Sermons on Giving
Harvest (Matthew 9:35-38, 2 Cor 5:16-21)
There is a harvest out there waiting to be reaped, and God wants you and me to help him to do it. This harvest time, the best offering we can give God is ourselves […] and let Him use us to transform the world.
Where does our money go? II (Phil 2:19-24)
Where does our money go? 2. Everything other than the Common Fund
The Common Fund (Acts 2:37-47)
Where does our money go? 1. The Common Fund
6:30 Service: Learning to Love Jesus (Luke 6:27-38)
«Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? […]
Do not judge and you will not be judged, […]
Give [forgive] and it will be given to you. … » (Luke 6:38)
Stewardship of Money (Matt 6:19-34)
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:24) “Rediscover the love of God […] and be prepared to give sacrificially in response to that love.”
Christian Aid (Luke 5:1-11)
We were joined today, 12th May, by Jo Chamberlain, who works in the Leeds Christian Aid office. Jo spoke passionately about the work of Christian Aid in Sierra Leone and around the world.
Challenge and our Response (John 6:1-14)
Stewardship – Focussing on what we do have, rather than what we don’t have.
The financial challenges for the year ahead: thriving youth and children’s ministries, church maintenance, church organ. Remember, God won’t ask you for what you don’t have; God asks us to share, to use what we do have.