One of the fundamental claims about God in the Bible is that God is holy. That holiness should shape the church into God's image through the work of God's Holy Spirit. This message considers God's revelation to Isaiah as a way of proclaiming and being transformed by God's radical holiness.
Churches often refer to people within it as members. But sometimes church membership is not entirely different than having a health club membership, where people come, pay, and receive certain benefits and privileges. But this is not what God imagines for the church. Instead, the Bible envisions partners in a global mission. In this message, Bob makes the suggestion that we should refer to one another as partners in the Gospel rather than just members of the church.
The Bible describes God as being imparital. We are called to imitate God's impartiality in the way that we treat one another. Sometimes we are called to go beyond that so that we can serve those at a disadvantage, such as widows and orphans.
Jesus says we should be rich toward God. It's so easy to let everyone else (and even ourselves) make decisions about our money before we've given to God. In this messsage we consider what it means to be generous and how we can be rich toward God.
We are all visual learners and we are all visually stimulated. Jesus tells us to be careful of how we use our eyes, particularly as we view wealth and possessions. This message helps us consider how we can appreciate what we have without letting our eyes focus on what we lack.
Our scarcest resource: TIME. We all have the same amount. Each day has 1440 minutes. All of us get the same amount each day. But none of us know how much time we have left. We need to have a disciplined view of time, which considers how a disciple would use time. Our time is shaped by our purpose. Our purpose sets our priorities. Our priorities ensure that we are fully present in the moments that matter most.