Common Cents: Part 5 - Stress
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November 03, 2024
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
OneLife’s Angel Trees
This year OneLife is continuing our partnership with the McNabb Center’s Dear Santa program as well as providing angel tree gifts for children on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. The Angel Trees are up in the lobbies, so check them out! Gifts can be returned to your campus November 17-24
OneLife Students Friendsgiveback - Nov 20
On Wednesday, November 20th, OneLife Students will be out serving in the community for our annual Friendsgiveback night. This night is designed to help our students see a need in the community, feel compassion, and take action - plus, they get to do it together with their small group! For more information or to make sure your student gets to be a part, simply write Friendsgiveback on your Connection Card.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
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GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
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START TALKING
Share about a time that you borrowed something of value from somebody and you were either stressed about having it in your possession or maybe you even lost or damaged it. What kind of stress did that cause you? Why?
START THINKING
Read Proverbs 22:7. In what ways have we all experienced these two big truths:
1. The rich rule over the poor.
2. Borrowers are slaves to lenders.
Use the link below and find out how "rich" you are compared to the rest of the world. What surprises you about where you stand on the global stage of wealth? If you gave 10% of your income, how wealthy would you still be with the resources you didn't give away?
How Rich Am I?
Take a moment to calculate how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. The answer will likely shock you!
https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i
START SHARING
How do you relate to these warnings for rich people? Give examples of how you have been blind to these.
1. Those with money are often blind to wisdom.
2. Those with money are often blind to surrender.
3. Those with money are often blind to others.
How do you relate to these warnings for poor people? Give examples of how you have been blind to these.
1. Those without money are often blind to its vanity.
2. Those with money are often blind to temptation.
3. Those with money are often blind to danger.
How have you experienced the reality that the borrower is slave to the lender? How can you see that this competes with allowing Jesus to be completely the Lord of your life? What are you learning about the connection between your relationship with God and your relationship with money?
START DOING
Do you have a plan to manage your money God's way? If yes, how do you make sure you continue with that? If not what can you do to continue with that?
Make a commitment to spend at least 20 minutes each week to complete the sessions in Money Wise. Each is a 10 minute video followed by questions to consider and steps to take to manage money God's way.
Money Wise Online Course
Give God's way a try and see how He challenges you, blesses you, and grows you!
If you have ever given OneLife your email address, you should have a login to Right Now media and can use the "Forgot Password" link to get your info. If that doesn't work, scroll to the top of this page and use the Online Connection Card to let us know that you need a Right Now Media login. We'll get that sent to you ASAP!
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/interactive-content/902144/details
START PRAYING
Pray for each other in the microchurch to trust God with their money and to allow Him to be the true Lord and provider. Pray that each of us remember He is the good, good Father who protects, provides, loves, and cares for each of us! Pray that this would be another part of our story that we can share with those who are far from God so that they will discover Jesus and how their one life can make a difference!
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CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
_____________________
MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
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WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
November 03, 2024
Sermon Page
YouVersion
Sermon Slides
Podcast
_____________________
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OneLife’s Angel Trees
This year OneLife is continuing our partnership with the McNabb Center’s Dear Santa program as well as providing angel tree gifts for children on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. The Angel Trees are up in the lobbies, so check them out! Gifts can be returned to your campus November 17-24
OneLife Students Friendsgiveback - Nov 20
On Wednesday, November 20th, OneLife Students will be out serving in the community for our annual Friendsgiveback night. This night is designed to help our students see a need in the community, feel compassion, and take action - plus, they get to do it together with their small group! For more information or to make sure your student gets to be a part, simply write Friendsgiveback on your Connection Card.
Baptism
If you’ve given your life to Jesus but haven’t gone public with your story through baptism then it’s time to take that step! Mark the baptism box on your Connection Card and we’ll help you get started.
_____________________
GIVE BACK
Give Jesus your best! Make a one-time tithe or offering or to set up a recurring tithe or offering: Click Here To Give Online.
_____________________
Bottom Line: Debt equals stress, and stress distracts from Jesus.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Those without money are often blind...
Proverbs 28:11
The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Those with money are often blind...
...to wisdom.
...to wisdom.
Proverbs 30:9
For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
Those with money are often blind...
...to surrender.
...to surrender.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.
Those with money are often blind...
...to others.
...to others.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Those without money are often blind...
Proverbs 23:5
In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.
Those without money are often blind...
...to its vanity.
...to its vanity.
Proverbs 28:20
The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Those without money are often blind...
...to its temptation.
...to its temptation.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Those without money are often blind...
...to its danger.
...to its danger.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Debt gives power and control away.
___________________
START TALKING
Share about a time that you borrowed something of value from somebody and you were either stressed about having it in your possession or maybe you even lost or damaged it. What kind of stress did that cause you? Why?
START THINKING
Read Proverbs 22:7. In what ways have we all experienced these two big truths:
1. The rich rule over the poor.
2. Borrowers are slaves to lenders.
Use the link below and find out how "rich" you are compared to the rest of the world. What surprises you about where you stand on the global stage of wealth? If you gave 10% of your income, how wealthy would you still be with the resources you didn't give away?
How Rich Am I?
Take a moment to calculate how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. The answer will likely shock you!
https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i
START SHARING
How do you relate to these warnings for rich people? Give examples of how you have been blind to these.
1. Those with money are often blind to wisdom.
2. Those with money are often blind to surrender.
3. Those with money are often blind to others.
How do you relate to these warnings for poor people? Give examples of how you have been blind to these.
1. Those without money are often blind to its vanity.
2. Those with money are often blind to temptation.
3. Those with money are often blind to danger.
How have you experienced the reality that the borrower is slave to the lender? How can you see that this competes with allowing Jesus to be completely the Lord of your life? What are you learning about the connection between your relationship with God and your relationship with money?
START DOING
Do you have a plan to manage your money God's way? If yes, how do you make sure you continue with that? If not what can you do to continue with that?
Make a commitment to spend at least 20 minutes each week to complete the sessions in Money Wise. Each is a 10 minute video followed by questions to consider and steps to take to manage money God's way.
Money Wise Online Course
Give God's way a try and see how He challenges you, blesses you, and grows you!
If you have ever given OneLife your email address, you should have a login to Right Now media and can use the "Forgot Password" link to get your info. If that doesn't work, scroll to the top of this page and use the Online Connection Card to let us know that you need a Right Now Media login. We'll get that sent to you ASAP!
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/interactive-content/902144/details
START PRAYING
Pray for each other in the microchurch to trust God with their money and to allow Him to be the true Lord and provider. Pray that each of us remember He is the good, good Father who protects, provides, loves, and cares for each of us! Pray that this would be another part of our story that we can share with those who are far from God so that they will discover Jesus and how their one life can make a difference!
___________________
CONNECTION CARDS
Be sure to fill out the online Connection Card to let us know next steps, prayer requests, or other information you'd like to share, click here.
_____________________
MULTIPLICATION
Share spiritual/missional conversations you've had where you live, work, and play:
- Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
- What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
- How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
- How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
- Who in your life do you think could be disciple-able or open to spiritual/missional conversations?
_____________________
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?/giveback/giveback
- Discuss the next step for your micro church. When will we gather again, and which purpose will it fulfill (missions, fellowship/care, growth, worship, multiplication)?
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