"If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves
and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their
life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. What
does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit
themselves?” (Luke 9:23-25)
What did Jesus mean when He said, “Whoever
loses his life for my sake will find it?” How
often do we stop to consider the commitment Christ expects? He’s not talking
about writing a check or checking a box, but a life that is completely focused
on giving to others what He has so graciously given to us.
Beginning October 26 and
continuing through November 16th, we hope to address some of these
questions and ideas as we begin a stewardship journey titled Living Generously. This will be different than others we
have done in the past, in that it will include a series of short films that
tell the story of one imaginary family (the Donovans) as they seek to
understand what it means to live the words of Jesus. Each week we’ll see a
glimpse of their journey as they take risks, experience suffering and joy, and
find themselves transformed by the call of Christ. You won’t want to miss a
single Sunday!
We all know that life is
busy, making it easy for our hearts to be distracted by the demands we face.
And while each of us has many blessings, often our attitudes are less than
grateful. So, it is our sincere hope that this series prompts us to take an
inventory of the blessings God has entrusted to each of us. As we do, we pray that we’ll all be
inspired with a new awareness of God’s goodness.
On November 16th,
we’ll all have the opportunity to share how we have been impacted. In the
meantime, though, we ask you to join us in praying that God will prepare our
hearts to hear His message of transforming generosity, to commit to being
present in worship each week to do so! Always remember that God loves you
and I do, too!
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