esterday Pastor Gary talked about Three Steps to Fruitfulness:
1. Identify the thorns in your life;
2. Make a lifelong commitment to God's ways;
3. Make wise and firm decisions for righteousness.
The longevity aspect of fruitfulness is what struck me most. I most appreciated Pastor Gary's phrase: "God is committed to your future." Let a hopeless theology junkie talk theology for a moment. One recent idea for theology is to describe God as inhabiting the future, drawing the present into his future. God is committed to our futures because God is at work in the present--even when it seems like he is not. He is at work in the present to draw together his HUGE PLAN of SALVATION. Thanks, Pastor Gary, for reminding me of that!
Any other thoughts? What stood out for you? What did God bring to mind for you?
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Since I am currently involved in another Crown small group class, I can testify to God not wasting a sermon, newspaper article, or testimony and it's relevance. I felt that Pastor Gary's sermon related to money on all levels. Most dramatically was the part about preparing the soil. In our Crown group we studied Debt this week. The participants were required to make a list of their debts and calculate repayment plans. This is preparing the soil. God can move miraculously or just ordinarily in a situation, however unless we've prepared for His answer we may miss it, or he may not provide.
The 3 main points are action plans to getting your financial house in order -- getting rid of thorns (getting control of errant spending), making a lifelong commitment to God's ways (principles of handling money), and make wise and firm decisions for righteousness (put the principles into practice and they will become part of your decision-making regarding money).
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