Financial pressure can make it feel like everything depends on us, but Jesus offers another way to live. In Week 1 of God First, Pastor Simon Franklin looks at Matthew 6 and what it means to trust God as our source, put Him first in our finances, and move from pressure toward peace.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Peace When You Don't Have the Answers

0:50 God First

3:55 Breaking the Pressure of Money

11:50 Change Your Perspective

16:53 Check What's First

25:21 Choose Who You Trust

33:33 Putting God First Into Action

37:51 Giving Sunday

43:16 Resources for Ministry

51:35 Closing Prayer

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