This is the first in a three-part series on Stewardship. In this sermon, Tony Singh uses Luke 19 to show us that there is a fundamental relationship between the condition of someone's life and their attitude toward giving. He also gives examples in Mark 10, and Acts 2, 4, and 19 of people whose willingness to give up their goods and possessions reflected the change in their lives in response to Jesus. And he reminds us from Matthew 6:19 not to store up for ourselves "treasures on earth" but to store up "treasures in heaven."

Ed Dawson teaches that we are each God's temple, and that God cares about us and what we do with our temple. He shares from 1 Kings 8 and 9 that God puts his Name on his temple forever and that his eyes and heart will always be there. He holds up Jesus' concern for the Father's temple in John 2:12-22 as an example for us to follow. And he reminds us, using 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, that we were each bought at a price and therefore our temples belong to God, not ourselves.

This is the slide presentation that accompanied Dave Pocta's sermon, Zeal For Your House.
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Steve Saindon

Dave Pocta recaps his closing message from the Family Teen Ministry Conference about the need for zeal for our houses in raising children with a genuine heart to love and serve Jesus.

Ed Dawson

Jeff Balsom

Chris Zillman

James Becknell

James Becknell

We have the same call, but everyone has a unique perspective on that call.  Our Chicago vision is designed to be a shared framework within which each disciple can joyfully fulfill and live out God's call to worship and serve him alongside our brothers and sisters.  But to do that, we must listen, and after listening, we must act according to what we've heard.  Jeff delves into the story of Balaam, who was "allowed" to go do what he wanted--but only after rejecting what God had already made clear to him!  He also likens worries and wealth to a massive freight train in our lives that threatens to drown out the important things God is saying to us.

Tony Singh

This sermon is from the semi-congregational worship service held on January 20, 2008.

The Sh'ma (or Shema) is the most important prayer in Judaism, the beginning of the passage we know as Deuteronomy 6:4.  Curt goes back to the Shema as a key for parents to successfully pass on the heart of their faith to their children AND GRANDCHILDREN.  He exposes a face of the enemy--the popular Media--through sobering statistics and information, in order that parents may identify specific ways in which they can overcome the Enemy, retaining their rightful place as the primary influence in guiding their children's spiritual development.

James Becknell