1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:05,100 We have been looking at Reese, 23 and just, as a recap last 2 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:09,700 year, I launched reach 20 reach, which is a 10-year vision of 3 00:00:09,700 --> 00:00:13,200 10-year, plan of how we're going to extend our reach to reach the 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,600 lost. And we talked about how this is 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:20,500 in response to the awareness that the church is called not to 6 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:25,000 set up camp. Not to be comfortable, but to 7 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:31,100 make disciples who to spread the good news of Jesus and we're on 8 00:00:31,100 --> 00:00:34,600 a mission that is our mission and so extending our reach, the 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,800 restore lost its some new wording but essentially that's 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,600 been our mission. Since the founder of this church 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,800 and that is indeed, what should be the church? 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,500 Global's mission to make Christ know, and the way we looked at 13 00:00:47,508 --> 00:00:50,900 doing that it's creating spaces and places the people would make 14 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:56,500 Delta G And I recap to what we did last year, we created some 15 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:59,300 wonderful spaces, youth more dirt or invention land. 16 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:02,200 I treasure chest Ministry, them online spaces. 17 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,500 I looked at some of the stats of growth there as well. 18 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,300 And places, including our Hatfield site. 19 00:01:08,300 --> 00:01:10,700 And then we looked at the new spaces for this year. 20 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:12,600 I'll connect Lounge, we're going to launch. 21 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,400 In fact, we got a photo of our connect lounge, if you haven't 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,100 seen the sketch here, that's what that's going to look like 23 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:20,300 at the atrium, where we knock through those doors and have an 24 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:23,900 amazing place where we can Ensure Can connect into the life 25 00:01:23,900 --> 00:01:27,200 of church and have a host team. They're all people get connected 26 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,400 to connect groups or after all support. 27 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,500 They may need up your book shop, except your so look to the new 28 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:34,000 space is we're going to be launching this year. 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,700 As it relates to our young adults, 18 to 25 and Edward 30 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:42,600 unpack that for us, really excited about, or the initiative 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,800 there in creating the new Sunday evening service, which will be 32 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,400 for young adults, as well. And the last week, we looked at 33 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,300 new places for this year, in addition, to our Hadfield site, 34 00:01:52,300 --> 00:01:55,900 we are launching Ian and you cite this year in a prison in 35 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,700 the mount that we got a picture of the mount prison here as 36 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:01,800 well. This is involving them as you 37 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,000 heard last week, we've already had a Ministry within in this 38 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 prison, but the favor of God is upon us and the call of God is 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,800 upon us to extend our reach in that place. 40 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,800 And so we're going to be setting up a site directly in a prism, 41 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:20,000 really exciting. And so, where we are at now, 42 00:02:20,100 --> 00:02:23,000 this week and next week, I want to shift gears a little bit It 43 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 and answer the question, how do you get to play? 44 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:26,600 How do you get to be part of this? 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,000 Because as I hope, you know, by now, one of our key values here 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,800 is everyone gets to play. This is a not, this is not 47 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,800 something you just sit back and watch the people on the stage. 48 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,900 Do this is not a spectator sport. 49 00:02:40,300 --> 00:02:43,400 Everyone is a minister of the grace of God. 50 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,000 Everyone is a minister. Everyone here is called to use 51 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,600 the gifts of the Spirit and extend God's Kingdom, right? 52 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:52,800 You realize that? Yeah, nod your head if you 53 00:02:52,808 --> 00:02:54,000 agree. Good. 54 00:02:54,700 --> 00:03:00,100 And so we have a part to play in making reach happen and here is 55 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:03,700 the reach brochure, which you had the reach brochure, kind of 56 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,400 looks at all of those things we've looked at over the past 57 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:09,800 few weeks and there is a bit on how everyone gets to play at the 58 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,100 end and it looks about how we can participate and there's 59 00:03:13,100 --> 00:03:16,200 really two components to how we can participate. 60 00:03:16,300 --> 00:03:21,200 One is bringing, our talents are gifted Use those gifts of Grace 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,800 and God's given us. And I've already had so many 62 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,100 conversations as has the team of people saying. 