Getting Ready for Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sermon for Sunday, May 8, 2011
“Financial Margin”

Set List for Sunday, May 8, 2011

Song of Praise
Doug & Cindy Mickan
From the cd “Prelude” by Doug & Cindy Mickan

I Will Boast
Paul Baloche
From the cd “A Greater Song” by Paul Baloche

Blessed Be Your Name
Matt & Beth Redman
From the cd “Blessed Be Your Name” by Matt Redman

My Reward
Jason Ingram, Rueben Morgan, Kristian Stanfill
From the cd “Mountains Move” by Kristian Stanfill

We are continuing our series on Margin with a sermon that our entire country needs to hear; “Financial Margin”. Need I say more? Bro. Todd will be sharing about not only the importance of having financial margin, but he will also be sharing some steps you can take to get there. How much more freedom would we have if we all put this message into practice?

Our music this week opens up with “Song of Praise” which comes from Psam 63. This song is a celebration of the goodness that God has shown to us. It’s also a song of dedication as we state that we will follow God all of our days.

“I Will Boast” is a song that is unique to me in the fact that it uses the word “boast”. This word a lot of times has a negative feel to it, but in this instance we are boasting about the only one who is worthy of that praise. This song reminds us that everything we have is from God, and if there is to be any boasting then it is to the one who gave what we have. Take this song a little deeper and think about the things that make you proud. Your job, your things, finances, family, etc…. Now take time to thank God for those things and be reminded that without Him you would have nothing.

We move on to “Blessed Be Your Name” which is still one of my favorite songs. It reminds me that God is to be praised in all times, good and bad. Financially speaking, sometimes there are good times and some times there are bad times. We do know without a doubt that God has promised to provide every need, but often times we let ourselves get caught up with what everyone else has that we don’t. Also, how many times do we get blessed financially and forget to thank the one who provided. I think this is a great reminder to praise God through all situations.

We will finish up the music portion of our service with the song “My Reward”. This song is very convicting to me in that I often strive for earthly rewards. The sad thing is that those rewards will not last. God’s reward will last forever, and is far greater than anything I could work for here on earth.

I’m expecting this to be another incredible day at Oasis. Not because of what we can do, but because of what God can do. Take time to prepare yourself for our time of worship, and ask God to soften your heart to a topic that often times can cause us not to want to listen. I really look forward to worshipping with you on Sunday.

Doug