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"Serving with Our Treasure"

Stewardship of Our Treasure; Using Our Money for God's Glory - Matthew 6:19-24, Pastor Jamie Strickland

Jesus is Our Treasure. Matthew 6: 19-21. December 29, 2024. Kris Kyle.

God's Faithfulness, Our Treasure. Luke 2: 22-38. January 5, 2025. Jake Clausen.

God's Word, Our Treasure. Psalm 119. September 8, 2024. Chad Reeves.

Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Don Bosco Gerak in Labuan Bajo, Diocese of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Jeremiah 15: 10.16-21; Rs psalm 59: 2-3.4-5a.10-11.17-18; Matius 13: 44-46 OUR TREASURE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD   Our meditation today has the theme: Our Treasure is the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God became a subject of discussion and was taught as widely as possible only when Jesus Christ taught the people of His time. Before Jesus came to the world, the inhabitants of the world and especially God's people from the chosen nation had kingdoms that took care of the politics and social affairs of this world. They dealt with power and the supression of the rights of human life to submit to human power in this world.   In total contrast to all of that, the Kingdom of God brought by the Lord Jesus Christ does not deal with the powers of this world. The main task of the Kingdom of God is to bring all believers into the Kingdom of Heaven, where they are all citizens of the kingdom with the glorious Christ as king. When he was in front of the political authorities, especially when he was about to face the death penalty, the Lord Jesus said to Pilate who was questioning him, that His Kingdom is not of this world, but of heaven.   Jesus' confession truly confirms what He always taught the public at that time, that He wanted to renew the custom of life and the wrong way of believing according to God's will. He really wanted to show that His presence and all His actions and teachings were the real manifestation of the Kingdom of God. Many of His listeners did not understand, so they rejected Him. Only a few understood and accepted Him, and they became members of the Early Church.   The Lord Jesus Christ and all His actions to lead and serve us are the Kingdom of God itself. A grandfather at a local mission station understood this very well, so he wanted to create an atmosphere at home that truly presents God as the center of life in the house. In that house there are only grandpa and grandma. Children and grandchildren live in their own houses. Grandmother just watched what her husband was doing.   Grandpa turned to face the wall all family photos, wedding photos, graduation photos of children and grandchildren, as well as pictures stuck on the wall. The back of the photos and pictures, which were plain blank pages, were pasted with the faces of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Angels and the saints. Seeing all that, the grandma asked him: “What do you mean by doing all that? Why are the photos and pictures, our images, are hidden?”   Grandpa smiled and replied: “We should be hidden and even disappear, so that what is visible should be our Lord Jesus Christ,” said Grandpa, repeating the words of John the Baptist about Jesus Christ. Grandpa actually wanted to present the real Kingdom of God. The Kingdom God is our true treasure. Let the Kingdom of God enlighten, guide and govern our lives.   Let us pray. In the name of the Father ... O Almighty God, let Your Kingdom come and make us His faithful servants in carrying out all Your will. Our Father who art in heaven... In the name of the Father...

This hymn is the result of a blind man coming to grips with the most important focus we can have in our lives...lifting up Christ and making Him truly preeminent in our lives. Tune in to be challenged to lift God up in your own life! Make Him the one and only priority!Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.comSubscribe on Your Preferred PlatformSupport OpportunitiesMore Faith-Building ResourcesTimestamps[00:00] - Historical Context[01:15] - v1: Christ is Supreme Lord[02:34] - v2: Christ is Wisdom & Truth[04:19] - v3: Christ is Our Protector[05:47] - v4: Christ is Our Treasure[09:32] - v5: Christ is the Source of Light and Love[10:59] - v6: Christ is Our Victory[12:56] - Will you receive these things in Christ?[14:07] - Call to Action: Make Christ Your EverythingOriginal English Translation of Be Thou My VisionBe thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Naught is all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought by day and by night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true Word; I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord. Thou my great Father, and I thy dear son; Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.Be thou my battleshield, sword for the fight, Be thou my dignity, thou my delight. Thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tow'r; Raise thou me heav'nward, O pow'r of my pow'r.Riches I heed not or man's empty praise, Thou mine inheritance now and always. Thou, and thou only, first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.King of the heavens, O grant me for dole, Thy love in my heart, thy light in my soul. Thy light from my soul, thy loves from my heart, King of the heavens, may they ne'er depart.High King of heaven, my victory won, May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, O ruler of all.Scripture ReferencesColossians 1:7-18 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the...

