Just like the show “Storage Wars,” we often accumulate more than we need or really know what to do with. How do we stop the madness?
There is much more to it than a little spring cleaning. How have you made room for what really matters in your life?
Pastor Mike shared some statistics with us at the beginning of his message last weekend that blew us away. And with Mister Derek’s help we found out that when he said “planet Earth” he meant “the United States,” making them even more compelling.
So if you have a household income of $67,000 you are one of the top 25% richest people in the United States.
$100,000? Top 20%.
$154,000? Top 5%.
If you take these numbers and apply them to the entire world, the margins are even wider. For example, if you have a household income of $49,000 you are in the top 1% of the richest people on planet Earth!
Is it really a burden to be rich? People who don’t live in the United States just can’t begin to understand our “first world problems.” This kid, though … he gets it.
We laugh our way through much of this video (and that’s ok!), but I’m sure we’ve all said or thought at least a handful of these phrases. Being aware of how incredibly wealthy we are in comparison to the rest of the world and acknowledging the ridiculousness of our “first world problems” can be a powerful motivator to take an honest look at the way we manage our resources.
Want to know more? Then listen to the entire message below where Mike kicks off our new series, Rich People Syndrome.
Do you remember how you felt when someone you knew discovered just how great God can be in their lives?
What if you could successfully share the good news of Jesus Christ with at least one other person this year? One person who lives their life far from God. Steve Ellis, Director of Quest Ministries, leads us through this eye opening sermon about the spiritual mathematics of how One Almighty God + one Christ follower + one engaged seeker = one won to Christ.
Over the next couple of weeks, Steve is also leading a unique workshop to follow-up on his message where you’ll learn to:
Sign up for one of two workshops (Monday, February 13 or Saturday, February 18) here.
We are prodigal. All of us. Wayward, recklessly extravagant and squanderers of all our Father God gives and has done for us. Yet God continues to pursue all prodigals. Want to find your way home? Listen to the powerful sermons that make up this four part series starting with part one, Heading Out, below.
Why do we go prodigal in the first place? Where do we think we’re going? And what happens when we get there?
What is your story?
Unwrap the rest of the Prodigal series by listening to the remaining three sermons here.
It’s a new year. A fresh, new opportunity to “let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Let’s discover how to do this together.
