Church of the Resurrection, Anglican Church

Anglican Parish of the Nerepis & St. John

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Matthew 6:1-4 Sermon

Big Idea: As Jesus-Followers we inherit and initiate a Legacy

X2: God has created us to live a legacy of love.

Story/Context: Sermon on the Mount: Fulfill Law with Love

  • Law: minimum requirement, Love: all in
  • Jesus: replace obligation with passion/purpose
  • Lent: Prayer, Fasting, Alms-Giving…

#1: God expects us to figure out healthy giving.

  • vs. 3 “So when you give alms…”
  • Assumes regular offering happening

o Amount is secondary to motives

#2: Almsgiving comes with a deep promise

  • “… and your father who sees in secret will reward you.”

#3: We live at the crossroads of a legacy of love.

  • Generations have taken this seriously, God has blessed, legacy continues
  • Approaches to Almsgiving: Kingdom Fund, Earmark Insurance policy for Church, pray “I’ll give…”

Legacy Murals – God has his body all over world -> murals of the Kingdom of God

  • Lent: Almsgiving considerations

Rev. Michael Caines

I live to answer the question: “So how did you go from civil engineering to becoming a priest??” I have been here since 2008 when I arrived as the assistant. Since 2012 I have been leading the church as the Priest-in-Charge, and now as the full-time Lead Pastor. I grew up in Sussex, N.B. and then studied Civil Engineering at UNB Fredericton. After a brief period in youth ministry my wife and I moved to Uganda to teach and work at an Anglican Secondary School. After that, I studied at Wycliffe College in Toronto, ON and was ordained in 2008. I served with the Naval Reserve for a number of years but now as the Chaplain for 3 Field Artillery Regiment in Saint John and Woodstock, N.B. I love the outdoors and in my down time I enjoy running, sailing and playing music, but most importantly, time with my family.

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    ADDRESS:
    20 Macdonald Ave
    Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
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    Anglican Church of Canada

    The Parish of the Nerepis & Saint John is located in New Brunswick, Canada, and is a member of The Anglican Diocese of Fredericton, and The Anglican Church of Canada.