63 00:03:26,100 --> 00:03:28,000 I'm going to get involved with that, want to get involved with 64 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,300 this and we're going to look at that next week as we end the 65 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:33,800 series. But this week we're going to 66 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:39,800 look at a subject which you're told never to talk about money. 67 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:49,800 And if you're new, welcome ah, you know, I was thinking about 68 00:03:49,900 --> 00:03:54,000 the subject of money and the Lord reminded me of Center 69 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,800 parcs. Well, who's in one been sent 70 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,100 box. It's a great player. 71 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:02,100 Many of you, you know, when you go outside to the Rapids and it 72 00:04:02,100 --> 00:04:06,400 will warm the warm Waters, all warm and then re aside there's a 73 00:04:06,408 --> 00:04:10,200 cold water plunge, you know, the one, I mean and you know who's 74 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:15,000 been in that plunge pool, it is cutting guns like that, it is 75 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,899 cold and you get out and it's cold. 76 00:04:16,899 --> 00:04:19,000 Anyway, You call this and then you look at this plunge for you. 77 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,800 Like I really want to die but jump into that but everyone 78 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,900 telling me I should. So that's just me. 79 00:04:24,900 --> 00:04:26,200 I'm there pressure all over it now. 80 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,000 So you dive into you jump into it and it's all won't freeze and 81 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,400 then you people want to take this so you can lo you can stay 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,200 in there and eventually you acclimatized to it. 83 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,400 I love having these games. I mean it's not when I was a kid 84 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,800 I loved doing it now. Come on more than 15. 20 seconds 85 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,200 anyway you acclimatized to it and the truth is actually those 86 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,200 cold water plunge pools are very good for you. 87 00:04:47,900 --> 00:04:51,500 They're very good for you. In many benefits, many ways you 88 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:54,000 see where I'm going with this. When you talk about money, it's 89 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,200 a bit like, looking the cold plunge, pool guy, really do want 90 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,400 to jump into that. It's going to be a shock to the 91 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,600 system. Yes, I appreciate it. 92 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,400 It is a bit of a shock to the system but it's good for you. 93 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:08,600 Okay it might when I talk about money this morning it might make 94 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,900 you go all. Whoa. 95 00:05:10,700 --> 00:05:16,100 But as I speak the holy spirit, will warm it to your heart and 96 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:17,400 it's going to be good for your life. 97 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,400 Why? Because the truth is money. 98 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:24,500 The heart of money when we talk about money is about our hearts. 99 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:29,800 It's A discipleship issue. Let's look at money Jesus. 100 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:34,200 This some interesting stats out of the 38 Parables. 101 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:36,600 How many do you think they'll with money? 102 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,700 16 really nice a lot. It is a lot, isn't it out of 10 103 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:46,900 verses in the New Testament? Why at one out of ten verses in 104 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:48,200 the New Testament deals with money? 105 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,500 But every out of all the verses in the New Testament, 10% deal 106 00:05:53,500 --> 00:05:57,000 with money. That's a high percentage Fired, 107 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,800 there's five hundred verses on prayer in the scriptures fewer 108 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:07,000 than 500 and on faith and over 2,000 or money. 15% of all that 109 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,900 Jesus talked about was about money more than Heaven and Hell 110 00:06:09,900 --> 00:06:13,500 combined and you believe it. So I rather think that it is my 111 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:18,300 duty as your pastor The talk about money, why? 112 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:20,000 Because it's an issue of the heart. 113 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:22,700 It's about discipleship. And I want to let you onto a 114 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:28,700 little secret. The reach vision. 115 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,900 Has a dual purpose. The reach Vision has a dual 116 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:37,600 purpose. It's extending our reach to 117 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,500 reach the lost and extending ourselves to grow in Christ. 118 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,100 You see reaches about extending our reach to reach the loss, but 119 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:50,400 it's also about extending ourselves, the growing Christ. 120 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:59,300 You see by God's grace. He puts in front of us 121 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:03,800 opportunities and escapades, where we extend his kingdom, but 122 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:08,400 we're in made, in the process. God grows us to be more like 123 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:12,000 him. And you see reach is as much 124 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:18,300 about A discipleship program. As it is about saving Souls. 