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Mom doesn't understand how a man feels. But we feel like revisiting the world map concept, observing the global hum, cranking off, reading the signs of an obvious dungeon, getting high off of explosions, dumpster diving, loading a bar with fuckheads, assigning virtue to Purple Hunchman, understanding King to be a farce, chatting up Pink Bug, extracting the fish detector, engaging in work-related familial conflict, thinking of expensive books, and spawning an Allen ghost head. I'm always telling the kids in the city: if you're a man, become a man like me. 00:00 Explaining Suikoden To Normal People Tease | 03:17 Intro | 05:03 World Map | 07:16 City Sector 26 | 17:14 Iron Man Bar | 24:57 Our Treasure | 26:29 Sector 27 | 32:45 King's Hideout | 39:17 Lavare | 43:54 Rooftops | 50:48 Fish Detection | 51:43 Real Net | 57:51 Outro Get more Retrograde Amnesia: Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/retroam. Join the community and get early access, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, miniseries, and access to the RealNet.  Twitter: @retroamnesiapod Cohost: cohost.org/retroam E-Mail: podcast@retrogradeamnesia.com Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

2 Corinthians 4:1-18 "Our Treasure", Sunday January 22nd, 2023, Calvary Chapel Lowcountry, cclowcountry.org, https://youtu.be/lIt3lOnZPes

2 Corinthians 4:1-18 "Our Treasure", Sunday January 22nd, 2023, Calvary Chapel Lowcountry, cclowcountry.org, https://youtu.be/lIt3lOnZPes

The Kingdom and Our Treasure

Date: 15.05.2022 Pastor Andrew Carnell continues our church-wide series "James: faith in action" with "Where's Our Treasure?" Is something eating at you? Sometimes we think we need to really know, but do we? We are in a wealthy country; this message is for us. What does God want? It's not money. Do you struggle with greed? Can you admit it? Where is your treasure? What is the world telling you? What is more important? Perspectives change. What have you been given? Can you give? Passages: James 5: 1-6, Prov 23: 4-5, 1Tim 6: 9-10, Luke 12: 15 Click here to share your Frontline or copy https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPrcPZGaiBKxf9yGE_F5JXNEfyRIJFOJahauuqOHtoVe05uQ/viewform Please send prayer requests to prayer@bridgeman.org.au or on our website: https://www.bridgeman.org.au/prayer/ To contact Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please email hello@bridgeman.org.au If you would like to give at Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please go to https://www.bridgeman.org.au/giving/

Date: 15.05.2022 Pastor Travis Grainger continues our church-wide series "James: faith in action" with "Where's Our Treasure?" What is James' purpose with his book? What does God want? There is no holding back here. He wants to convict us. He wants us to not waste and to not exploit. Who are the poor? What does wealth bring? What can we do? What is God's concern? Do not forget who you are. We share communion at the end of the message. Passages: James 5: 1-6, Matt 5: 3, Matt 19: 24, 1Tim 6: 17, 10, Matt 16: 24 Click here to share your Frontline or copy https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPrcPZGaiBKxf9yGE_F5JXNEfyRIJFOJahauuqOHtoVe05uQ/viewform Please send prayer requests to prayer@bridgeman.org.au or on our website: https://www.bridgeman.org.au/prayer/ To contact Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please email hello@bridgeman.org.au If you would like to give at Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please go to https://www.bridgeman.org.au/giving/

Our Treasure in Response (Video)

