Risen Church Nc

Every candidate for office tries to win our votes by promising us the best of everything. They cast an especially tantalizing vision concerning how we might find economic prosperity and security under their theoretical rule. Jesus was no different and in His campaign to win our hearts, He shows us the true secret to financial peace and freedom. However, it's unlike any plan this world promotes. While we often vote for what will give us more money to control and more control over our money, Jesus suggests a better way: Surrendering control of it all. Yes, Jesus shows us how in God's Kingdom we are not owners, but stewards. To be rich towards God is a much more desirable state than to be rich in this world. This radical invitation may fly in the face of the American Dream, but it leads us into making a Kingdom difference. We can find true peace and freedom when we learn to live with open hands, leveraging what we have for God's Kingdom. True joy can be found when we learn that giving is better than receiv