125 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:22,000 Do you know that? This church, it we are called 126 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,500 not to be a Christian convert Factory. 127 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,900 We called to be a disciple making body of Christ. 128 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,000 And so when you say yes to being part of this church, you sign up 129 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,600 to becoming a disciple. And so the exciting thing is 130 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,800 that reach presents us with an opportunity, a program to be 131 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,100 discipled and to grow more like Christ. 132 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:49,900 And part of that has to be there for has to be there for and how 133 00:07:49,900 --> 00:07:53,800 we use our money and Steward our money in the context of that 134 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,300 discipleship program. Are you with me? 135 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,100 I want to do want to start talking about money. 136 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,300 I mean, this talk is going to have a lot of content, but I'm 137 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:05,300 not going to go too deep but go quite wide. 138 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:08,100 It's more of a teach than a preach. 139 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:11,400 There's a lot of things I want to talk teach on, and you might 140 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,500 want to take notes, you might want to re-watch it, but I want 141 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:17,800 this to be almost like a definitive Guide to Money and 142 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,200 we're going to look at things like the LIE of money. the truth 143 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:27,700 of given, How we can give? And the different types of 144 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:30,400 giving, okay? On look at the LIE of money, the 145 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,600 truth of given there's different types of how we can give and how 146 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,299 we, okay? So let's start by looking at 147 00:08:36,299 --> 00:08:40,400 Matthew 6, 1921 because I think you have to set the scene 148 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:43,700 correctly. When we talk about money, it's 149 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:46,300 going to be on the screen as well and if your home is going 150 00:08:46,300 --> 00:08:50,900 to be on your device and this is Jesus, talking, he's saying 151 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:52,400 this. Do not lay up for yourselves, 152 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,500 Treasures on Earth, where moth and rust destroy and where 153 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,200 thieves Thieves break in and steal. 154 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,300 But instead, lay up for yourselves, Treasures in Heaven. 155 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:07,500 Where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do 156 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:10,200 not break in and steal for where your treasure. 157 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,200 Is there. Your heart is also, but where 158 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,600 your treasure is there, your heart is also and, and what 159 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,600 treasure is Jesus talking about when he says, do not lay up for 160 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:26,500 yourselves, Treasures on Earth. Well, we can skip to verse 24 161 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:30,400 that gives us the answer Jesus says, no one can serve two 162 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,200 masters, either he will hate the one. 163 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,300 And love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise 164 00:09:38,300 --> 00:09:40,800 the other. Then he says this, you cannot 165 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:45,800 serve God and money. The Jesus is addressing a heart 166 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:50,500 attack issue here. He's saying, listen, your heart 167 00:09:50,500 --> 00:09:54,800 should not be divided between God and money because where your 168 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:59,100 treasure is, if your treasure is the money that you store up for 169 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:01,900 yourselves here on Earth, that is where your hearts going to 170 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:04,800 be. I always used to read that 171 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:05,800 thinking. We shouldn't it be the other way 172 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,600 around where your heart is. You're going to put your 173 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:09,700 treasure? No, no. 174 00:10:09,700 --> 00:10:12,800 It doesn't work like that. You see where you invest and 175 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:17,800 where you put your treasure where Your money is that is 176 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:22,400 where your heart inclines towards because you see, we have 177 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,900 to recognize the importance of our hearts throughout scripture. 178 00:10:26,100 --> 00:10:28,400 The heart is the center of our being. 179 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,400 It is our emotions. It is our reason, it is our will 180 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,100 is like the rudder of our life. It's the Jew North. 181 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:39,900 If you like of our life our hearts inclinations direct our 182 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:42,900 thought processes and our resulting decision. 183 00:10:43,500 --> 00:10:45,300 That is the important of our heart. 