THE STEWARDED LIFE
Lay the Bricks
Matt Dennings - August 6th, 2023
Text: Psalm 127:1-2
It matters what we build our lives on. If the Lord is not the foundation of our efforts, Psalm 127:1-2 tells us it will all be in vain. Closing our sermon series on the Stewarded Life, Matt Dennings helps us consider God’s grace as this solid foundation as we determine which areas of our lives to focus on building.
Stewarding Finances
Nick Sweerin - July 30th, 2023
Text: Haggai 1
How we spend our money communicates what or who we love. In the book of Haggai, we see the people of God using their resources for their own comfort rather than Kingdom purpose. When it comes to our finances, how do we steward our resources for the Kingdom? Listen as Nick Sweerin teaches from Haggai 1 on following the Spirit’s leading as we make financial decisions for the glory of God.
Stewarding Vocation
Brandon Moore - July 23rd, 2023
Text: Genesis 1:28, 3:17-19
Where does our faith intersect with our workweek? When God created humanity, He gave us the work of cultivating the world for His glory and our flourishing. Yet, sin has distorted the gift of vocation and we often find ourselves frustrated, apathetic, or overly obsessed with our work. Listen as Brandon Moore teaches from Genesis 1:28 and 3:17-19 and explains how Jesus redeems and reorients our work.
Stewarding Education
Chris Kurtz - July 16th, 2023
Text: Proverbs 1:1-7
What is the role of education in our lives as Christians? While formal education may or may not be part of our journeys, we are all learners who have much to grow in understanding about God’s world. Drawing from Proverbs 1:1-7, Chris Kurtz teaches on our need for growth in wisdom in all spheres of our lives.
Stewarding Rest, Responsibility, and Recreation
Nick Sweerin - July 9th, 2023
Text: Pslam 23
We can revere the Lord through the ways we rest, work, and play. However, in a culture that reveres self, comfort, and success, we can become thrown out of balance in any of these categories. Listen as Nick Sweerin, Director of Worship and Pastor of Formation, preaches through Psalm 23 on how communion and delight with the Good Shepherd allow us to steward rest and recreation well.
Stewarding Family
Toby Neal - July 2nd, 2023
Text: Deuteronomy 6:1-15
With the gift of family comes the responsibility of stewardship. In Deuteronomy 6:1-15, God provides instructions to Israel that provide valuable insight for how we can set the spiritual temperatures in our own homes. Listen as Toby Neal, Care Team Pastor, helps us understand how to glorify God in our families by cultivating a reverent fear of the Lord and embracing an all-encompassing love for God.
Stewarding Parenting
Nick Sweerin - June 25th, 2023
Text: Psalm 78
Parenting in today's world can be challenging with so much conflicting advice on how to raise children well. As parents or spiritual mentors, it's easy to get overwhelmed and feel like we're not doing enough. However, biblical parenting begins with the compassion of God, our perfect Father, and not just another tip or technique. In this week's sermon, we were blessed to hear from Nick Sweerin, Director of Worship and Pastor of Formation, on principles from Psalm 78 on how to steward the gift of parenting.
Stewarding Marriage
Chris Kurtz - June 18th, 2023
Text: Ephesians 5
Marriage on earth is designed to be a tangible display of the Gospel. Listen as Pastor of Mobilization, Chris Kurtz, teaches from Ephesians 5 on the delight and depth we experience in Christ's pursuit of us and what this means for our marriages.
Stewarding Dating
Zach Everly - June 11th, 2023
Text: Genesis 24
The context and expectations for dating may constantly change in our modern day, but we can examine Scripture for timeless wisdom to help us navigate seasons of singleness, dating, engagement, and marriage. This week, we heard from Salt Director, Zach Everly, on principles from Genesis 24 on how we can steward our dating relationships to the glory of God.
Stewarding Sex
Matt Dennings - June 4th, 2023
Text: Genesis 2:18-25
As we see in Genesis 2:18-25, God has given us a beautiful design for sex in the context of a marriage between man and woman. From the beginning, this design was meant for our delight and His glory. However, we also recognize that we all come to the topic of sex from various places: joy, delight, frustration, difficulty, regret, pain, shame, or guilt. This week, Matt Dennings discussed stewardship of this complex and beautiful gift as we continued our Stewarded Life series.
Stewarding Our Friendships
Chris Kurtz - May 28th, 2023
Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-4
As we consider the call to steward our lives for God, it becomes apparent that this task is too heavy to take on alone. We need friends in the church body to help us navigate the burdens of life and reorient us to God’s promises. This week, Chris Kurtz explained Jonathan and David’s deep friendship in 1 Samuel 18:1-4 and how it serves as an example of the depth of friendship we are called to.
Stewarding Our Body
Matt Dennings - May 21st, 2023
Text: 1 Timothy 4:8-10
How should we think about the physical bodies we live in? As we discover the truth about our bodies in Scripture, we discover God’s delight in His personal creation and desire for us to care for the bodies He has specifically appointed for each one of us. Matt Dennings preaches about the relationships we have with our physical bodies and how we are to live in light of 1 Timothy 4:8-10.
Stewarding Our Emotions
Matt Dennings - May 14th, 2023
Text: Psalm 42
In Psalm 42, we see the Psalmist speaking hope to his soul rather than letting his low emotional state guide him to misperceive reality. We, too, are called to use our emotions as a gauge to show us areas we need to submit to the Lord rather than submitting to or avoiding our emotions. Listen as Matt Dennings unpacks how to steward our emotions as patterned for us in Psalm 42.
Stewarding Our Soul
Matt Dennings - May 7th, 2023
Text: Psalm 27
God created us not merely as physical beings, but as spiritual beings as well. We are called to steward our spiritual lives to the glory of God. Matt Dennings continues The Stewarded Life series in Psalm 27 and explains what it looks like to tend to our souls.
Is Your Life Focused On What Matters Most?
Matt Dennings - April 30th, 2023
Text: Genesis 1:26-28
This summer, we will be looking at the different domains of life we are called to steward according to God’s design. Matt Dennings began our series, The Stewarded Life, with a sermon unpacking the purpose we were created for as outlined in Genesis 1:26-29 and how we can fulfill that purpose through active investment and an eternal perspective.