If Money Talked | Part 1 | I Mean Well | Chris Voigt

I Mean Well
If Money Talked
November 7, 2021

The story begins with a young boy whose name we’re never told. He’s one face in a huge crowd of people who follow Jesus everywhere. On this particular occasion, the crowd has pursued Jesus out into the countryside and up into the hills above the Sea of Galilee. And Jesus…Son of God that He is…knows the people are hungry. He asks His disciples to figure out a dinner plan. But there’s no McDonald’s or Safeway in sight…just a boy, with five barley loaves and two fish. That’s not a lot to work with! We don’t know if he was reluctant or fearful. But whether he felt like it or not, the boy gives it all…every last bit of his lunch, into the hands of Jesus. And incredibly…miraculously…it is enough. Actually, it’s more than enough. Because when everyone - all five thousand people - had eaten until they were full, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.

We’re beginning a short 3-week series this Sunday called, If Money Talked. Most people don’t want to talk about money. But Jesus had a lot to say about it. In fact, He talked about it more than He talked about heaven! Being a follower of Jesus isn’t about knowing lots of spiritual stuff. It’s about becoming more like Him. In our daily living we should be growing to be more and more aligned with the way of Jesus, learning to live and love the way He did. Money is part of our lives every day. So, if we are serious about following Jesus, we need to take seriously what He had to say about money. It’s part of being a follower, a disciple.

As a community of faith, a family of Christ-followers, we are on a journey, learning what it means to live out our faith in the ordinary, messy, everyday details of life. Learning to trust Him with everything we are and everything we have.

What might Jesus do with your five loaves and two fish?