184 00:10:45,700 --> 00:10:48,400 I'm Proverbs 4:23, says this Above All Else. 185 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:53,100 Guard your heart, everything you do flows from it, you see in 186 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:58,500 this everything you do flows from your heart and where your 187 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:03,800 treasure is, you see there. Your heart is also And that's 188 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:09,900 why money is such a powerful subject that's why money is so 189 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:13,300 dangerous. Not money in itself, monies of 190 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:16,100 tall, but the love of money is the root of all evil. 191 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,600 Because you see the Love of Money would dictate where our 192 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:25,500 heart is, and where our heart is, will be eight where we go. 193 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:32,200 It says in Hosea 10 too. That their heart is divided. 194 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,300 Now, they shall be found 40. What does that mean? 195 00:11:34,300 --> 00:11:38,100 It means that we should not be living with a divided heart. 196 00:11:38,300 --> 00:11:41,000 We have not been created to have a divided art. 197 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,900 We've been created to have an undivided heart towards God and 198 00:11:46,900 --> 00:11:49,100 When sin came in he brought division. 199 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:54,500 Now we look to Holiness in the pursuit series and I said, the 200 00:11:54,500 --> 00:12:00,800 pursue Holiness is a total lie. Undivided devoted heart towards 201 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,200 thought. That's what Holiness is been set 202 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,900 apart for him without an undivided heart, you following 203 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:09,900 me? And so given that, if you are 204 00:12:09,900 --> 00:12:13,600 saying, yes, I want Jesus at the center and we sang it at, we, we 205 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,100 sang about Jesus earlier. Then, you have to, you have to 206 00:12:17,300 --> 00:12:20,700 address the issue of money in our lives, in order to ensure 207 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:25,500 that our heart is not divided. and the problem we have with 208 00:12:25,500 --> 00:12:30,700 money, And I include myself in this is that it the lies of 209 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:35,700 money are so subtle. And especially for us in this 210 00:12:35,700 --> 00:12:38,800 Western materialistic worldview that we live it. 211 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:43,200 You know, it is so subtle that we often times completely miss 212 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,400 it. So I want to start by giving you 213 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:50,000 The Tell-Tale signs of the love of money at this is the bit 214 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,500 where we start plunging into the cold pool because some of these 215 00:12:53,500 --> 00:12:57,400 might touch you a little bit. But this is not about 216 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,900 condemnation is not about guilt, it's about conviction which 217 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:04,100 leads to Freedom. He condemnation of the enemy 218 00:13:04,100 --> 00:13:07,100 would lead you into bondage conviction of the holy spirit 219 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:11,400 will lead you into Freedom, you see the difference and I've had 220 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,700 to pry continually have to process these four things in my 221 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:18,600 life because I recognize that the Trap and the danger. 222 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:21,000 So, with that being said, let's look at these four things. 223 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:24,200 Number one, the LIE of money money will bring you happiness, 224 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:30,000 and fulfill you. Now this is very subtle because 225 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,400 if I said, well, money bring you happiness. 226 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,300 You'll probably say to me. No, of course, it won't. 227 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,900 But the way we live our life wouldn't always suggest. 228 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:42,000 That now of course I am not going to stand here and say that 229 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,800 money. Doesn't take stresses away. 230 00:13:44,300 --> 00:13:48,600 It does, doesn't it? You know, the absence of money 231 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,400 brings us stress when we think about how an early going to pay 232 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,200 those bills, how am I going to buy that thing for my child who 233 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:59,400 really needs it? like, Money takes away those 234 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,200 stresses. But money doesn't give you 235 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,200 happiness. It is a difference. 236 00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:10,700 I mean the only happened to me yesterday, I'm so susceptible to 237 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:12,900 this. I was in the petrol for court. 238 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,600 And I hear this this Rumble of a V12 engine. 239 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:22,700 I could tell the dish with a V8 of B12 who can I don't know if 240 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:25,100 that's so I should admit, I don't know, but I look around 241 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:28,900 and there is a yellow SUV Lamborghini of the newer 242 00:14:28,900 --> 00:14:31,400 Lamborghinis with a private play on it. 243 00:14:31,700 --> 00:14:33,300 And a guy, that'll really happy in the car. 244 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,400 Once again, I had Daniel by my side in the card. 245 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,900 If you're wondering what this story goes, have to look at the 246 00:14:40,900 --> 00:14:44,000 talks were a few weeks ago and there was a, there was a, there 247 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,600 was a moment I said, man, I wish I had to get a number giving 248 00:14:47,300 --> 00:14:50,500 because I would feel so good if that's all. 249 00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:52,000 This is your senior pastor speaking. 