BeFree Church: Barrington
Weekly Worship: November 10, 2024
Locations & Times
BeFree Barrington
118 Church St, Barrington, NH 03825, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Welcome! (tap to expand)
Welcome! If you’re visiting in person, watching online, or are new to BeFree, we're glad you're here! Please visit https://befree.church/barrington-card to let us know you joined us.
Students ages 5 through 4th grade are excused during our greeting time to attend DIG on the lower level. If your student isn't registered for DIG, please fill out our online form: https://befree.church/barrington-digform.
For parents of kids ages birth through four, our childcare center is available to you. Our service streams live on the quiet room television for parents who need to be with their kids.
Students ages 5 through 4th grade are excused during our greeting time to attend DIG on the lower level. If your student isn't registered for DIG, please fill out our online form: https://befree.church/barrington-digform.
For parents of kids ages birth through four, our childcare center is available to you. Our service streams live on the quiet room television for parents who need to be with their kids.
Communication E-Card (tap to expand)
Are you new to our in-person gatherings or livestream? Do you have a prayer request? Do you want to get connected with a small group? Fill out our electronic communication card at https://befree.church/barrington-card with as much or as little information as you'd like. The form is automatically delivered to our office inbox where someone will connect with you.
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Visit http://barrington.befree.church for sermon audio and video, news, resources, and more!
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• YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BeFreeChurch)
Visit http://barrington.befree.church for sermon audio and video, news, resources, and more!
Giving (tap to expand)
We’ve established several ways you can give to BeFree wherever you are and whenever it works for you.
• At the Church: If you're at our building and you came prepared to give, please use one of the wall-mounted offering boxes.
• On your Phone or Tablet: Download the PushPay app from your device’s app store. Search for BeFree Community Church, and add it to your favorites list.
• Online: Visit http://give.befree.church to be redirected to our online giving site.
• By Mail: Mail a check to PO Box 618, Barrington, NH 03825.
• At the Church: If you're at our building and you came prepared to give, please use one of the wall-mounted offering boxes.
• On your Phone or Tablet: Download the PushPay app from your device’s app store. Search for BeFree Community Church, and add it to your favorites list.
• Online: Visit http://give.befree.church to be redirected to our online giving site.
• By Mail: Mail a check to PO Box 618, Barrington, NH 03825.
Matthew 6:19-24
Passage is 6:19-34 with two sections:
6:19-24 - warning on wealth
6:25-34 - warning on worry
Point is Right Priority = Love God, not your stuff
Jesus warns his disciples that being devoted to stuff and pursuing more stuff is:
-a futile endeavor because stuff is temporary
-a dangerous influence upon us because worshipped stuff owns us
Was Jesus condemning wealth or having stuff or calling us to vows of poverty?
6:19-24 - warning on wealth
6:25-34 - warning on worry
Point is Right Priority = Love God, not your stuff
Jesus warns his disciples that being devoted to stuff and pursuing more stuff is:
-a futile endeavor because stuff is temporary
-a dangerous influence upon us because worshipped stuff owns us
Was Jesus condemning wealth or having stuff or calling us to vows of poverty?
Two kinds of treasure
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth…Store your treasures in heaven…Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”
Treasure = is an all-inclusive term used here to speak of what we assign our identity to.
“Property and money that are being used and put to work are not vulnerable to destruction and theft in the same way unused possessions are when simply hoarded at home. Jesus is not forbidding surplus, but unused surplus…we will use what we have to serve God as our only master.” Blomberg, Christians in an Age of Wealth.
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth…Store your treasures in heaven…Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”
Treasure = is an all-inclusive term used here to speak of what we assign our identity to.
“Property and money that are being used and put to work are not vulnerable to destruction and theft in the same way unused possessions are when simply hoarded at home. Jesus is not forbidding surplus, but unused surplus…we will use what we have to serve God as our only master.” Blomberg, Christians in an Age of Wealth.
Two kinds of eyes =
“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy…light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness.
a good eye = metaphor points to a generous soul
an evil eye = metaphor points to a greedy soul
“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy…light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness.
a good eye = metaphor points to a generous soul
an evil eye = metaphor points to a greedy soul
Two Masters
“No one can serve two masters…you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” Exodus 20:3
Mammon = property, wealth, status, comforts, in this here and now selfish bound life.
We usually can’t see our own greed.
“And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!”
“No one can serve two masters…you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” Exodus 20:3
Mammon = property, wealth, status, comforts, in this here and now selfish bound life.
We usually can’t see our own greed.
“And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!”
Following Jesus means allowing Him to reshape our view of possessions:
-we have a stewardship to God
-we use of our things for Kingdom use
-we are vigilant that what we own does not own us
-we constantly give away what we do not use or don’t actually need
-we give planning to our giving as Kingdom investment
-we have a stewardship to God
-we use of our things for Kingdom use
-we are vigilant that what we own does not own us
-we constantly give away what we do not use or don’t actually need
-we give planning to our giving as Kingdom investment
What does our Kingdom investment portfolio look like these days:
Acts 4 / 1Corinthians 9 / 1Corinthians 16 / 2Corinthians 8-9 / Galatians 6 / 1Timothy 5
Regular giving to my church
Regular giving to help people in need
Regular giving to mission endeavors
Regular generosity as a lifestyle
Acts 4 / 1Corinthians 9 / 1Corinthians 16 / 2Corinthians 8-9 / Galatians 6 / 1Timothy 5
Regular giving to my church
Regular giving to help people in need
Regular giving to mission endeavors
Regular generosity as a lifestyle
Figuring what we treasure:
What occupies our thoughts?
What do we dream of having and doing?
What do we worry about most?
How do we measure/evaluate others?
Who do our financial goals reflect, God or us?
What occupies our thoughts?
What do we dream of having and doing?
What do we worry about most?
How do we measure/evaluate others?
Who do our financial goals reflect, God or us?
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
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Operation Christmas Child Boxes Due November 24
Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing is underway! Samaritan’s Purse sends gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to children in need around the world together with the message of the gospel. Grab a box from our table in the gathering space on the parking level, fill it, and return it by Sunday, November 24. For packing tips, visit https://samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/
Annual Meeting: November 24
We'll hold our annual business meeting on Sunday, November 24 immediately after the morning worship gathering. Join us for pizza and soda while we review the past year, make some key decisions, and look into the future at BeFree. If you'd like, bring a dessert to share.
MomCo Needs Volunteers!
BeFree MomCo needs childcare volunteers. We are currently understaffed and we continue to have a waiting list of moms looking to be welcomed in. We need more women to join us in children’s ministry to keep the ministry going.
MomCo usually meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 9-11am at BeFree Barrington. Come be part of the team: email the MomCo Coordinators <befreemomco@gmail.com> for more info!
MomCo usually meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 9-11am at BeFree Barrington. Come be part of the team: email the MomCo Coordinators <befreemomco@gmail.com> for more info!
Men's Study: Saturdays @ 8am
Guys: join us for a men's Bible study on Saturday mornings from 8-9am at the church beginning October 5 through December 14! We'll be studying Justin Whitmel Earley's "Made For People." To be included on our weekly email list for the discussion questions, email Erik Travis <etravis4@gmail.com>. Hope you can join us for coffee and discussion.
Student Study: Sundays @ 9am
Attention students in grades 5-12: join us on Sunday mornings at 9am at the church for a donut while we dig into Romans. Hope to see you there!