For centuries people have asked the foundational question, “Does God really exist? And if He does, how can we know?” We’ll examine the four classical arguments for the existence of God and then some practical application on how to find Him yourself if you really want to seek Him out.
Does God really exist? While most Americans believe this, we may wonder or have moments of doubt in terms of practical experiences and reality. And is God really in control? If He is in control, then why is the world spinning off its axis and out of control? In the deepest parts of our soul we all ask these questions about God and how He works in the world. We’ll examine these three big questions and settle the confusion we all want answers to about God: Does He or doesn’t He?
Does God Really Exist? (02/19/12)
Did God Really Create Everything? (02/26/12)
Is God Really In Control? (03/04/12)
It seems logical that the only way to have a big fat piggy is to put money inside of it. But there is a supernatural principle of the piggy bank that God established for us—it’s the principle of breaking the piggy bank with generosity toward God.
As children, we all broke into our piggy banks to take money out of it to spend on silly needless items. As a result, we could never save any money and the piggy bank was never well fed. As adults, we need to understand that the lack of a budget and the debt that follows will harm our piggy banks. We’ll examine how a budget works to help you avoid debt so that you can protect your big fat piggy bank from being empty.
The two starting points for a big fat piggy include elevating your earning power and strategizing your savings plan. Both earning and saving allow you the money to work with to feed the piggy bank properly. We’ll examine some sound financial principles and practices for both earning and saving so that you can grow a big fat piggy bank for you and your family to operate with.
When we were kids, we all had a piggy bank. Our goal was to save up our allowances, our money from odd jobs, birthday and Christmas gift money, and any other sources of income we could find and put it into our piggy bank so that we could save it all up for something really nice. The problem? Within a few weeks (or days) we would consistently break into the piggy bank and spend money out of it for lots of smaller and less important items. So while we wanted to “feed the piggy” with money so that it would increase, we ultimately “starved the piggy” instead by being undisciplined. Lots of people still need to learn the lesson of the piggy bank, and in this series, we’ll look at three important principles from Scripture to help you own a “big fat piggy”.
Feed the Piggy Properly (Earning And Saving) (01/29/12)
Protect the Piggy Carefully (Budget and Debt Avoidance) (02/5/12)
Break the Piggy Generously (02/12/12)
Have you ever noticed that the smallest bit of light can drive out the darkness? The same concept is true with discouragement. The smallest bit of encouragement can lift someone up and drive out the discouragement in their lives. So, will you choose to accept things the way they are, or flip the tables on discouragement and choose to become an encourager? In this message we will look at the tools you will need to become a contagious encourager.