250 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,400 So I'm the I'm not devoid of any of these things. 251 00:14:55,900 --> 00:15:01,200 I remember, you know, I I had, I mean, some of, you know, our 252 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,400 story I was in business for a long time. 253 00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:06,500 No, we've had nothing. We've had lots with that 254 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:08,600 everything in between. I remember when I was about to 255 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,900 sell my last cup company and I thought I'm gonna buy an Aston 256 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:14,000 Martin. I was blessed that I had the 257 00:15:14,008 --> 00:15:17,000 resources to be able to do that. So I went to the Aston Martin 258 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:22,500 showroom in. Well, it's not there and I said 259 00:15:22,500 --> 00:15:26,200 I would like to test drive the Aston Martin Vanquish on a 260 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,200 50,000 pound. Thought why not? 261 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,500 I know shocking isn't it? But I thought well, I should I 262 00:15:32,508 --> 00:15:33,800 deserve. I worked hard. 263 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:37,600 You know, why not? So I get in the car and I'm 264 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,400 driving this Aston Martin and I won't lie to you as beautiful 265 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,200 machine. Very good Edge, big. 266 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,100 Well naturally aspirated, which is nice. 267 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,300 Oh, you pet your heads? I know you appreciate some this. 268 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:52,700 All those are not speak to me after as I'll explain. 269 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,300 And I remember going, you know, where have filled the Galleria 270 00:15:57,300 --> 00:16:01,000 is and you've got the, you got the, you know where I'm going 271 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,500 with this and the guys, like just drop the windows, got the 272 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:09,900 windows lower it, I was loving it, but this is making me really 273 00:16:09,900 --> 00:16:14,000 happy and then had to pull into well in Garden City, and I don't 274 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,200 know why, but I decided we the route we took. 275 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,800 We had to drive around near John Lewis and this other and I 276 00:16:19,808 --> 00:16:21,500 certainly had the looks not for me. 277 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:27,100 Of course, the card, tell myself, This is not in my notes 278 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:28,700 to shock. This is the danger when you got 279 00:16:28,700 --> 00:16:30,200 off your nose. But the point I'm trying to make 280 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:35,100 here is I offer I decided not to go with the acronym, it was. 281 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,600 And listen, I just want to say if you're watching or you own an 282 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,400 Aston Martin, I'd enjoy it. You know? 283 00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:44,100 I'm not suggesting, it's a bad thing to buy one. 284 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,300 If God says it's okay, then you give the green light then. 285 00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:48,700 Enjoy their generally. I'm not, I'm not being flippant, 286 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,700 you know, I'm not being flippant about it but equally God did not 287 00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:54,600 give me the green light. It wasn't going to be right for 288 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,400 me. There are times when I look at 289 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,400 lasting Martin, the goes by, and I think I should have bought 290 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,400 that Aston Martin when I had the chance, the that chance is gone. 291 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:09,800 The point I'm trying to make, is it affect us? 292 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,500 We look at our neighbor. We look at the people out there. 293 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:16,800 We look at the stings. We think if only I could have 294 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:23,000 that are we if only I had that are my life will be fulfilled. 295 00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:28,800 But it's the LIE of money. Holy spirit, would you help us 296 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,700 have the eyes to see that lie and to hear that lie? 297 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,500 You know, he says in the in scriptures that the devil is he 298 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:39,200 is the father of Lies. I know, I know, I know 299 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,100 millionaires who have so much on their Never Satisfied. 300 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,300 I was speaking to someone couple years ago and said, I've got a 301 00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:50,000 friend who sold his company. You bought one car that he had 302 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,100 to buy another car and they brought up then he bought an 303 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:58,200 error code. And seriously he just I have 304 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,600 people who are friends, who are not millionaires. 305 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:05,100 And but the point I'm trying to make, he said this guy is Never 306 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:08,500 Satisfied. He is chasing and he's chasing 307 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,000 and you see the LIE of money is that it would satisfy you and be 308 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,800 happy get one number to the other line of money. 