Comfort Zone – Part 2
September 15, 2024
Lead Pastor Paul Castelli
Comfort Zone
Part 2
Comfort Zone: a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress.
Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
1 Timothy 6:10 NIV
10 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.
Matthew 6:24 NIV
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
3 Ways to Honor God with money
1. God owns everything.
Psalm 24:1 NIV
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it
2. Money management is about discipleship.
Luke 16:10-12 NIV
10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
3. Money is a tangible way to worship God.
Proverbs 3:9 NIV
Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the first fruits of all your crops;
John 8:34-36 NIV
34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’
Next Steps
- I will accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
- I will trust God with my finances by _________________.
- I will plug in through a Growth Group, Discovery Class or Fight Night.
- I will memorize John 8:36.
John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’