One of the reasons that we love Christmas is its paradoxes. At Christmas in particular, we see realities come together that our human instincts do not expect to be together, and then we see, with surprise and delight, that they do indeed fit together, contrary to our assumptions — and it makes us happy. The paradoxes of Christmas expose our false and weak and small expectations. They remind us that we did not design this world. We do not run this world. And we did not design God's rescue of us. And we cannot save ourselves, but God can, and does, in the Word made flesh. Some of our most beloved Christmas songs capture the great paradox of the high and holy God becoming human in a lowly baby born in Bethlehem: 
> Word of the Father now in flesh appearing (“O Come, All Ye Faithful”) Hail, Hail the Word made flesh (“What Child Is This?”) Veiled in flesh the Godhead see Hail the incarnate Deity Pleased as man with men to dwell Jesus, our Emmanuel (“Hark”)
 And of course, the hymnwriters didn't make it up but found the beautiful paradox in Scripture: In the words of the angel in Luke 2:11: “unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” In the words of the apostle Paul in Colossians 2:9: “in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.” I love this great paradox of Christmas, that God became man, and its countless accompanying paradoxes, as in the words of the great Augustine, who said, Man's maker was made man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother's breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witnesses, the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation be suspended on wood; that Strength might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; that Life might die. As the late J.I. Packer wrote, The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the Incarnation. ##Lord, Savior, Treasure Two weeks ago, to begin this Advent series, we considered “Jesus, Our Lord.” Jesus is fully God. He is the towering, all-knowing, all-wise, all-powerful God of Isaiah 45. As God, he formed and made all things, and every knee will bow, and every tongue confess, that Jesus is Yahweh — the sacred name of God revealed in Exodus. Jesus is creator, sustainer, supreme Lord of heaven and earth, almighty in power, infinite in majesty, our Lord and our God. Then last Sunday, we turned to “Jesus, Our Savior.” Without ceasing to be God, Jesus took our full humanity, flesh and blood, human body and reasoning soul, with human mind and emotions and will, and with all our lowliness and ordinariness. Jesus had a normal name: Yeshua. Joshua. In the incarnation, he added to his eternal divine person a full and complete human nature, and came among us, as one of us, to save us. Now, this morning, we consider “Jesus, Our Treasure,” and to do so, we will linger in the great Christmas paradox of Revelation 5. But before we do, let's not miss the Advent-like moment in Revelation 5, before we see the great paradox. ##Season of Waiting Kids, what kind of season is Advent? (Advent is a season of waiting.) Where are we waiting? (In a land of deep darkness.) What are we waiting for? (For the Light to shine on us.) Advent is a season of waiting, of anticipating, of aching, of longing, of minor keys (like “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”). In verse 1, the apostle John looks and sees — in the hand of God, the one seated on heaven's throne — “a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.” These are the purposes of God to be unfolded in history, the judgments against his enemies and salvation for his people in Revelation 6–22. Some speculate that this might be the scroll in Daniel 12:4, where God said, “shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end.” John wants to know what it is that God has to say, and he hears “a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break it seals?'” At this point, it can be tempting to run right through verses 3 and 4, and not feel the weight of this moment in heaven. This what we do during Advent: we feel the weight of waiting. Instead of racing ahead to Christmas, we prepare our hearts by pausing to feel some of the longing and ache of what God's people felt for centuries as they waited for the promised Messiah. Advent helps us see and enjoy Jesus as the supreme Treasure he is. So the angel asks, Who is worthy to open the book? And verse 3 says, “no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.” No one in heaven. None of the four great creatures around the throne in chapter 4. None of the elders in heaven who lead in worship. None of the angels, in all the heavenly host. Not Gabriel. Not Michael. And not even the one sitting on the throne opens the scroll. Not the Father. Not the Spirit. So heaven waits. How long did they wait? And if no one in heaven, then of course, no one on the earth or under the earth. Kings of earth, beware. None is worthy to open God's scroll. Mere humans like us are not worthy to open the scroll. Satan, be warned, demons, beware, with whatever power you wield for now, you are not able to open the scroll. And so heaven waits. “No one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.” John begins to weep. And not just weep, but loudly. Perhaps he even wonders, What about Jesus? Verse 4: “I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.” John doesn't tell us how long he wept, but it must not have been long. He says, “He began to weep.” Mercifully, the announcement soon came. Then in verse 5 — I love this moment — one of the elders of heaven, one of the leaders in heavenly worship, turns to John and says, “Weep no more; behold” — do you know what a Christmas word “behold” is? “behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus” (Luke 1:31) “behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem” (Matt 2:1) “behold, the star . . . came to rest over the place where the child was” (Matt 2:9) “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10) “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many” (Luke 2:34) And here, in Revelation 5, the elder says, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” So, now through the lens of verses 5–6, let's look together now at three aspects of the Advent longing fulfilled in “Jesus, Our Treasure.”
 ##1. We long for majesty and might. We long to see and admire and benefit from greatness. And the elder says in verse 5, “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered.” “Lion of Judah” signifies that this is the long-promised king of Israel, the Messiah. In Genesis 49, as the patriarch Jacob neared death, he prophesied over each of his twelve sons, and said to Judah that his tribe would be heir to the throne and produce the kings of the nation: Judah, your brothers shall praise you . . . . Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion . . . . The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. (Genesis 49:8–10) Like a lion, Judah's offspring will rule. Lionlike he will be king, with majesty and might. (And just so we don't get the wrong impression of this rule, Judah received this honor not because of raw strength but self-sacrifice. He stepped forward to be the pledge of safety to redeem Benjamin from prison.). “Root of David” is much the same, prophesied centuries later, in Isaiah 11:1, which we often read during Advent: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse [David's father], and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.” So, Jesus is first shown to be majestic and mighty. He is king, ruler, judge. He is sovereign, and fulfills our longings for greatness, for a ruler strong and mighty, to impress us and win our trust and protect us and provide for us and give us life. But we not only long for a great human king. We long for God himself. And as we saw two weeks ago, the Lion of Judah is not just Messiah, a human king. He is God himself. Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) famously spoke of an “infinite abyss” in each of us we try to fill it with all the wonders and the worst this world has to offer. But that ache in us, that restlessness, that infinite abyss in us, can only be filled by the infinite God himself. As Augustine famously said, God made us for himself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in him. Have you found your soul's rest in God, in his eternal, divine excellencies? Are you still searching? Or have you found the place, the Person, in which your soul, in all the ups and downs of life, will be satisfied forever? Or did you learn it in the past but you now desperately need to come back to it? Behold the Lion of Judah. God wired your soul for him. Hard as you may try, you will not be truly, deeply, enduringly happy without him. We long for majesty and might, and Jesus is the Lion. ##2. We long for meekness and nearness. Look at verse 6. Having just heard the announcement in verse 5 about the worthiness of the Lion, John turns, and what does he see? . . . between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain . . . In verse 5, the elder said Lion, but in verse 6, John sees Lamb. And this is no disappointment. This is not a loss. This is gain. This is an addition. Jesus is the Lion of Judah, and no less, but he is also the slain Lamb. The Lion became Lamb, and gave himself to slaughter, that he might rescue his people. His lamb-ness doesn't take away from his lion-ness; it adds to it. Jesus is not only majestic and mighty. He is meek and near, lowly, among us, as one of us. We not only want to see greatness from afar; we want to know greatness personally. We not only want a hero to admire. We want a brother to be at our side, a companion, a friend. And Jesus, as Lamb, is Emmanuel, God with us. With us to be one of us. With us to sacrifice himself for us. With us to shed his own blood that we might be forgiven. With us to befriend us. God designed our souls not only for his greatness, but also his nearness, and his meekness. You might ask, If Jesus is already God, and has been from eternity, what does his humanity have to add to his being our treasure? His divine excellencies are infinite. Yet we are human, and his becoming human exposes to our view glories we otherwise would not see. This is why we love Christmas and its paradoxes. The paradoxes don't take away from his glory; they add to it. In 1734, Jonathan Edwards preached a famous sermon on “The Excellency of Christ.” In it, he says, Christ has no more excellency in his person, since his incarnation, than he had before; for divine excellency is infinite, and cannot be added to. Yet his human excellencies are additional manifestations of his glory and excellency to us, and are additional recommendations of him to our esteem and love [to be our treasure!], who are of finite comprehension. . . . The glory of Christ in . . . his human nature, appears to us in excellencies that are of our own [human] kind, and are exercised in our own way and manner, and so, in some respect, are peculiarly fitted to invite our acquaintance and draw our affection [our treasuring him]. . . . (emphasis added) So, the Lion, in becoming Lamb — the eternal Son in becoming man — while not enhancing his divine worth became even more a Treasure to us, who long for meekness and nearness, for companions and friends. ##3. In Jesus, we have it all in one person. It is one thing to see and enjoy the divine excellencies of unmatched strength and knowledge. And other to see and enjoy the human excellencies of humility and friendship. And then, greatest of all, to see and enjoy divine and human excellencies in one person. Because when majesty and meekness come together in one person they accent each other. As Edwards says, they “set off and recommend each other.” See it first in verse 6: John says he “saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes.” This Lamb is not dead. He is not slumped over. He is not kneeling. He is standing, alive and ready. And he has seven horns — signifying the fullness of his strength. And seven eyes, meaning he sees and rules all. That he is Lamb makes his lionlike work, from Revelation 6, through the rest of the book, all the more glorious. For the rest of Revelation, Lamb will be the main title for Jesus, as he displays his power and strength again and again: We're told it is the Lamb who has conquered to open the scroll and seals, 5:5; 6:1; 8:1 The lowly Lamb ransomed people for God from every tribe, 5:9 The humble Lamb is declared Worthy to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing, 5:12–13 The four living creatures and the elders of heaven fall down and worship the Lamb, 5:8, 14 Unbelievers tremble before the wrath of the Lamb, 6:16 The robes of the saints are made white in his blood; he has the power to forgive, 7:14 His blood conquers the accuser of the brothers, 12:11 With this lowly Lamb are 144,000 strong, who followed him wherever he goes, 14:1, 4 The Lamb conquers those who make war on him, 17:14 And the Lamb, in all his meekness, is not only with the one on the throne (7:9, 10) but in the midst of the throne, 22:1, 3 And of course, we not only admire the Lamb for his lionlike strength and power, but also the Lion for his lamblike gentleness and lowlines, that he gives his own neck for our rescue. “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench” (Matthew 12:20; Isaiah 42:3). As Revelation 1:4–5 says, Jesus is not only the lionlike “rule of kings on earth”; lamblike, he is also “him who loves us and has freed us from our sin by his blood.” We admire his greatness all the more in his nearness to us, as one of us. And we enjoy his nearness all the more because of his greatness. Because he is the Lamb, and has drawn near to save us, we can enjoy his lionlike majesty and holiness, without shaking in terror. And because he is the Lion, and wields the very power of God almighty, we can enjoy his lamblike humility and meekness and obedience, as man, to his Father, without worrying that he's powerless to help his friends. God designed our souls for Jesus. Not just a divine Father, and not just a human friend, but God himself in human flesh. God himself, in the person of his Son, becoming one of us — God with us, as fully God and fully man, in one spectacular person. We not only marvel at his eternal divine excellencies that fill the infinite abyss of our souls, but also his human excellencies add to (for our human eyes and hearts) his glory and our joy, and finally his divine and human excellencies “set off and recommend each other to us.” He is not only our Lord. And not only our Savior. He is our Treasure. He is the Pearl of Greatest Price. He is the one of surpassing value, for whom we consider all else loss. He is the Treasure hidden in the field worthy selling all to have. Eternal life is to know him — not only the one true God but Jesus Christ whom he has sent (John 17:3). You were not only made for God, but for the God-man, who loved us and gave himself up for us, and rose again to be our living, knowable, enjoyable King. Which brings us to the Table ##Nails, Spear at Advent Critical to Jesus being our Treasure is that he not only came to live among us but — another paradox of Christmas — he was born to die for us. John not only saw a Lamb in verse 6 but the Lamb who “had been slain.” He came lamblike to lay down his life for us, then to rise, ascend, and rule the nations as both Lion and Lamb. He is our Treasure not only because of how he came but also how he saved us. As we pass the elements, we'll sing “What Child Is This?” with its line about his being that slain that might seem out of place during Advent — but it is filled with glory: Nails, spear shall pierce him through. The cross be born for me, for you. Do we really need nails and spear in Advent? Yes, we do. See the glory of our Treasure: God himself, and Lion of Judah, and Lamb who was slain for us.

