Title: When the King Hands You the Keys
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00:55 - Why Does God Give You Stuff?
04:08 - What Does Proverbs Teach about Honoring God with Our Resources?
04:55 - Honor the King Who Blesses By Enjoying His Blessings
09:40 - But Don't Serve Money or Resources
14:50 - Honor the Provider with Diligence
20:37 - Also Honor the King with Gratitude
23:28 - Honor the Protector by Looking Beyond the Protection of Money
26:03 - Honor the Maker by Using Your Resources to Recognize Value in His Creation
29:18 - Honor the Giver by Reflecting His Generosity
34:00 - Why Does God Trust Us with Resources, In Spite of the Dangers?
37:08 - Honoring the Lord with Your Wealth is an Act of Grace
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Various Proverbs about wealth, money, and resources
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In this sermon, Jed Gillis reflects on why God gives us resources like money, time, and energy. The message begins with a hard but honest question: Why would a holy and all-sufficient God entrust anything to sinful, limited people? The answer is not about ownership but about worship. God gives so we can honor him with what we receive.
Through Proverbs, the sermon explores five ways to honor God with our resources:
1. Honor the King Who Blesses
God invites us to enjoy his gifts, not serve them. Proverbs calls us to delight in what God gives, while never losing sight of the Giver. Refusing his gifts is dishonoring, but so is worshiping the gift instead of him.
2. Honor the Provider with Diligence
God regularly provides through hard work. Diligence is an act of faith and gratitude. It means using what you have been given with steady, joyful effort. Whether in a job, a home, or a field, work becomes worship when it is offered to the Lord.
3. Honor the Protector by Looking Beyond Money
Money can create the illusion of safety, but true security comes from God. Proverbs reminds us that trusting in riches leads to pride and destruction. Instead, we are called to trust in the Lord who watches over us.
4. Honor the Maker by Valuing His Creation
Generosity toward the poor reflects God’s value of every person. To disregard someone in need is to dishonor their Creator. Giving to others is one way we affirm the worth of what God has made.
5. Honor the Giver by Reflecting His Generosity
God built a world where generosity is possible. He gives so that we can give. The righteous are marked by open hands, not closed fists. When we give with joy and faith, we imitate our generous God.
Gillis closes by reminding us that God knows the risks of giving us resources, yet he still chooses to do so. Not to test us, but to transform us. Our giving, our spending, our enjoying, all of it can be worship when done in response to God's grace. The question is not how much we give, but whether all of our resources are honoring the One who gave them in the first place.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
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