Worship Guide
April 6, 2025
Welcome!
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FAIR OAKS
+ Easter at Fair Oaks
- Good Friday Service with Calvary Chapel Walnut Creek: April 18, 6:30-7:30pm. Childcare will be provided for ages 0-6 years old.
- Easter Sunday Service: April 20, 10-11:15 am & Afterparty 11:15 am-12:15pm featuring a photo booth, lawn games, bounce house, coffee and treats, and more!
+ Baptism Class | Sunday April 27, 11:30 am-1 pm
Have you been baptized? If not, this class is for you! Whether you're a long-time disciple of Jesus or a brand new Christian, this class is built to help you understand the biblical significance of baptism and help you take the next step in your journey with Jesus. Lunch will be provided, so please click here to sign up to let us know you’re coming :)
+ All-Church Prayer | Sunday April 27, 5-6 pm
Join us for a time of prayer and worship and lifting our voices up to God together to ask Him to do what only He can do.
+ Ladies Brunch | Saturday, May 31st, 11am–1pm
Ladies! Come join us for brunch, fellowship, and a special message from guest speaker Somer Ransom. Cost: $10. Click here to register today so we can make sure to have enough food for everyone.
Sermon Notes
Sermon on the Mount #14: Jesus & Money (Matthew 6:19-24)
Big Idea: Put your money where you want your heart to be.
The Power of Money
Common assumption: money and the things it can buy are the key to happiness.
vv. 19-21
vv. 22-24
The Bad News & The Good News
The bad news: 1 Timothy 6:9-10
The good news: v. 21
“The necessity of our participation in our transformation is obvious when we realize that we are talking about changing our heart or our essential person, which includes our mind, emotion, and will…If God simply programmed my thinking, feelings, and willing without me doing the thinking, feeling, and willing, the real me would no longer be functioning, and thus my heart would remain unchanged…In other words, God can change my mind, emotions, and will only by working through them, which means that they must be active.” - Robert Saucey, Minding the Heart
The big idea: Put your money where you want your heart to be.
How We Can Do This
The main way we see Christians giving in the NT is through their church.
3 tips for putting your money where you want your heart to be:
1. Make it regular. (1 Cor 16:1-2)
2. Make it sacrificial. (Mk 12:41-44)
3. Make sure your heart is in it. (2 Cor 9:7-8)
Response
After the sermon, we take some time in our service to reflect on and respond to the work of the Spirit in our lives. Here's 3 ways you can do that.
1. Prayer (for everyone)
Whatever stuff has come up for you today, you were not made to navigate this alone. Let us know how we can pray for you and support you as you seek to respond to the work of the Spirit this week!
2. Communion (for followers of Jesus)
Communion is a powerful way we can remember the gospel and rest in the finished work of Jesus.
3. Give (for those who call Fair Oaks home)
Giving is a great way for our hearts to respond to God’s generosity toward us and to help more people meet Jesus. Learn more.
Last Week’s General Fund Giving
$4,783.55
Weekly Budgeted
$10,375.00
2025 Total
$125,946.35 (93%)
Last Week’s Campus Renewal Funds Raised: —
Campus Renewal Phase 2 Total: $220,259.86