24th. Sunday after Pentecost - Life shaped by faith not fear

What motivates you to do something or not do something?   Is it fear of punishment or fear of missing out on a reward?  This week we explore how God gives us a different approach to life....an approach not based on whether we fear missing out on a reward or fear on being punished...but an approach based on faith in God and His love that He gives us, as we explore 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and Matthew 25:14-30 (which at times is misunderstood.