First reading is delivered by Novice Ambrosius, Second reading is delivered by Novice Anselianus (they novices from Salesian Don Bosco Novitiate in Tigaraksa Tangerang, Indonesia), Gospel reading and meditation are delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Sephaniah 3: 14-18a; Rs psalm Isaiah 12: 2-3.4bcd.5-6; Philippians 4: 4-7; Luke 3: 10-18 OUR TREASURE IS JOY The theme for our meditation on this 3rd Sunday of Advent is: Our Treasure is Joy. By naming the 3rd Sunday of Advent a holy Sunday of joy we do not mean to belittle the other Sundays, in particular this season of Advent, as less or insignificant experience of joy. The essence of all liturgical celebrations is a joyful spiritual experience, because there is an encounter with the Lord and fellow believers. The making of the 3rd Sunday of Advent special has been in the practice of the Church since the 10th century. The Church specifically makes its liturgy a sign of joy, through the opening liturgical antiphon that underlines the exclamation “rejoice at the time of welcoming the Savior”. This exhortation is inspired by the quotations from Zephaniah's Prophecy (3: 14-18) in our first reading and Saint Paul's Letter to the Philippians (4: 4-5) as our second reading today. The main meaning of all this is that the arrival of a Savior is so near, and so our preparation must be a joyful welcome. John the Baptist does prepare us for that special event. There was a father who got a bonus towards the end of the year, from the company where he worked. That was so much in time as the family was preparing for Christmas and New Year's celebration. He talked to his wife. Then at another time, the two of them were talking to the children. From all the discussions, a conclusion was taken to be the family's disposition that they did not really need additional material because their life was more than enough. They actually needed something of non material for their celebration. Then they got an idea which was to spend from the bonus, basic necessities such as food, clothes, school supplies, and household furniture. Each gift package contains these items. With the permission of the parish priest, the packages were placed at the security post at the church gate. Each package reads: “Our Treasure is Joy”. This family had its own interpretation regarding that phrase given on each package, that as they shared in the joy, and they hoped that whoever took that gift also found joy. Until all the gifts were taken by parishioners who were in need, the identity of the family remained unknown to many. Joy is a gift has been already within everyone of us. Especially since one was baptized, that joy was indeed Jesus Christ himself. So our real treasure is the Lord Jesus Christ. Because He lives and is with us, we just need to make use of His presence that can make ourselves rejoice in all situations and places. One of them is by sharing from our selves, as did the Catholic Family in our story above. Make your act of joy right now! Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O God almighty, we ask that the treasure of joy within us, not be hidden and hindered, but always be usefull in our works and services. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/media-la-porta/message

