The High Cost of Having It All: Rich Toward God Week 1 | Jan 4th - Grace Church (NOLA - Jefferson)

This message kicks off our new series “Rich Towards God,” exploring what it really means to pursue God’s kingdom in a culture obsessed with more. In Week 1, we walk through Jesus’ teaching on greed, contentment, and true riches that can’t be taken away, asking how our desires, priorities, and money habits reveal what we value most.
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What this message is about:
Learning the difference between storing up treasures for ourselves and becoming rich toward God.
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Examining how Scripture warns against putting our hope in wealth and invites us into a life of generosity, trust, and eternal perspective.

Inviting you to surrender anxiety about money and possessions and take practical next steps of obedience with what God has already placed in your hands.
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Key themes and Scriptures:

Luke 12:13-21


The danger of “more” as an ultimate goal and how it leaves hearts empty, no matter the balance in the bank account.
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The call to put hope in God, who richly provides, rather than in uncertain riches or changing circumstances.
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How being rich toward God shapes our giving, serving, and everyday decisions so that our lives reflect the kingdom instead of consumerism.


Key Chapters:

0:00 – Welcome & service intro
2:30 – Worship & opening prayer
7:45 – Series introduction: Rich Towards God
12:10 – Main passage reading
18:30 – What it means to be rich toward God
26:15 – Guarding against greed and anxiety
33:40 – Responding in faith and generosity
41:30 – Closing prayer & next steps



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