As we enter the fall ministry season I would like to say a word about stewardship. Stewardship involves a giving of all our being in service to Jesus Christ. This means our time, testimony, talents and treasures God wants to use to further His work in the world. The beauty of stewardship is that God wants to work with us and form a family of believers who together impact the world.
This fall I encourage you to get involved and use your time and talents to participate in the ministry of the church. If everyone just does one thing, it is amazing what can be accomplished. This spreads the work around and gets everyone involved. As leaders we seek to facilitate the use of the variety of gifts in Christ’s church.
I would like to encourage you to seek to share the life-changing message of Jesus Christ to people around you. There is no greater gift we can give to someone than to introduce them to Jesus Christ. Remember it is our responsibility to share. It is God who saves people.
As God has blessed you I encourage you to give a portion of your financial resources to the work of the church. We need to be willing to tithe and share with a deep sense of gratitude for what God has provided for us. We are only responsible for what we have. There is no comparison to others.
The fall provides an opportunity for us to come together and do the work of the church. I pray that we will be faithful to our calling. The message and work of the church is what
can transform individual lives, our communities and the world.
In Christ,
Pastor Mark