309 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,600 Money will give you status and identity. 310 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,200 If only, I looked like that with those clothes that are for 311 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:27,800 Success, if someone sees me drive up in a nice car, then 312 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,800 they'll know, I've made it if someone walks into my lovely 313 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,300 home then they'll feel like I've got it sorted. 314 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,800 You think the LIE of money is that our status will come from 315 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,600 that when of course we know the opposite is true. 316 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:47,300 Our status our identity comes from Christ that we are a child 317 00:18:47,300 --> 00:18:49,700 of the Living. God that we are a co-heir with 318 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:51,600 Christ that were part of a peculiar people. 319 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:55,300 Yes you are the we're ambassadors that we are a royal 320 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,400 priesthood. That's where your identity comes 321 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,100 from. It doesn't matter how much money 322 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:01,300 you have, that identity will never change. 323 00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:04,900 And yet, the LIE of money is that money will give you the 324 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:06,700 space. Is that you so desperately? 325 00:19:06,700 --> 00:19:10,800 Think you need but you will find it, wanting, you will find it 326 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,300 one. That's number two, the LIE of 327 00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:15,200 money who will give you States identity. 328 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,900 Number three. This is a, this is just such a 329 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:20,700 subtle one, just a little bit, more money will be enough. 330 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,200 It's heard of John Deere Echo, Rockefeller. 331 00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:30,600 Yeah. I mean, 19th century, all Baron 332 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:38,400 and philanthropist if you if you if you looked at his wealth now 333 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,800 and take into account inflation, all that kind of stuff, he would 334 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,700 be worth three hundred and sixty billion dollars. 335 00:19:46,100 --> 00:19:51,700 I mean, at the mosque is only $165, sorry, Island Musk But do 336 00:19:51,708 --> 00:19:55,000 you know what John D Rockefeller said when someone asked him, how 337 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,200 much is enough money? You know, he said if the little 338 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:03,300 bit more A little bit more. And you see the problem with 339 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:06,100 money is when you think you just need a little bit more, let me 340 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,000 tell you. That is a sign that you're 341 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,400 trapped, you're in bondage. Listen, we got to understand. 342 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,000 There's some Kingdom principles that we need to understand here, 343 00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:18,300 whatever you worship. You'll be in bondage to unless 344 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:21,600 it's Jesus, understand, whatever you worship. 345 00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:24,400 Other than God, you will be put in bondage. 346 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,700 Sookie from worship. If money is your god, in other 347 00:20:30,700 --> 00:20:33,700 words, if it takes the center of your life and your thought 348 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:38,300 process and you put your trust in it, then it's not going to 349 00:20:38,308 --> 00:20:40,900 give you Freedom, it will put you in bondage and one of these 350 00:20:41,900 --> 00:20:44,600 one of these areas is the lie that you need. 351 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:49,800 Money is a wonderful tool, but it is a terrible Tyrant money is 352 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,700 a tyrant. Number four. 353 00:20:52,700 --> 00:20:53,800 How you doing? Okay. 354 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,700 Are we signed to acclimatize the cold water yet? 355 00:20:56,900 --> 00:20:59,400 No, not yet. Still shivering money. 356 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,400 Is number four, number lie, number line. 0 number four. 357 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:05,900 Bye. I blame the fact. 358 00:21:05,900 --> 00:21:07,600 I've only had one cup of coffee today. 359 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:13,000 I normally by this point of every is that you know money is 360 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,700 more trustworthy than God that's line on. 361 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:18,700 Before the LIE of money is that our security comes from our 362 00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:21,200 wealth. Now this is a big trap for me. 363 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:26,800 My bank balance, change my mood like that. 364 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:33,100 Nobody else. You know, I mean, if my bank 365 00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:35,500 balance looks healthy, the world is, alright with me? 366 00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:41,900 if I can map out the next 10 years, a 10 months, maybe 10 367 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:46,700 weeks and days, then I'm okay, but if my bank balance doesn't 368 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:53,900 reflect, What I perceived to be secure then he throws me for a 369 00:21:53,900 --> 00:21:56,800 loop and all of a sudden the scriptures and the truth that I 370 00:21:56,808 --> 00:21:59,600 know that Jesus is my provider seemed to fall out the window, 371 00:22:00,500 --> 00:22:02,300 anybody else experience at then end up. 372 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,700 You see, when you look to money to bring you security right on, 373 00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:09,500 this is the another spiritual Dynamic. 