Would you be interested in a 10,000% return?

Matthew 19:29

²⁹ And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

The bible says that anything we try to hang onto here in this life will be lost but anything we put into Gods hands will be ours forever.  It is that delayed gratification thing. But there is actually great joy in giving to God's work. "Present Joy can come from anticipated future Joy!"

• You will never see a hearse pulling a U-Hall. 

You are not going to take it with you but you can send it ahead. All the investments, money, and property you have right now will become worthless when Christ returns or when you die which ever comes first. But time, money, and gifts given to God's cause now will be stored up for you in your eternal life.

This last Sunday I used my experience with the financial services business to help explain the bible. One of the things I talked about was the rule of 72. Take any given interest rate into the number 72 and it will tell you how long it takes for your money to double. Thus a 6% return would take your money 12 years to double.

Imagine the compounding affect that eternity would have on your money that you send ahead by investing in Gods work. Yes I remember what I preached on this past Sunday. I told a story of how I, at one time, got caught up in the prosperity gospel. I'm not talking about worldly prosperity here. I am talking about eternal prosperity.

Matthew 6:19-21

¹⁹ “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Some of the thoughts were inspired by a book I am reading by Randy Alcorn called, "The Treasure Principle."

The Praise Choir kicked off last night with a fun rehearsal. If you have ever wanted to sing in a great choir consider joining us on Monday nights at 7:00pm.

We are learning some new songs that will get your blood flowing.

This next Sunday will be a communion Sunday and we will have the Praise choir leading worship.  Hope to see you then.   Love, Pastor Kent