Bulletin Cover Letter: September 29, 2013
Dear Friends,
Do we worship idols? The answer may surprise you. During the month of October, our church will hear about God’s generosity and our response as we experience our stewardship program, first: Putting God First in Living and Giving, developed by Rev. Mike Slaughter of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church.
We are made in God’s image and are meant to be creators of life and hope, not the consumers of our culture’s shiny gods. We have the ability to change the world and create a legacy that will live forever in the lives of generations to follow. That legacy starts when we take the hard steps of financial discipline and fulfilling the call to generosity that God has placed in all of us.
The goal of this stewardship program is not to make anyone feel guilty, nor is it to say that we have to be exactly like this or that person. The goal is to make ourselves ready for where God will lead us.
In October, we’ll be challenged in different ways. We’ll be asked to look for the idols in our own lives and name the ways these idols hold us back from living in the true freedom that God desires for us. We’ll consider the place that money, work, and debt have in our own lives. We’ll ask what it means for us to be faithful, to save, and to give. How do we balance all the competing interests in our lives? What priorities does God want us to have?
It is my prayer that, together, we will experience a new way of looking at God’s call to generosity. Please join us in first: putting GOD first in living and giving.
Blessings,
Pastor Sherry
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