Intersections

  Continuing our series this month on “Making Change” and where our stewardship and financial health coexist, we will be talking about how STRESS IS BAD. This again is a no-brainer, like our other topics in this series - Less Is More, Giving is Good, and Tomorrow Matters.  This morning, we will be talking about debt. I'm sure there are few things many people want their pastor to talk about more. Maybe if I had a series on sex, that would bring less interest, but here we are, talking about the taboo of debt.  You know, I haven’t met anyone who’s said, “I just got a new credit card, and now that I’ve maxed it out, my marriage has gotten so much better.” Or, “My marriage has gotten so good because I have a huge mortgage. Now that interest rates have gone up, it’s made date nights more thrilling!”; or even “Every night, I thank God for my debt. I used to be debt free but now I’m over my head and it’s amazing!”  As Christians though, we love to give. We want to help peopl...

We are getting into this new series - Making Change - at a time when people are thinking about   not only our church budget, but looking ahead to the next year of our personal budgets. But you know, this series may be the easiest or the hardest to impact your life! You might say… yeah Pastor Dan - I’ve got this down… and then start zoning out and wondering what’s for lunch or your fantasy football team or something. Hopefully I’ll keep it engaging for ya’ll too. But on the other end, I hope that this series of Making Change will hit you so that it inspires you to take the next step in your financial journey.   Now, these lessons seem simple on their surface - Less is More, Stress Is Bad, Giving is Good, and Tomorrow Matters - but taking what we will be discussing and implementing it is where the message may get jumbled.  We start this morning with the message of Less is More. Now - as much of a paradox as this seems, it’s been a proverb that has been around for centur...