resolved to know Jesus Christ crushed, scorned, rejected and killed.

The Message of the Cross (I Corinthians 1:18)
• The message of the cross is foolishness to those who don't believe but to the believer it is "the power of God".
• The message of the Cross is one of POWER to set us free from the bondage of sin.
• God's grace in becoming human makes no sense apart from the message of the cross.
• Christ's humility makes no human sense.
• Christ's love makes no human sense.
• Christ's willingness to suffer on the cross makes no human sense.

Changed Lives at the Cross (I Corinthians 6:9-11)
• The wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God.
• BUT YOU were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of our God."
• They were CHANGED by the Cross.
• They were justified, they have a new standing with God.
• They went from selfish to unselfish; prideful to humility.
• No person has sinned so badly that they are beyond the reach of the Cross.

Alec Hail: Col 3: 12-17
12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

The Motivations of the Cross (II Corinthians 5:16 - 19)
• From the old to new…a NEW creature!
• From enemies to friends.
• From estranged to reconciled.
• He has given us a ministry of reconciliation (v. 18).
• We bright the message of the power of the cross to change lives as His ambassadors.

Do you want to be reconciled back to God?
Do you want to know the power of the cross in your life?
Do you want to carry this message of reconciliation to the world?

the Cross

By Pastor Eric

After listening to the very powerful message that Pastor R gave this past Sunday on the cross I’ve had several thoughts … allow me to share.

1. The gospel in its truest form is very simple to understand. We are all sinners. Our sin separates us from God. The penalty for our sin is death. God sent His Son, Jesus, as a sacrifice for us and for our sin. We then have a choice to make. We can accept the sacrifice that Christ made for us and because He conquered death, be an obedient follower of Him or we can live our lives for ourselves and pay the penalty for our own sins. It’s crazy how complicated we can make this sometimes. I think that’s part of Satan’s plan, to make the message of the cross confusing and complicated so that we either won’t try to understand it fully ourselves or we won’t share it with others.

2. Which brings me to my second thought. I don’t share the gospel with others like I know I should. I’ve had many conversations with people that I probably could have presented the gospel, but I didn’t. I’ve also had many conversations where I’ve started to talk about spiritual things but never truly talked about the cross and the good news that it brings us. Maybe you can relate to me in this area. Maybe you’ve invited someone to come to church or told them what church you go to (you know, the one by Trout Liquors!) but you’ve never taken the opportunity yourself to talk about Jesus and invite them to be an obedient follower of His also. Sure it’s easier to just invite people to come to church and let Pastor R share the gospel, but it’s our job as well. We’re all ambassadors of Christ and we all share in the Great Commandment. So I’m deciding to stop being the great chicken and start being bolder.

3. The gospel IS confrontational. No one likes hearing that they’re a “sinner” or that they are “broken.” But let’s be honest, we’re ALL sinful and we’re ALL broken. Whether we like it or not and whether we want to admit it or not and no matter how hard we try to make people think we’re not … we are! So if we’re all sinful and we’re all broken, why don’t we tell others about the good news?? I can’t really think of a good answer to that question … can you?

So I’ve decided to make a plan. I’m going to start praying for opportunities to share my faith. I’m going to start looking for opportunities to present the gospel. I’m going to encourage other people to do this with me (hence this blog entry and the student leadership focus this month is sharing your faith). And I’m going to be bold. So who’s with me?

God's Power to Deliver at the Cross

By Pastor R

We are now in the Lenten season. We will begin our third series on God’s power to deliver this Sunday.

We have seen in the month of January God’s power to deliver us from idols out of Judges. In the month of February we focused on God’s power to deliver us out of debt. It is very encouraging to me to see our church move out of a debt position and to see families and individuals realize their freedom from debt. We still have room in our Financial Peace University for you. It begins this Wednesday.

This month leading up to Good Friday and Easter we will be hearing about the cross: God’s power to deliver. If you want to get ready for this coming Sunday and read ahead, look at 1 Corinthians 2:2, 1:8 and 6:9-11 and then 2 Corinthians 5:14-6:2. We’ll look at the centrality of the cross, the message of the cross, lives changed at the cross and the motivation of the cross. We‘ll hear about one life changed at the cross, Alec Hail.

I am really pumped about this upcoming series. God has been speaking to me big time and inviting me to linger at the cross. I have doing some business at the cross of some unfinished business in my life. I, like all of you get wounded sometimes by the verbal missiles that fly my direction. There is a rawness to the wound since it has been recently opened.  But God is able to heal our wounds.

The best place to take those wounded places of our heart is to the cross. At the cross we hear the words of Jesus Father forgive them for they know not what they do. In fact Jesus may have said those words over and over in the face of injustice, unfairness and pain. We forgive out of the overflow of being forgiven. We forgive so that we can heal. We forgive to move on with our lives.

I believe we are all on a journey. This year’s trip to the cross may find you taking off your shoulders weights you have carrying and finding joy and freedom you have been missing. Meet us at the cross.