In this episode, Pastor Kusi-Boadum speaks on the benefits derived from living a holy life. This is what God requires of every Christian and is also accompanied with several merits. Listen to the podcast and get the full understanding of the message " Holiness, Our Treasure" .

A new MP3 sermon from Faith Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Stewardship of Our Treasure Subtitle: Stewardship Month (2020) Speaker: Steve Viars Broadcaster: Faith Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 11/15/2020 Bible: Genesis 14 Length: 43 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Faith Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Stewardship of Our Treasure Subtitle: Stewardship Month (2020) Speaker: Steve Viars Broadcaster: Faith Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 11/15/2020 Bible: Genesis 14 Length: 43 min.

God, Our Treasure by Resurrection Church

Sermons preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Maitland, Florida.

Speaker: Ps James Anson. Scripture: Matthew 6:33. Description: When we bring our lives in line with God's ways and words there are significant events that will take place in our lives. In this first installment pastor James Anson talks about re-calibrating our priorities in three areas: 1. Our Focus 2. Our Treasure 3. Our Trust.

Christ, Our Treasure Philippians 3:1-11 The post Christ, Our Treasure appeared first on Grace Harbor Church.

Polina counters Diana's Steve Martin movie from last episode with her pick Roxanne (1987). By the end, you will thoroughly know how she feels about Daryl Hannah's curly hair. Diana sings The Police within the first minute of the show. In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales (Steve Martin) is the witty, intelligent and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah). Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell (Rick Rossovich) becomes smitten with Roxanne, Bales feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart. Also stars Shelley Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard, Max Alexander, Michael J. Pollard, Steve Mittleman, Damon Wayans, Matt Lattanzi, Shandra Beri, Jean Sincere, Thom Curley, Ritch Shydner, and Kevin Nealon. (from Fandango.com and Wikipedia.org) The "alien abduction" scene that tickled Polina: https://youtu.be/pw5Y_7wtJmk One Person's Trash is Our Treasure's episode about Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne can be found at: https://bit.ly/2BRDyTK Find other amazing podcasts by searching #ladypodsquad on Twitter, Facebook, and all the social media platforms. Tweet us @HEAMCast, like us on Facebook @HappilyEverAftermath, and e-mail us at contact@heamcast.com.

