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hal hester hal hester articles messages and information from the lead pastor of vinelife church saturday march 14 2020 from the vcc newsletter on 3 16 2020 coronavirus courage and christian mission from the earliest days of the church the church understood that life in christ was more than life here and now this liberated the church to be courageous in the face of death unlike any other religion in history the people of god were convinced that to live was christ but to die was gain this was not some haphazard caution to the wind it was no t a lack of respect for the precious gift of life but rather it came from the deeper conviction that eternal life was at stake not their own eternal life which was secured in jesus but the eternal life of those who were perishing around them the thought of others dying and facing a christless eternity drove them to be courageous confident that losing their life now so that others might live eternally was worth the risk one of the reasons that there are christian hospitals today was that the early church led the way in caring for people in times of plague disease disaster and uncertainty they were not afraid of dying from disease if that meant they might share the gospel with those who were dying there in a person s greatest hour of need countless christians gave their lives for the sake of the gospel likewise in times of famine christians were known not for hoarding to survive but saving for sharing until they had nothing left remember that when elijah was held up in the home of the widow that it was her willingness to share her last morsel with the prophet that ultimately saved her life and the life of her son god blessed them not for hoarding but for sharing even though they were not israelites the history of the church has been they loved not their lives even unto death so here we are in a crazy time of people hoarding running amuck in fear worried about the corona virus 19 covid19 the stores are already out of hand sanitizer and toilet paper it s not a stomach virus so why are we out of toilet paper my point is that panic has set in and the passing of misinformation is dangerous so let me be clear masks do not keep you from getting sick they keep you from passing your sickness it stops your germs when coughing and sneezing from spreading your infected droplets it does not filter out airborne viruses from reaching you if you put a mask on and you can still smell your dinner proof that it s not keeping things out only in the best solution for stopping the spread of viruses is still washing your hands 20 seconds and covering your mouth when you sneeze or cough with your elbow not your hand so then as much as i hate getting sick my real question is what should we do first we should pray pray for healing pray for the stop of the virus spreading and pray for all of this to stop second we should ask god what he is doing and join him in his work so that might mean we attend to those who are ill so that we can be the hands and feet of the gospel to those who are sick sometimes faith is spelled r i s k and the risk is real you might get sick and what if the threat actually becomes life and death what do we do then the answer is we do what we are continually doing even before the covid19 we die to ourselves do we close down services probably not people need comfort in times like that but you might need to refrain short term because of your health i urge you to be wise and to be innocent of evil do the right things get rest be kind don t hoard don t spread misinformation and be helpful to others and as you go make disciples of christ from among the lost whom you serve in their hour of need grace and peace hal posted by hal at 8 05 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels confidence discernment disease evangelism fear gossip justice gospel love people mercy mission prayer responsibility sacrifice the great commandment the great commission thursday march 12 2020 from the vcc newsletter on 3 9 2020 relating to money part 2 it is true that tithing is the first subject of shaping our relationship with money it is called the first fruit meaning that we begin there so before we do anything else we must glorify god by our tithe 10 which supports the local church and the pastoral staff but how else do we mature in our relationship with god through our money management believe it or not what we do with the remaining 90 is just as critical as what we do with our first 10 it is possible to tithe and still run our lives in a very materialistic way to avoid that we have to begin with the end in mind we must ask ourselves what does god want to accomplish through me it could be that god is asking you to support a missionary or to give to the poor it could be that you need to have emergency money lying around just for helping people as god shows you needs around you it might be to sponsor a child in another country there are any number of good works that one can participate in but the goal isn t good works as much as it is joining god in what he is doing you get to play on god s team your management of that 90 should always follow god s lead the same way your management of the 10 does this means you may need to adjust your lifestyle your wants etc but if we want to mature in our relationship with god we must join him in what he is doing we must be a steward of what god has given us we have to let god take control of 100 of our money you might be thinking this isn t possible but do not be fooled by the fallacy that one must meet a certain standard of living and from that base your finances around that standard let me say if you really are on a very tight budget it may be that you start with the tithe that is a great place to start then as your income grows or changes you can ask that same question what does god want to accomplish through me and you can follow his lead giving him authority over that 100 when you begin with the end in mind you will find great freedom in a world of materialism you can do it you can free yourself from the grip of materialism you can experience the power of god in your finances you can choose to serve only one master grace and peace hal posted by hal at 12 23 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels discernment discipleship faithfulness materialism matthew 6 34 money obedience stewardship success the voice of god tithing wednesday march 4 2020 from the vcc newsletter on 3 2 relating to money part1 one of the most uncomfortable topics for a pastor to talk about is the topic of money yet if a pastor is to be faithful to teaching the bible the truth is that jesus said more about our relationship with money than other topics in the bible money is like a spiritual thermometer for the health of our relationship with god most famously jesus told his disciples that no one can serve both god and mammon because no one can have two masters matthew 6 24 scripture goes on to say that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil while that verse is often misquoted to say that money itself is evil the real point is not the money but rather the attitude of the heart who or what do you love the challenge of jesus is not to live in poverty in fact many of the bible s heroes are persons of great wealth having been prospered by god and having reaped a blessing from sowing in righteousness the money itself is just a tool the relationship to the money simply tells us in whom we have placed our trust when we put our trust in something other than god it generally shows up in our finances we call this relationship with money stewardship in church circles when you say stewardship most people think of giving while giving is a part of stewardship it is really a small part 10 to be exact but what we do with the 90 is just as important as what we do with the 10 the tithe is considered the first fruit meaning the first thing then the 90 should also be spent in a way that pleases and honors the lord from this 90 we set aside savings for a rainy day we feed our family we put a roof over our heads we give gifts of love we help those in need we clothe ourselves and our loved ones and provide for the general welfare of our family including saving for the day when we can no longer provide for ourselves by working we actually teach a whole class on these budgeting skills called financial peace university in fact we will be offering the class again beginning friday april 24 at our community center the point is that how we handle our money either makes us a good and faithful steward or an unfaithful steward for this reason it is imperative that we manage our money well moreover our relationship with money tells us more about our spiritual health than any other outward indicator so if a stranger who knew nothing about you took a quick survey of your expenditures what would they conclude that you love most would it be entertainment would it be your family god food what would they conclude that you love most what evidence would there be that you are a spiritually mature person would there be evidence that you are a spiritual person these are important questions that we all need to answer if we are going to grow in our relationship with god next week i will talk more about how to make a plan to mature in our relationship to god and money grace and peace hal posted by hal at 4 49 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels discipleship materialism maturity money obedience stewardship tithing older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog blog archive 2020 10 march 3 from the vcc newsletter on 3 16 2020 coronavirus from the vcc newsletter on 3 9 2020 relating to m from the vcc newsletter on 3 2 relating to money february 4 january 3 2019 8 december 5 november 3 2018 28 december 3 november 4 october 5 september 12 august 4 2017 8 november 1 july 1 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