Thoughts on Contentment

From Pastor R

Last weekend in the sermon, Tim Hampton and I were trying to unpack contentment. We said that contentment is so elusive because there are so many things that will steal away our sense of being satisfied. It is like the child who is playing contentedly in the backyard with her friends until they hear the song of the Good Humor Truck and now they are discontentedly scrambling for money to buy their favorite ice cream with the hope of finding contentment again.

The premise of our culture is that contentment is for sale.

Herein lies the rub. I am a fairly contented person provided that I am not aware of other options. I like the seven and a half foot ceilings in my house until I see nine foot ceilings in somebody else’s house. I try to enjoy what they have and be genuinely happy for them and the airy feeling above. But the evaporation of my contentment is to dwell on what I don’t have and to demand I have what they have.

I really like the newer, faster, shinier, better. I like the newer laptop. I like the faster internet service. I like the shinier appliance. I like the better golf balls. God does give us all things for our enjoyment. I think that if something you have causes you to give thanks to God, then God is honored. But if I think that I must have the newer, faster, shinier, or better to find contentment then I am in trouble of being covetous. Remember covetousness makes God’s top 10 list of things to avoid. Jesus said that a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

Debbie for me is a picture of contentment. As you might know, nearly every summer for the past five, she and I and as many of our four children and spouses as are available, travel down to Chincoteague for a family vacation. When Debbie gets to the beach with the sun kissing her face, with the sand beneath her feet, with a Christian novel in her hand, with a McDonald’s super size ice tea in her other hand, with her boys skim boarding in the surf, she is a picture of contentment. The only thing that is purchased in the picture is the iced tea and she could be content without it.

See if this week the things that bring you the most contentment cost or don’t cost you money. God Himself is the source of our joy and contentment. Paul after 30 years said he had learned the secret of contentment and it had nothing to do with externals we can manufacture or purchase. It had everything to do with what was going on inside. That’s something to ponder.

Midweek Moment - February 28, 2010

Midweek Moment

February 28, 2010

Financial Freedom: God's Power to Deliver Contentment

Pastor R. Greene

Pastor Tim Hampton

Two Paths: Matt 7; 13-14; Proverbs 22:7

The Broad path

• Leads to destruction

• You can take a lot of baggage

• Many can and will travel this path

The Narrow Path

• Few travel it

• Leads to life eternal

• You need to leave your baggage behind

Contentment: ( I Tim 6:6-8) "Godliness with contentment is great gain…"

• We become discontent when we focus on what we don't have

• Paul is saying that buying the new will never satisfy

• "Great gain" is a relationship with God

• We aren't going to take anything with us

• If we have food and clothing we should be content

Discontentment (I Tim 6:9-10)

• The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil

• A desire for money leads to destruction and ruin

• Love of money will cause you to lead away from God

Contentment (Philippians 4:11-13)

• "I have learned to be content"

• Contentment has to be learned

• Contentment is NOT about our circumstances

• Contentment is not a feeling but a way of thinking

• I have strength through Christ who gives me strength

Pathway to Contentment

I Tim 6: 11-12 But you, man of God FLEE from all this, PURSUE righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. FIGHT the good fight of faith, TAKE HOLD of the eternal life to which you were called……

Command those who are rich in this world: (I Tim 6:17-18)

• Not to be arrogant

• Nor to put their hope in wealth which is so uncertain

• But to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment

• Command then to do good

• To be rich in good deeds and

• To be generous and

• Willing to share

You ARE wealthy:

Will you be generous?

Will you share what you have?

Will you trust God for your needs

Midweek Moment - February 21, 2010

Midweek Moment

February 21, 2010

Financial Freedom: God’s Power to Deliver

Pastor R. Greene

Financial Freedom (Proverbs 22:6,7)

• The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Desire of the Heart: Greed vs. Generosity

Greed: The Rich Fool (Luke 12:20-21)

• His plans didn’t include God.

• His focus was on accumulating wealth.

• God called him a “fool”. (v. 20)

• He was not “rich toward God” (v. 21)

• Rich toward God is about gratitude, contentment.

Desires of the Heart (Matt. 6:19-21; Luke 12:22-31)

• Store up riches in heaven that can’t be lost or stolen.

• Invest in heavenly wealth.

• “For where you treasure is there your heart will be also” (v. 21)

• You’re not taking it with you!

• Don’t worry about your life, your stuff, your future---God will take care of you!

• God cares for even the least of his creatures (Luke 12: 24) so how much more will He take care of you.

• Doesn’t help to worry; doesn’t change a thing.

• Don’t worry, pray first! Then slow down and be patient! The act! Do something!

• Don’t be a stewer, be a doer!

• Seek His kingdom first and God will supply your needs.

God’s Power for Freedom (Isaiah 61:1)

• We are to preach the Good News to the poor.

• To bind up the broken-hearted.

• To proclaim freedom to the captives

• To comfort all who mourn

What do you need God to free you from?

Are you storing up wealth in heaven or here on earth?

Where is your treasure?

Do you trust that God can supply all your needs?