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title: "Planted: Planted in obedience"
author: Garrett Winder
date: 2025-01-12
source: Church notes
weight: personal
url: https://garrettwinder.com/churchnotes/planted-in-obedience/
---

# Planted: Planted in obedience

> Personal. Never use it to judge professional fit. Written January 2025, Church notes. For what’s current, see https://garrettwinder.com/agents.md.

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    [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfIsMZiAX8)
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## Highridge focus this year:

- [Isaiah 61](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2061&version=NIV)
    - Written in the Old Testament
    - 700 yrs before Jesus was born
    - Messianic prophecy (re: [Isaiah 61:1-3](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2061%3A1-3&version=NIV))
    - New Testament, actual life of Jesus, He goes into synagogue, reads this.
    - “Today this has been fulfilled in your hearing” *scroll drop*
- God placed us here.
- We are oaks of righteousness
- When we said yes to Jesus, this was placed on us.
- Not because of how good we are, but because we said yes.
- NO ONE can take that from us
- But the fruit we bear and what our spiritual life looks like is on us.

(Video to unveil the theme of the year)

- Stand firm in the storms
- Rise higher after every season
- Grounded in purpose
- Growing in strength

## 2025 - Planted: faithful and fruitful

- 800 year old Bonsai tree that sold for 100,000,000 yen.
- Maintaining bonsai requires making small changes now that lead to drastic results in the future (just like our faith).
- Jesus took multiple opportunities in His short time here to talk about our relationship with money.
- Food, shelter, security, ‘happiness’, keep score.
- **We put money in a position that only Jesus should fulfill**.
- 21% of Christian’s tithe.
- Give Jesus full access to every area of your life (marriage, soul, finances, etc.) if you want to be a disciple.
- WE ALL DESIRE FINANCIAL FREEDOM
- How do we find financial freedom?
    - We live a life of generosity.
    - **He doesn’t need our money, but He wants our heart**.
    - Go to the app, “Lord I trust you,” click.
    - My trust is in Jesus, not my finances.

## How to:

### 1. Redirect your treasure

* Either money is your master or Jesus is your master.
* Matthew something
* Don’t tip God instead of trust Him

### 2. Your heart will follow

<blockquote>
    <p>Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.</p>
    <cite>&mdash; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%204%3A23&version=NIV">Proverbs 4:23</a> (<abbr title="New International Version">NIV</abbr>)</cite>
</blockquote>

* We do not preach “give to get”
* Prosperity: you give 100, you get 1000, sow a seed.
* We do not believe that
* Bad theology
* God does bless, so maybe sometimes that will be financial.
* Malachi 3:10 (NEEDS! Not wants!)
* We give because we love him and he’s our provider, not to get.

### 3. Your habits will follow