374 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,800 When you look to money to bring you security, what actually 375 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,800 happens is it will give you fear and anxiety. 376 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:20,200 If you want to know whether or not you are, you are looking at 377 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,800 money for your security and ask yourself the question. 378 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,400 I might full of fear and anxiety about money, if you are, then 379 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,900 you are. And I know that because that's a 380 00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:30,900 walk. I have to go through 381 00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:32,500 continually. And by the way, it's not like, 382 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,300 all of a sudden, you understand, these lies. 383 00:22:34,300 --> 00:22:36,100 And you think right? My life is sorted. 384 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:42,800 That's buddy. Look at this, a caffeine. 385 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:48,000 Here we thank you, buddy. Man, you are storing for 386 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,600 yourselves up. Treasures in Heaven brother. 387 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,400 Yeah, yeah, yeah. He made it public. 388 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:04,200 No, hahaha. Thank you buddy, okay. 389 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,700 It's not like you're going to some of these out overnight and 390 00:23:06,700 --> 00:23:09,500 you'll be free of them. We have to continually work at, 391 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:11,600 okay? They're the four things, I 392 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,800 desire helpful, right? And the Lord's, Iraq and the 393 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,500 Lord, the holy Island have been prophetic to know this, but in a 394 00:23:17,508 --> 00:23:21,200 room of this size, the Lord has already spoken to a few of you 395 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,200 about where you land on me and that my prayer for you is and 396 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,700 will have opportunity end of the service, do some business with 397 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:28,400 God. Okay, so let's let's look at 398 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,900 Paradox that not parallel. We put the reverse side of this, 399 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:36,200 which is the for truth of given. For True, is our given number 400 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,200 one, it positions us for his Blessing. 401 00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:43,300 Now, you know there are scriptures in the Bible that you 402 00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:47,900 look at and as plain as day and I want to reference a couple but 403 00:23:47,900 --> 00:23:50,600 I want to do so sensitively and you'll see why in a moment. 404 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:55,200 Let's look at proverbs 3:9-10. Wow, is that the time? 405 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,700 Amazing. Right, going to change the 406 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:01,400 schedule for the next couple of weeks. 407 00:24:02,700 --> 00:24:05,200 This is money, part 1, money part 2 next week. 408 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,300 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your 409 00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:13,400 crops, then your barns will be filled to overflowing and your 410 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:18,100 Vats will brim brim over with you. 2 Corinthians 9:6. 411 00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:21,900 The point is this whoever sows sparingly will also reap 412 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:25,700 sparingly and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bound 413 00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:28,200 to. Now, why do I want to be 414 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,800 sensitive about this? Because there are many parts of 415 00:24:31,808 --> 00:24:36,600 the church who have taken this and turned it into a formula. 416 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:43,300 They've taken a Godly principle and turned it into a worldly 417 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:46,200 formula to gain more money. We've all heard those Prosperity 418 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,200 preachers that if you sell one bound will get 10 pounds back 419 00:24:49,700 --> 00:24:52,000 and you know, we might still be alive, but I know that many 420 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,600 people have been caught in that trap. 421 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:59,900 This this principle I'm talking about is not about a formula as 422 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:02,200 if God is some kind of calculator. 423 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,500 This is about demonstrating the heart of God that He is wanting 424 00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:08,100 to. Les each one of us. 425 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:13,300 In response to us, given him an undivided heart. 