In this Halloween episode, I discuss a shape-shifting chicken and imaginary friends in pop culture. Special guest Sven discusses an infinite world of imagination. Also: A list of podcast episode recommendations to get you through this spooktacular day. Halloween episode recs for One Person's Trash is Our Treasure, For Better or Worse, The Feminine Critique, and more. Support Rambling Reality by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rambling-reality Find out more on the Rambling Reality website.

Teacher: Eric Kieb Teaching: Living Generoisfreely with Our Treasure Text: Matthew 6:19-24 Dig Sheet 10-28-2018   The post Generosifree: Living Generosifreely with Our Treasure appeared first on Bay City Grace Church.

Amanda’s Picture Show A Go Go Episode 163: Oscar Changes Special 2018     Amanda has her Oscar crew, Joe L, Sean and Stephen, join her to discuss the recently announced changes coming to the Oscars. They all talk about the changing landscape in both film and television, offer up some alternative ideas to fix these planned changes, and share their hopes about The Academy going forward.   There are SPOILERS in this episode about the film Avatar. There is also adult language.       Website: https://www.amandaagogo.com/amandaspictureshowagogo/ Twitter: @AmandasPicShow Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmandasPictureShowAGoGo/ Instagram: @AmandasPictureShowAGoGo Email: AmandasPictureShowAGoGo@gmail.com Threadless store: https://amandaagogo.threadless.com/ Artwork by Sam Kent: http://www.samkent.me/     Plugs and links: OGP Columbus on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OGPColumbus/   OGP Columbus on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/GuaranteedChaos   MadLab https://www.madlab.net/   Cinema Wheelerte https://cinemawheelerte.podbean.com/   The Wheeler Brothers at Wild Goose Creative http://www.wildgoosecreative.org/programs-and-events/   Make a Scene Players and Friends for TNI https://www.facebook.com/events/452617871920085/   Lost in Time at MadLab https://www.facebook.com/events/200851737251131/   The Medes at MadLab https://www.facebook.com/events/1894104234228377/   Culture Pop A Go Go https://www.amandaagogo.com/culturepopagogo/   TV Ate My Brain episodes hosted by Amanda https://www.amandaagogo.com/alsohostedbyamanda/   Lady Pod Squad on Twitter https://twitter.com/ladypodsquad   One Person's Trash is Our Treasure https://onepersonstrashisourtreasure.com/   So Dreamy http://sodreamy.libsyn.com/  

Pastor Tim wrapped up our series on Worship with "Worship & Our Treasure" from 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. If you'd like to participate in giving, you can visit our website for all the options here: https://phoenixbiblechurch.com/giving/

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Amanda’s Picture Show A Go Go                                      Episode 114: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion       Amanda welcomes new guest, Kimberly Niccole, from the Sibs comedy web series to discuss Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion. Kimberly advocates that women and girls need more female budy comedies and Amanda admits to being in bowling club in middle school. Plus they’re both ready for Romy and Michelle to attend another high school reunion.    There are SPOILERS in this episode and adult language.       Website: https://www.amandaagogo.com/amandaspictureshowagogo/   Twitter: @AmandasPicShow    Facebook: www.facebook.com/AmandasPictureShowAGoGo/ Instagram: @AmandasPictureShowAGoGo    Email: AmandasPictureShowAGoGo@gmail.com Threadless store: https://amandaagogo.threadless.com/ Artwork by Sam Kent: http://www.samkent.me/       Plugs:    Sibs web series website    https://sibsthewebseries.com/    Sibs on YouTube    https://www.youtube.com/SibsWebSeries   L.A. Screening of Sibs    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sibs-comedy-series-la-screening-tickets-36810952550?aff=eiosprexshreclip&ref=eiosprexshreclip   Counter/Top    https://www.facebook.com/events/326284097816705/   Culture Pop A Go Go    https://www.amandaagogo.com/culturepopagogo/   IABD Radio Hour    https://www.itsallbeendoneradiohour.com/   Dungeons, Dice and Everything Nice     https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dungeons-dice-everything-nice/id1202584986   One Person’s Trash is Our Treasure    https://onepersonstrashisourtreasure.com/  

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Billy Hunter preaches a sermon from Matthew 13:44-46 titled "Jesus is Our Treasure".

Message from January 27, 2013"Stewards of Our Treasure"Rev Paul RossNashwaaksis Baptist ChurchFredericton, NB