426 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:17,000 Are you serious? Now, I know many testimonies 427 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:20,300 where people have sown financially in something, and 428 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:21,700 they have been blessed in that area. 429 00:25:21,700 --> 00:25:23,300 And I'm not saying God doesn't do that. 430 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,000 What I'm saying is the danger is, is that we can turn it into 431 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,200 some kind of expectancy from the Lord. 432 00:25:29,300 --> 00:25:33,200 As a I gave you 10 pounds, Lord, I expect 1,000 lb bag. 433 00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:38,300 This is the danger. Now the problem with the 434 00:25:38,300 --> 00:25:43,400 churches in response to this warped message this Prosperity 435 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,800 Gospel is that the chose doesn't want to talk about this 436 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:50,100 component at all. Lest someone gets offended but 437 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:53,200 the problem is you can't do that because it's in the scriptures 438 00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:58,200 and I want to make it plain that when we pour Alpha God in all of 439 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,600 our areas, he will is no debtor to no man. 440 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:05,300 He will pull back it. Do you understand that? 441 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:11,600 And it's about our hearts. Matthew 6:33, says seek first, 442 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:16,100 the kingdom of God, and his righteousness and what all those 443 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,100 things that you need will be given unto you. 444 00:26:20,900 --> 00:26:23,000 But yet we don't understand the difference between need and 445 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:27,900 want, do we mean that's the problem and up there, you know, 446 00:26:27,900 --> 00:26:31,100 and Frank said this famously, no one has ever become poor by 447 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:36,600 giving. Being generous yield more to us 448 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,700 than we could ever imagine. And you see the enemy would stop 449 00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:45,500 you even by doing this? Now, try and receive when you've 450 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:50,600 got closed hair. Will you be able to receive from 451 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:56,200 hands like this, though? What happens when you give 452 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,300 freely? As you can refer, Ali, ra sing. 453 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,800 I'm that are Serb and up. All joking aside, we are going 454 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,600 to extend this to look out for next week. 455 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:13,900 Please come next week. Because I haven't got to the 456 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:16,300 punchline yet and it's rather good. 457 00:27:17,900 --> 00:27:22,900 But actually by by God's foreknowledge, he knew that will 458 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:25,300 do this every two weeks. I think, I think if I'm honest 459 00:27:25,500 --> 00:27:27,600 I'm joking aside. This is a really important 460 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,100 subject and actually no I was trained as a when I was in 461 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:34,000 corporate land. As a public spokesperson, I got 462 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,900 trained on how to deal with me doing this together and we got 463 00:27:36,900 --> 00:27:39,300 talk about the best time to drop news. 464 00:27:39,300 --> 00:27:41,500 You know. You can hide bad news and a 465 00:27:41,500 --> 00:27:45,200 particular new cycle or you need to wait for a certain cycle when 466 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,800 you want to put good news. And the reality is, is that, if 467 00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:52,200 this is not necessarily a good time to talk about money as it 468 00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:56,900 is, the preacher talking about money, has he seen inflation 469 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,500 hitting on here that the bank of England? 470 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,700 Just put the base rate up again and my mortgage is looking 471 00:28:00,700 --> 00:28:04,500 crazy. Now, humanly speaking, this is 472 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:06,400 the worst time for me to speak about money. 473 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,800 But I actually think this is the best time for us to be about 474 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,500 money because for many of us, we are caught up in fear and 475 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:18,600 anxiety about money. And the reason is, is because we 476 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:22,300 are worshipping money and God wants a status brief and, as I 477 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:25,100 said to you reaches about extending our reach to reach the 478 00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:28,500 lost, but it's also about extending ourselves to grow in 479 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:31,400 Christ. And I believe there's over next 480 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:32,800 couple of weeks this week. And next week, there's going to 481 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,300 be breakthrough as it relates to some of you guys with money. 482 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:39,100 I mean you can look at the brochure will look at it next 483 00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:42,700 week in more detail around what we're trying to raise and and 484 00:28:42,700 --> 00:28:45,800 why that's important and what that enables us to do. 485 00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:49,500 But let's put all that aside of the moment and say this God is 486 00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:52,900 seeking us and meet included, begin our houses in order. 487 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:57,600 You could often tell someone's priority by looking at that 488 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:06,100 Banks though. and their diary, And so I'm grateful to God, 489 00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:09,400 that. Hello. 490 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:15,700 Good to see you, Fred? Why do worship faster? 491 00:29:15,700 --> 00:29:21,400 Whoo. Let's, let's down guys.